ServSafe Flashcards
2 main BACTERIA prevented by less cross-contamination.
Nontyphoidal salmonella
Salmonella typhi
2 main BACTERIA prevented by better personal hygiene.
Shigella spp.
Staphylococcus auerus
Main BACTERIA prevented by purchasing from approved suppliers.
Vibrio vulnificus
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
2 main VIRUSES and their prevention.
Hep A
Norovirus
Prevented by better personal hygiene
4 main parasites and their main prevention
Anisakis simplex
Cryptosporidium parvum
Giardia duodenalis
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Prevention: approved suppliers
5 main TOXINS and their main prevention.
Histamine Ciguatoxin Saxitoxin Brevetoxin Domoic acid
What are the “Big 6” by FDA?
Shigella Salmonella typhi Nontyphoidal salmonella Shiga toxin e. Coli Hep A Norovirus
Caused from cooked rice dishes, milk, meat, and cooked veg.
Watery diarrhea OR N/V
Prevent: cook, hold, cool
Bacillus cereus
From dirt, water, plants
From raw meat, raw dairy, RTE meats/cheeses
Miscarriage and newborn probs
Prevent: cook meat, throw out bad meat, less CC, no raw dairy
Listeria monocytogenes
In cattle intestines
Raw ground beef and contaminated produce
Diarrhea, ab cramps, kidney fails
Cook, purchase, less CC, stop workers
Shiga toxin producing E. coli
In poultry, contaminated water, meats, stew, gravy
Diarrhea, ab cramps, fever, vomit, headache
Cook and less CC to RTE food
Campylobacter jejuni
Spores in dirt, animal and human intestines
From meat, poultry, stew and gravy dishes
Diarrhea and ab pain
Cool/heat, hold
Clostridium perfringens
Spores in dirt and water, anaerobic
From bad canning, ROP, temp abused veg baked po , garlic and oil mixes
N/V becomes weak, double vision, and hard to talk
Hold, cool, reheat, and inspect cans
Clostridium botulinum
From farm animals
Poultry, eggs, meat, milk, dairy, tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupes
Diarrhea, ab cramps, vomit, fever
Cook, less CC, less workers
Nontyphoidal salmonella
Only in people from typhoid fever
From RTE foods, beverages
Fever, weak, ab pain, headache, rash, less appetite
Less workers!, wash hands, cook
Salmonella typhi
Sick human feces (flies)
Foods that touch hands, salads of TCS foods, produce with bad water
Less infected workers, wash hands, good
Hygiene, control flies
Shigella spp.
6 main BACTERIA prevented with time and temp control.
Bacillus cereus Listeria monocytogenes Shiga toxin E. coli Clostridium perfringens Clostridium botulinum Campylobacter jejuni
Hair nose throat of humans, and cuts
Salads with TCS foods and deli meat
N/V and retching, abdominal cramps
Wash hands, cover wounds, hold, cool, reheat foods
Staphylococcus aureus
Water of shellfish harvest Bacteria Dangerous for DM or cirrhosis Oysters from bad water Diarrhea, ab cramps, N/V, low fever and chills Cook oysters to temp, approved vendor
Vibrio vulnificus And parahaemolyticus
Virus in infected human feces
Shellfish in bad water, RTE foods
No symptoms for weeks!, mild fever, weak, nausea, ab pain, jaundice
Hep A
Virus very contagious and s/s within hours!
RTE foods and shellfish in contaminated water
N/V, diarrhea, ab cramps
Less workers, wash hands, gloves, approved vendors
Norovirus
Parasite from raw fish, herring, cod, halibut, mackerel, pacific salmon
Tingling throat and coughing worms
Cook fish and buy sushi grade
Anisakis simplex
From human feces, person spread parasite
Bad water and produce (
Watery diarrhea, ab cramps, N, lose wt
Less workers, wash hands, use good water
Cryptosporidium parvum
Parasite in human feces
Bad water and produce
Fever the. Diarrhea, N, and ab cramps
Use good water, less workers, wash hands
Giardia duodenalis
Bad water or human feces
Produce that is washed or irrigated (berries, basil, lettuce) , bad water
N, ab cramps, mild fever, diarrhea and constipation, lose wt and appetite
Good vendors, less workers, wash hands
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Toxin in scombroid fish
Tuna, mackerel, mahimahi, bonita
Red face, sweat, headache, burn tingle mouth and throat, diarrhea and vomiting
T/T during prep and storage
Histamine
In marine algae, build up in big fish
Predator tropical reef fish (pacific Indian carribeean) barracuda grouper jacks snapper
Hot/cold flashes, N/V, tingle fingers/lips/toes, joint and muscle pain
Approved vendors
Ciguatoxin
Filtered toxic algae
Cold water shellfish (pacific and New England)- clams, mussels, oysters, scallops
Numb, tingle face/arms/legs, dizzy,N/V, diarrhea
Approved vendors
Saxitoxin
Warm water shellfish from Florida, Mexico, Caribbean (clams, mussels, oysters)
Tingle lips/tongue/throat, dizzy, hot/cold, vomit, diarrhea
Approved vendors
Brevetoxin
Shellfish from pacific NW, and east Canada(clam, mussels, scallops, oysters)
Ab pain, vomit, diarrhea, confused, lose memory, seizure, coma
Approved vendors
Domoic acid
What are the big eight allergens?
Milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts.
