Answers Final Exam
1 out of 5 foodborne illness outbreaks are from infected food workers from ______ route
Fecal to oral
Four ways to avoid Listeriosis
-Cook all foods to its final internal cooking temperature
-Label all foods with expiration and open dates
-Rinse raw produce well
-Wash all food-contact surfaces well after use
Shigella spp- Shigellosis
found in the feces of humans with the illness. most illnesses occur when people eat or drink
contaminated food or water. 20% of hospital cases result in a fatality.
Norovirus (Norwalk virus)
lives in the intestinal tract and is transmitted from exposure to fecal contamination
foodborne outbreak
The occurrence among two or more people of cases of a similar illness, which an investigation has
linked to consumption of a common meal or food items.
two major examples seafood toxins
, Ciguatera fish poisoning and Scombroid poisoning
Parasites
An organism that lives in or on another organism, deriving nourishment at the expense of its host
Trinchenella
Giardia
A microorganism that is commonly found in water
Anasakis simplex
Infection from this parasite can cause a tickling in the throat, which is followed by coughing up worms
and is associated with undercooked fish that produces Anasakis
Fish needs to_______
be frozen before served
Conditional Employee
A potential foodservice employee to whom a job offer is made conditional on responses to
subsequent medical questions or examinations.
Chemical contamination