RISK MANAGEMENT UNIT 2 Flashcards
results in unsafe food due to biological hazards, chemical hazards, or physical hazards.
Food Safety
the art and science of applying the concepts and expertise of sanitary, biological, and physical sciences to improve and regulate the environment and its causes for the conservation of public health and welfare.
Environmental Sanitation
is a disease caused by either food infection or intoxication from food. Foodborne diseases are classified as infections, intoxications, or toxin-mediated infections.
Foodborne Illness
General symptoms of foodborne illness usually include one or more of the following
1.Headache
2.Vomiting
3. Nausea 4.Dehydration
5. Abdominal Pain
6. Diarrhea
7. Fatigue
8. Fever
is generally classified as a foodborne infection, intoxication, or toxin-mediated infection. Your awareness of how different microbes cause foodborne illness will help you understand how they contaminate food.
Foodborne illness
Caused by eating food that contains living disease-causing microorganisms.
Infection
Caused by eating food that contains a harmful chemical or toxin produced by bacteria or other source.
Intoxication
Caused by eating food that contains harmful microorganisms infection that will produce a toxin once inside the human body.
Toxin-Mediated
Classification of Foodborne Illness
Foodborne infections, Salmonellosis, Intoxication, Food contamination, Contamination
can occur when microorganisms are consumed with a meal, leading to symptoms like diarrhea. These infections can spread through the digestive tract, bloodstream, or other parts of the body. Common microorganisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
Foodborne infections
a common type, is caused by salmonella bacteria found in poultry and eggs. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites can also cause these infections.
Salmonellosis
is caused when a living organism multiplies in food and produces a chemical waste or toxin. If the food containing the toxin is eaten, it causes illness. Intoxication may also occur when an individual consumes food that contains man made chemicals such as cleaning agents or pesticides. It is typically called food poisoning. Examples of food intoxications are Clostridium botulinum and Staphylococcus aureus.
Intoxication
is commonly characterized as food that is rotten or polluted because it contains either microorganisms, such as bacteria or parasites, or toxic substances that make it unfit for use. If a food item is made “from scratch” or is ready to eat from, there are chances before it is eaten to become contaminated.
Food contamination
is the presence in the food of substances or conditions that can be harmful to humans. Bacteria and viruses pose the greatest threats to food safety for all retail food establishments. Contamination of food can occur at various points, including the farm, ranch, or vessel, as well as during processing and delivery. Prevention and control measures should start from harvesting and continue until consumption.
Contamination
Three kinds of food hazards
Biological hazards
Chemical hazards
Physical hazards
is bacteria, parasites, fungi, and viruses (pathogens) that are caused by various microorganisms.
Biological Hazard