Nutrition Ch.12 Food Safety

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Fungi

"Molds"

Home-canned foods should be bouled for atleast

10 min

Food-Borne Illness

AKA Food poisoning generally involve the digestive tract Signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and intestinal cramps

Vermin

Animals such as flies, cockroaches, mice, and rats that live around sewage or garbage

What cleaning product kills most pathogens?

Bleach

What are ways of sanitizing water

Boiling, chemical disinfectants, and filtering water

Home-canned foods may contain

Clostridium botulium and its deadly toxin.

Bacteria

Common: Campylobacter, Clostridium, Escherichia, Listeria, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus.

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Enforces food safety laws

What is a nonchemical method of pest managment

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Bismuth subsalicylate (BSS)

Medication that can reduce risk of TD

What is harmful about ground meats?

Mixes pathogenic bacteria throughout meat/poultry

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Monitors quality of drinking water Regulates toxic substances and wastes

Parasites

Organisms that live in/on other living things Examples: Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Trichinella, and Anisakis

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Oversees consumer protection laws

What has the potential to harm humans, animals and the environment

Pesticides

Irradiation

Preserves food by using a high amount of energy to kill pathogens. (Process does not make foods radioactive.)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Regulates food sold in interstate trade Establishes standards for safe food manufacturing

Filtering water

Removes bacteria and protozoans but may not remove viruses

Traveler's Diarrhea (TD)

Results from consuming food or water that has been contaminated with pathogens Causes abrupt onset of abdominal cramps,diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, bloating, and fever Generally lasts 3 to 4 days

Viruses

Simply genetic material coated with protein Invades living cells to reproduce

Radura

Symbol on packages treated with irradiation

What part of meat has bacteria?

The interior portion contains no bacteria, however the surface contains bacteria.

Chemical disinfectants

These products do not kill Crypto

How long can water be stored

Up to 6 months

Common routes for transmitting Pathogens

Vermin, poor personal hygiene, & improper food handling.

Is eating raw fish okay?

Yes for most healthy people, only if the fish is very fresh and handled properly.

Pesticides

any substances used to control or kill unwanted organisms

How much water should be stored during a diaster

at least 1 gallon of water/person/day. Keep a 3 to 5 day supply.

How much food should be stored in emergencies

at least a 3-day supply

What temp should the fridge be

below 40F

Most microbes grow well in what temp?

between 40 F to 140 F

Insecticides

control or kill insects

Rodenticides

control or kill mice and rats

Herbicides

destroy weeds

What is not an effective way to killing bacteria in water

freezing it

What temp should cooked foods be

internal temp of 165F

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

involves methods that control pests while limiting damage to the environment. Examples: growing pest-resistant crops, using predatory wasps, or trapping adult insects

Fungicides

limit spread of fungi

Pesticide Residue Tolerances

maximum amount of pesticide residues allowed

Microbes that contaminate foods

pathogens, insect parts, pesticide residues, and metal fragments

What is irridation used on

spices, dry vegetable seasonings, meats, seeds, eggs, and fresh produce


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