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Food Safety and Food Technology ExamQuestions and Answers
Foodborn Illness (FBI) - Correct Answers -Acute symptoms, short duration or a chronic,
week long. Mild to very severe.
Microbes - Correct Answers -Microorganisms, bacteria or illnesses, cause of FBIs
Pathogens - Correct Answers -Are microbes, special groups that can cause illnesses.
Need nutrients, love protein, more they reproduce, the sicker you can get. Abundant in
high moister and warm temperature.
Food Infections - Correct Answers -Kind of FBIs, that are caused be bad bacteria
(pathogens)
Food Intoxications - Correct Answers -Kind of FBIs, that are caused by the bad bacteria
that creates a chemical contamination of food.
Toxins - Correct Answers -found in contaminated foods, pesticides, chemicals only.
Enterotoxins - Correct Answers -Chemical Toxin, affects the intestinal cells (small
intestine)
Neurotoxins - Correct Answers -Chemical Toxin, affects the brain and neuro system.
Parasites - Correct Answers -Insects and warms that contaminate the foods
Heavy Metals - Correct Answers -Minerals that can contaminate the foods. They are
Not nutrients.
Perishable Foods - Correct Answers -Foods that are subject to contamination. High in
protein in moister. Easily spoiled foods.
Acute vs. Chronic FBI - Correct Answers -Levels of duration in an FBI
, Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACCP) Plan - Correct Answers -
Electronic document, contains all the possible processes that could cause a
contamination in foods, step-by-step. Plan to keep foods safe for human consumption.
Sell by date - Correct Answers -Pertains to stores mostly, shelf life, take it off the shelf
after the date has past.
Best if used by date - Correct Answers -Date for consumers, best by the day to
consume it, highest quality of the product at this time.
Expiration Date - Correct Answers -The date at when the product goes bad. Don't
consume after this date.
Cross contamination - Correct Answers -When foods become contaminated, food to
food contact happens on a cutting board for an example.
Common causes of food contamination - Correct Answers -Bacteria and Viruses
(pathogens), Chemicals, Parasites, Mechanical contamination, Medications, and Heavy
Metals.
Statistics about the causes of food contamination - Correct Answers -1. Viruses: 67% of
cases of FBI
2. Bacteria: 30% of cases of FBI
3. Parasites: 3% of cases of FBI
Common microbes that cause food contamination - Correct Answers -Salmonella,
Listeria, Toxoplasma, Norwalk-like virus, Campylobacteria, E. Coli (O157:H7)
Salmonella - Correct Answers -a common microbe, found in dairy, fish, eggs (Picnics)
Listeria - Correct Answers -Bacterium, found in unpasteurized dairy and soft cheeses,
pregnant women should steam cold cut meats before consuming, due to the listeria.
Toxoplasma - Correct Answers -Microbes that affects the GI tract
Norwalk-like virus - Correct Answers -Microbes that Affect GI tract
Campylobacteria - Correct Answers -also knows as the cafeteria bacteria
E. Coli - Correct Answers -microbe can cause kidney failure and sometimes death.
Recommended Cooking Temperatures - Correct Answers -Red Meats: 160 F
Poultry: 165 F
Shellfish 145 F
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