basic foods Flashcards
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overall quality of food
FOOD SAFETY
natural risk present in certain workplaces
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HAZARD
suffering health impairments from exposure to a hazard
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK
safety standards in the workplace, requires employers to provide a safe workplace
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (OSHA)
cause an adverse human health effect
FOOD SAFETY HAZARD
typically refers to the source of a risk
HAZARD
toxic nature caused by or thought to be caused by the consumption of food and water
GI TRACT LINING
FOODBORNE ILLNESS
also called food poisoning
FOOD INTOXICATION
caused by the ingestion of toxins produced by PATHOGEN MICROORGANISMS
FOOD INTOXICATION
have high protein and moisture contents and have low acidity
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS
living organisms
*BACTERIA
*VIRUSES
*PARASITES
*FUNGI
MICROORGANISMS
disease causing microorganisms
PATHOGEN
poison produced by a living organism
TOXIN
unintended presence of harmful substances in food or drink
CONTAMINATION
refers to the transfer of germs from one food to another via nonfood surface or equipment
CROSS CONTAMINATION
person or animal that harbors the pathogen
CARRIER
occurrence of disease for person or one individual
CASE
two or more people experience a similar illness after eating a common food
FOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAK
refers to the number of persons who got ill with a specific disease in a given population
INCIDENCE OF A DISEASE
existence of the ill effects of a disease
MORBIDITY
incidence of death or fatality of the disease
MORTALITY
investigation and collection of data to characterize the circumstances about an outbreak
SURVEILLANCE
the conditions that bacteria need in order to multiply
FATTOM
FATTOM meaning
FOOD
ACIDITY
TIME
TEMPERATURE
OXYGEN
MOISTURE