Seafood And Egg Products

Question 1

Who makes the regulations for seafood?

Answer 1

FDA

Question 2

T/F: if there is an outbreak associated with fish from certain waters, Public Health Service can close down those waters

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What bacteria is in raw/improperly cooked seafood/oysters and can cause diarrhea, cramps, vomiting and fever

Answer 3

Vibrio vulnificus and parahemolyticus

Question 4

Where is vibrio vulnificus + parahemolyticus found?

Answer 4

Halophilic (salt) - warm sea water

Question 5

Tapeworm with fish IH, that causes minor bloating, and anemia when it infects human hosts

Answer 5

Diphyllobothrum spp

Question 6

What nematode causes tingling in throat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting when infecting humans? IH is crustaceans, fish, and squid

Answer 6

Anikakis spp

Question 7

What are the three fish toxins.

Answer 7

Scrombrotoxin: Histamine fish poisoning
Tetrotoxin: Pufferfish poisoning
Ciguatera poisoning

Question 8

What toxin is due to spoilage and poor storage, where bacterialwil convert histidine to histamine?

Answer 8

Scromrotoxin AKA histamine fish poisoning

Question 9

Clinical signs of scrombrotoxin?

Answer 9

Sudden onset (mins to hours) 
Burning 
Swelling of mouth 
Nausea 
Vomiting 
Diarrhea 
Headache 
Rash

Question 10

What toxin is present in pufferfish in lethal amounts in liver, ovaries, and skin?

Answer 10

Tetrotoxin

Question 11

Clinical signs of tetrotoxin?

Answer 11

Vasopressor and neurotoxin causing paralysis

Asphyxiation

Question 12

How can pufferfish poisoning be prevented?

Answer 12

Aquaculture pufferfish is poison free

Question 13

What toxin affects humans and cats, biocaccumulates for dinoflagellates in tropical fish, and will cause nausea, vomiting,and diarrhea?

Answer 13

Ciguatera poisoning

Question 14

What are the three shellfish toxins?

Answer 14

Paralytic shellfish poisoning
Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
Amnesic shellfish poisoning

Question 15

What two shellfish toxins are produced by dinoflagellates?

Answer 15

Paralytic shellfish poisoning

Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Question 16

What shellfish toxin causing ataxia, dizziness, incoherence, rash, and fever?

Answer 16

Paralytic shellfish poisoning

Question 17

What shellfish toxin causes numbness, tingling in mouth/arms/legs, incoordination, and GI upset?

Answer 17

Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Question 18

What type of poisoning is due to Dominic acid produced by a diatom?

Answer 18

Amnesic shellfish poisoning

Question 19

Toxin causes GI symptoms, headache, disorientation, permanent short term memory loss, and dementia

Answer 19

Amnesic shellfish poisoning

Question 20

What chemical contaminant of fish is concentrated up the marine food chain and causes neurological signs like ataxia, blindness, and deafness?

Answer 20

Methylmercury

Question 21

What are the steps in egg processing?

Answer 21

Collection
Washing
Sort
Store and transport

Question 22

T/F: if done incorrectly, washing eggs will introduced bacteria into eggs through removal of cuticle

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What are the physical antimicrobial defenses of the egg?

Answer 23

Eggshell, cuticle, shell membranes

Question 24

T/F: IgA and IgM in the yolk protect the egg from bacteria

Answer 24

FALSE

IgA and IgM in Albumin
IgG in yolk

Question 25

What regulations requires the inspection of eggs and pasteurization of egg products?

Answer 25

Egg product inspection act

Question 26

Who regulates the safety of shell eggs?

Answer 26

FDA.

Question 27

Who regulates egg products and imported shell eggs?

Answer 27

USDA

Question 28

What are the exceptions form FDA and USDA regulation of eggs?

Answer 28

Eggs from small farms | Farmer direct to consumer

Question 29

An egg is deemed inedible/condemned if it is....

Answer 29

``` Rotten/sour Egg with green whites (pseudomonas) Eggs with stuck yolk (stored too long) Moldy/musty eggs Blood rings/embryonic eggs Broken/frozen/overheated eggs ```

Question 30

An egg is considered adulterated if it is..

Answer 30

``` Containing any unsafe pesticide, food addictive, or dye Prepared under unsanitary conditions Incubated Damaged Modified ```

Question 31

Who sets the standards for egg Quality?

Answer 31

USDA

Question 32

What is the cause of the majority of egg related disease outbreaks?

Answer 32

Salmonella enterica enterica Enteritidis

Question 33

Where does salmonella stay in healthy appearing hens?

Answer 33

Ovaries

Question 34

Transmission of salmonella enterica?

Answer 34

Contamination of egg shells

Question 35

How can infection with salmonella enterica be prevented?

Answer 35

Pasteurization and cookin of eggs | Eliminate carrier hens

Question 36

What is the salmonella enterica rule for USA layer hens?

Answer 36

Farms that sell table eggs must have a control program for SE 1. Bio security 2. Clean and disinfect after +SE test 3. Procure and raise SE free hens 4. Environmental testing on regular basis 5. If a enviro test is positive -> test eggs