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19 Cards in this Set
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Outbreak
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Defined by the CDC occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting form the ingestion of a common food.
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Foodborne illness
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An illness transmitted to humans by food.
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Bacteria
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One-celled microorganisms abundant in the air, soil,water,and/or organic matter (i.e., the bodies of plants and animals).
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Pathogenic
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Causing or capable of causing disease.
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Food Infection
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An illness resulting from ingestion of food containing large number of living bacteria or other microorganisms.
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Food Intoxication
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An illness resulting from ingestion of food containing a toxin.
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Mold
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A fungus (a plant that lacks chlorophyll) that produces a furry growth on the organic matter.
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Mycotoxin
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A toxin produced by a mold.
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Bloom
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Cottony, fuzzy growth of molds.
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Virus
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An infectious microorganism consisting of RNA or DNA that reproduces only in living cells.
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Parasite
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An organism that lives on or within another organism at the host's expense without any useful return.
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Prion
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An infection protein particle that does not contain DNA or RNA.
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HACCP
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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System, a systematized approach to preventing foodborne illness during the production and preparation of food.
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Critical Control Point (CCP)
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A point in the HACCP process that must be controlled to ensure the safety of the food.
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Cross-Contamination
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The transfer of bacteria or other microorganisms from one food to another.
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Good Manufacturing Practices
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A set of regulations, codes, and guidelines for the manufacture of food products, drugs, medical devices, diagnostic products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)s.
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Three-compartment sink
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A sink divided into three sections, the first for soaking and washing, the second for rinsing, and the third for sanitizing.
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Temperature Danger Zone
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The temperature range for consumer is 40F to 140F and 41F 135F for retailers, which is ideal for bacterial growth.
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Spore
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Encapsulated, dormant form assumed by some microorganisms that is resistant to environmental factors that would normally result in its death.
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