Food Safety & Sanitation Test 1 Questions & Answers | Latest Update | Verified Answers | Grade A+

Who is at a high risk for foodborne illness? :: young children under 5 older people immunocompromised-people with certain diseases or taking some drugs Challenges to food safety :: time and money language and culture literacy and education pathogens unapproved suppliers high-risk customers staff turnover Foodborne illness :: disease carried or transmitted to people by food Foodborne-illness outbreak :: occurs when 2 or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food Contamination :: the presence of harmful substances or conditions in food that can cause illness or injury to people who eat the tainted food (biological, chemical, physical) 5 common risk factors associated with unsafe food :: (1) purchasing food from unsafe sources (2) failing to cook food adequately (3) holding food at improper temps (4) using contaminated equipment (5) poor personal hygiene