Culinary Arts Unit 1 (2022-2023) Flashcards
What is a foodborne illness outbreak?
When two or more people report the same illness from eating the same food
Why are preschool-age children at a higher risk for foodborne illness?
They have not built up strong immune systems
The five common risk factors that can lead to foodborne illness are failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene, and
Purchasing food from unsafe sources
Raw chicken breasts are left out at room temperature on a prep table. What is the main risk that could cause a foodborne illness?
Time-temperature abuse
A server cleans a dining table with a wiping cloth and then puts the wiping cloth in a apron pocket. What is the risk that could cause a foodborne illness?
Poor cleaning and sanitizing
What are the most common symptoms of a foodborne illness?
Diarrhea, vomiting, fever, nausea, abdominal cramps, and jaundice
Shiga toxin producing E. coli is commonly linked with what type of food?
Raw ground beef
A guest called an operation and told the manager about getting sick after eating there. The guest complained of vomiting and diarrhea a few hours after eating the raw oysters. What pathogen probably caused the illness?
Norovirus
A guest had a reversal of hot and cold sensations after eating seafood. What most likely caused the illness?
Toxin
What is the most important to prevent a foodborne illness caused by bacteria?
Control time and temperature
What is the most way to prevent foodborne illnesses caused by viruses?
Practice food personal hygiene
Parasites are commonly linked with what type of food?
Seafood
Which patogens are found in high numbers in an infected person’s feces, are highly infections, and can cause severe illness?
Hepatitis A, Norovirus, Salmonella Typhi, nontyphoidal Salmonella, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli
Beside from temperature, which other FAT TOM condition will a foodservice operation be most able to control?
Time
A prep cook stores a bottle of sanitizer on a shelf above a prep table. To prevent chemical contamination, what should be done differently?
Store the sanitizer away from the prep area
Which food contains a common allergen?
Mushrooms seasoned with soy sauce and brown sugar
What should food handlers do to prevent food allergens from being transferred to food?
Use cleaned and sanitized utensils when prepping the order
Which pathogen can be controlled by washing hands and controlling flies inside and outside the operation?
Shigella spp
Which food contains another common allergen?
Smoked salmon wrapped in a lettuce leaf
Wheezing and shortness of breath are symptoms of what
An allergic reaction