•Improper hand washing
• Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat (RTE) foods
• Food handlers working while ill with the following
symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat with a fever, infected cuts on the hands, and jaun-
dice
FOODBORNE ILNESS RISK FACTORS - ANSWER 2.Food from unsafe sources
• Food from an unapproved source and/or prepared in unpermitted locations
• Receiving adulterated food
FOODBORNE ILNESS RISK FACTORS - ANSWER 3.Improper Cooking Temperatures/Meth-
ods
• Cooking
• Reheating
• Freezing (kill step to eliminate parasites in fish)
FOODBORNE ILNESS RISK FACTORS - ANSWER 4. Improper Holding, Time and Tempera-
ture
• Improper hot and cold holding of TCS foods • Improper use of time as a control
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, • Improper cooling of TCS foods
FOODBORNE ILNESS RISK FACTORS - ANSWER 5. Food Contamination
• Use of contaminated/improperly constructed equipment
• Poor employee practices
• Improper food storage/preparation
• Exposure to chemicals
FOOD HAZARDS - ANSWER 1.Biological
• Microorganisms that can cause foodborne illness
• Bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi
FOOD HAZARDS - ANSWER 2. Chemical
• Chemicals not meant to be consumed
• Sanitizers, cleaning agents, or pest control
products must be separated from food
FOOD HAZARDS - ANSWER 3. Physical
• Foreign objects that can cause injury
• Glass, metal, or bone
PROPER HANDWASHING TECHNIQUE - ANSWER Wash your hands in a DESIGNATED
HAND WASHING SINK
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