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Illness: Vibrio vulnificusPrimary Septicemia
Bacteria:Vibro vulnificus


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-source-raw or partially uncooked oysters
-symptoms-(People with liver disease and diabetes)-Fever and chills,
Nausea, Skin lesions,Diarrhea and vomiting
possible, Death
-Rod, no spores, Habitat: Marine environment Found in waters of Gulf
Coast, Atlantic and Pacific, Problem in warmer months

, -Disease : "Fulminating septicemia" (bloodstream disease), Extremely rapid
progression of disease.




model food code


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-Compilation of food handling regulations for food service and retail.
-made by Food and Drug Administration.
-Offered up to each state for adoption, States may adopt in whole or in
part.
-Updated every two years (In odd years), with minor changes
-Food service and retail are regulated by local
authorities (not the federal government




salmonella food sources


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-Typically foods of animal origin.
-But outbreaks have occurred in atypical foods:
• Orange juice, Nuts, Alfalfa sprouts, Produce, Cantaloupe




spoilage


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Decline in eating quality.

,Bacterial Toxin Classification


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-Enterotoxin - Gastrointestinal tract (GI)
-Neurotoxin - Central nervous system (CNS)
-Nephrotoxin - Kidney
-Hepatotoxin - Liver




Temperature


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Foodborne microorganisms grow well at temperatures between 41˚F and
135˚F (TDZ)
-temperature is critical
-this is the most important factor we have to control in a restaurant
-most grow best at temps like our body temps




Bacteriostatic


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biological or chemical agent that stops bacteria from reproducing, while
not necessarily killing them otherwise




antimicrobial factors

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Naturally occurring compounds in food that inhibit bacterial growth
(lactoferin in milk, allicin in garlic, lysozyme in egg whites, eugenol in
cloves)




Moisture


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Most foodborne microorganisms require moisture to grow
-The amount of moisture available in food for this growth is called water
activity (aw)
-Few pathogenic microorganisms grow below a Aw of .85 or less, the
pathogen that will grow a this low a Aw is Staphylococcus aureus.
-Potentially hazardous food (PHF) typically have an Aw of .85 or higher




virus basic characteristcs


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"Virus" comes from Latin word for "poison"
Resistant to the environment
Can be transmitted from:Person to person, People to food, People to
food-contact surfaces
Usually contaminate food through a foodhandler's improper hygiene, Can
contaminate both food and water supplies
Needs a living host in which to reproduce thus does not increase in
numbers in foods
Submicroscopic
Generally have small infective doses

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