Prevmed 1 Flashcards
who appoints the PIC and how?
- The food establishment manager
- in writing
what knowledge must the PIC demonstrate?
- Food borne disease prevention
- application of HACCP
- requirements of the Tri-service food code
who ensures that food operations are not being conducted in a private room or in a room used as sleeping quarters?
PIC
who ensures that employees are properly cooking TCS foods?
PIC
what are symptoms that employees are required to report?
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- Jaundice
- sore throat with fever
- lesions containing pus
what does it mean to Exclude someone?
not allowed to work in the food establishment at all
What does it mean to Restrict someone?
they may not work with food or any clean utensils at all
what DIAGNOSED illness do you restrict if they do not serve a highly susceptible population?
- Norovirus
- Shigella
- EHEC
- STEC
- Sore throat with Fever
you must exclude employees who have what symptoms?
- Vomiting
- diarrhea
- jaundice
when to reinstate and employee who had Norovirus
- written clearance from medical
- 48 hours symptom free
when to reinstate an employee who had Jaundice with other symptoms:
- written documentation from medical that they do not have Hep A
- 14 days
- regulatory authority approval
when to reinstate and employee who had only jaundice as a symptom
- written clearance from medical
- 7 days
- regulatory authority approval
when to reinstate and employee who had Salmonella Typhi
- cleared by medical with 3 negative stool cultures
what is the process to clear someone of S. Typhi?
- 3 negative stool cultures
- 1 month after onset
- 48 hours after antibiotics finish
- 24 hours apart
- restart if one is positive
when to reinstate and employee who had Shigella
- 7 days asymptomatic
- 2 negative stool samples (24 hours apart)
when to reinstate and employee who had ETEC or STEC
- 7 days asymptomatic
- 2 negative stool samples (24 hours apart)
when to reinstate and employee who had a sore throat with a fever
- antibiotics for more than 24 hours
- negative throat culture for strep
- health practitioner deemed free of strep infection
when to reinstate and employee who had a lesion or boil
- if on the arm then it must be covered with an impermeable covering
- dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage if on any other part
Must be excluded for how long if exposed to ETEC?
3 days since last exposure
Must be restricted for how long if exposed to Shigella?
3 days since last exposure
Must be excluded for how long if exposed to STEC?
3 days since last exposure
Must be excluded for how long if exposed to Salmonella Typhi
more than 14 days since they had been exposed last
Must be excluded for how long if exposed to Hep A
- they are medically immune
- 30 days since last exposure
how long must you wash your hands?
20 seconds
when must employees wash their hands?
- after using the bathroom
- after smoking
- after handling animals
- after using soiled utensils
- before donning gloves
- sneezing, coughing, eating and drinking
what requirements must be met to have hand sanitizer in a kitchen
- FDA monogram
- Be 60% Ethyl Alcohol
how do you clean a “Hand dip” soap pump?
with a sanitizer of at least 100Miligrams per liter of chlorine
how long may fingernails be for food employees?
1/4 inch past the fingertip
what jewelry may be worn by a food employee?
Plain ring such as a wedding band
what must an employee ensure when tasting a recipe
- using a clean/sanitized utensil or single use utensil
- taste away from to food
what are the five CDC foodborne risk factors
- Food from unsafe sources
- Inadequate cooking
- Improper holding time/temp
- contaminated equipment/cross contamination
- poor personal hygiene
how often must refresher training be conducted?
every 12 months
how long must the annual training be?
4 hours total
what are the instruction numbers for the PIC certification?
- OPNAVINST 4061.4
- MCO 4061.1
for temporary employees (Less than 30 days) what amount of training is required?
2 hours of initial training
how long is the PIC certification good for? (OPNAVINST 4061.4)
5 years
how much training should non-food employees receive before assisting in galley operations
4 hour initial training.
all food training records should be:
- maintained at the food establishment that employee works at
- available on request
who approves game animals ante-mortem and post-mortem?
Vet techs
what temperature must PHF be stored at?
41 degrees F
raw eggs must be received at what temperature?
45 degrees F or lower
Hot PHF foods must be received at what temp?
135 degrees F
what information must be on a shellstock tag?
- harvesters ID number
- Date of harvesting
- Most accurate harvesting location
- type and quantity of shellfish
how long must you retain shellstock tags?
90 days
what must commercially processed juice must be
- obtained from a plant with a HACCP plan
- be pasteurized and attain a 5-log reduction
what foods must employees not touch with bare hands?
RTE foods
what strength of bleach is used to wash any FF&V and for how long?
- 5-6%
- 50-200 PPM
- at least 1 minute
how often must wet wiping cloths be laundered?
daily
how must dry wiping cloths be kept?
Free of food debris and visible soil
when must you discard single use gloves?
- soiled
- changing tasks
- break in operations
what requirement must all single use gloves meet?
- non latex
- powder free
what requirements must be met for food storeage?
- Clean, Dry location
- not exposed to splash, dust or other contamination
- at least 6” off the floor
what specific locations must food NOT be stored in?
- locker rooms
- toilet rooms
- dressing rooms
- garbage rooms
- mechanical rooms
- under sewer lines
- under open stairwells
what is the maximum size container of milk that may be provided to a customer?
16floz (1pint)
definition of a foodborne illness
illness transmitted to people via food
food borne illness outbreak definition:
an incident where 2 or more people experience the same illness after eating the same food
foodborne infection definition:
an illness caused by consuming food that contained living disease-causing microorganism
foodborne intoxication definition:
illness caused by consuming food containing a toxin or hazardous chemical
toxin-mediated infection:
illness caused by consuming food containing a live pathogenic organism that produces a toxin
Bacterial characteristics:
- living, single celled organism
- many types, found everywhere
- most are not harmful
- pathogenic typed cause illness
- reproduces under favorable conditions
Types of bacteria:
- spore forming
- non-spore forming
Characteristics of spore forming bacteria:
- commonly found in soils
- build a wall to protect themselves
- can survive cooking and freezing
- cannot be destroyed
Characteristics of non spore forming bacteria
- vegetative cells
- easily destroyed with proper cooking
illnesses caused by spore forming bacteria:
- Clostridium perfringes
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium Botulinum
non-spore forming bacteria
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Salmonella spp
- Shigella spp
- Staphylococcus spp
- vibrio
- E.Coli
Characteristics of viruses:
- requires a living host
- smallest microbe contaminant
- common cause is poor personal hygiene
- one prevention method is to minimize bae hand and arm contact
illnesses caused by viruses
- Hep A
- Norovirus (Norowalk)
types of foodborne parasites:
- Anisakis
- Trichinella
Types of Fungi in food:
- Mold
- Yeast
Characteristics of mold:
- spoiled food
- can cause illness
- not destroyed by freezing
- grows well with low acidity and water
- can produce aflatoxin
Characteristics of yeast:
- can spoil food
- appears reddish/pink
- may be slimy and have bubbles
- may smell or taste of alcohol
- grows well in low water activity (jams, jellys)
what is the onset time for Cigatoxin?
30 min - 6 hours
what does FATTOM stand for?
- food
- acidity
- time
- temperature
- oxygen
- moisture
what acidity level do microorganisms best reproduce in?
4.6 - 7.5
what are the limits of the temperature danger zone?
41 - 135 degrees F
How often can microorganisms double their population?
Every 20 minutes
Aerobic:
Needs oxygen to live
Anaerobic:
Does not need oxygen to survive
what are the two most critical food elements that you can control?
- Time
- Temperature
what ae the 4 phases of bacteriological growth?
- Lag
- Log
- Stationary
- Decline
what temperature at a minimum must you cook raw animal foods at?
145 degrees F
what temperature do you cook; fish, meat, commercial game animals at?
155 degrees F
what temperature do you cook poultry, balut, wild game and stuffed meats at?
165 degrees F
When cooking with a microwave what internal temperature must be achieved and for how long?
165 for 2 minutes
what temperature do you store something at to destroy a parasite and for how long?
- 4 degrees F for 7 days (168 hours)
- 31 degrees F for 15 hours
when reheating food what temperature must you reach?
165 degrees F
what are some signs of refreezing?
- Ice Crystals
- wet packaging
- Product is decolored
what are the specifics when thawing PHF in a sink.
- water temp must be 70 degrees or below
- water must be running