Nutrition Ch.12 Food Safety
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
