Vocabulary Flashcards
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A facility that has been inspected by the Division of Environmental Health of the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DEHDPHSS) and has a received a Sanitary Permit.
Approved source
Germs that are found in and on food that can make you very sick.
Bacteria
Free from dirt or unwanted food.
Clean
When something dangerous or unwanted gets into food.
Contamination
When germs are transferred from a food or surface to another food.
Cross-contamination
When someone gets sick from something that they ate or drank; also called foodborne disease, foodborne infections, or food poisoning.
Foodborne illness
Harmful bacteria or viruses that can make people sick if eaten.
Germs
The rules and regulations that address the safety and protection of good offered at food establishments.
Guam Food Code (GFC)
Persons who are more likely than other people in the general population to experience foodborne disease because they are immunocompromised, preschool age children, or older adults.
Highly susceptible population (HSP)
Being clean and behaving in a cleanly manner
Good Hygiene
A medical condition with yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by the hepatitis virus.
Jaundice
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that cause disease and sickness.
Pathogens
Food that can grow bacteria which must be kept under temperature control.
Potentially hazardous foods (PHF)
The number of parts of chemical, such as sanitizer, that would be added to a million parts of water.
Parts-per-million (PPM)
Foods that are ready for consumption without any further cooking.
Ready-to-eat (RTE)
To kill germs using chemicals or heat
Sanitize
Poison produced by pathogens.
Toxin
The temperature range between 41F and 140F where bacteria will grow the quickest.
Temperature danger zone (TDZ)
Three Types of Contaminants
Physical Contamination
Chemical Contamination
Biological Contamination
when unwanted, non-living foreign object gets into food [dirt, hair, nail polish flakes, broken glass, nails, staples, or bits of packaging]
Physical Contamination
when unwanted chemical gets into food
[cleaners, bug spray, or medication]
Chemical Contamination
when harmful living organisms get into food [bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi]
Biological Contamination
Five Risk Factors that Cause Foodborne Illness
Improper holding temperature
Inadequate cooking temperature
Contaminated equipment
Food from unsafe sources
Poor personal hygiene
food is not kept at the right temperature
Improper Holding Temperature