NRFSP Study Set, Questions and
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the occurrence of illness affecting one person - ✔✔-case
anything that people normally eat or drink, including water and ice - ✔✔-food
any illness cau
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NRFSP Study Set, Questions and
answers, 100% Accurate, rated A +
the occurrence of illness affecting one person - ✔✔-case
anything that people normally eat or drink, including water and ice - ✔✔-food
any illness caused by eating or drinking contaminated food - ✔✔-foodborne illness/disease
anything that could cause harm to consumers - ✔✔-hazard
the occurrence of two or more cases of a similar that result from eating a common food - ✔✔-
foodborne disease outbreak
the management responsibility to take all reasonable precautions and care to avoid committing a
violation - ✔✔-reasonable care
Included in the duties of the person-in-charge are ensuring that the relevant regulations are observed
and the employees: - ✔✔-1. Clean their hands effectively
2. Cook/cool time/temperature control for safety foods properly
3. Receive proper training in food safety that is relevant to their assigned duties
particular types of poison produced by some molds
Food sources: cereals, grains, nuts, dried fruits
Symptoms: cramps, severe bleeding, swelling, weight loss, liver damage
Onset time: wide variation - ✔✔-mycotoxins
bacteria, viruses, parasites (tapeworms, roundworms & protozoa), fungi (mold & yeasts), naturally
occurring poisons (often in fish & mushrooms) and mycotoxins - ✔✔-Biological foodborne hazards
cleaning/sanitizing products, machine oil, pesticides, food additives, dissolved metals from the
inappropriate use of metal containers - ✔✔-Chemical foodborne hazards
broken glass,packaging materials (string, paper & staples), leaves, stalks, scales, feathers, shell/bone,
nuts/bolts/screws, jewelry, hair, nails, nail polish, bandages, dust/dirt, bodies/eggs/droppings of pests -
✔✔-Physical foodborne hazards
microorganisms responsible for may foodborne illnesses. The pathogenic kind are responsible for the
most foodborne illnesses that result in hospitalization and death - ✔✔-Bacteria
the presence in food of any harmful or objectionable substance or object - ✔✔-contamination
a substance in food that causes an allergic reaction with symptoms ranging from mild to life threatening
- ✔✔-food allergen
life-threatening response that includes closing of the throat and wheezing caused from eating a protein
of a food - ✔✔-anaphylaxis (anaphylactic reaction)
any surface that is touched by food - ✔✔-food-contact surface
an surface that is touched by hand - ✔✔-hand-contact surface
a very small life form including bacteria, viruses, molds, yeasts, and some parasites - ✔✔-microorganism
(or microbe)
safe for humans to drink - ✔✔-potable
an organism that causes disease - ✔✔-pathogen
the process by which food becomes unwholesome - ✔✔-spoilage
hands, utensils or tools that can carry microorganisms onto food, causing contamination - ✔✔-vehicles
of contamination
an organism that lives on or in another life form - ✔✔-parasite
a poison produced by some living organisms, such as bacteria, molds, and algae - ✔✔-toxin
an extremely small, highly infectious pathogen - ✔✔-virus
food sources: amberjack, barracuda, grouper, mackerel, and snapper
symptoms: dizziness, reversal of hot/cold sensations, diarrhea, vomiting - ✔✔-ciguatera toxin
also known as histamine poisoning
Food sources: fish like tuna, bonito, mackrel, or mahi mahi
Symptoms: burning in the mouth, dizziness, hives, pepper or metallic taste in mouth, itchy eyes
Onset time: 1-30 minutes - ✔✔-scromboid poisoning
paralytic shellfish poisoning caused by fish - ✔✔-PSP
diarrhetic shellfish poisoning - ✔✔-DSP
neurotoxic shellfish poisoning - ✔✔-NSP
amnesic shellfish poisoning - ✔✔-ASP
parasite like Trichinella spiralis and Anisakis - ✔✔-roundworms
parasite found in beef, pork and fish - ✔✔-flatworms
single-celled microorganism parasite like Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum - ✔✔-protozoa
parasite/roundworm found in hogs - ✔✔-Trichinella spiralis
parasite/roundworm found in fish such as cod and herring - ✔✔-Anisakis
an illness caused by pathogenic microorganisms that live and multiply in your body after you have eaten
contaminated food - ✔✔-foodborne infection
an illness caused by toxins in food - ✔✔-foodborne intoxication
the time it takes for the symptoms of a foodborne illness to start after contaminated food has been
eaten - ✔✔-onset (or incubation period)
an illness caused by eating live pathogens that make toxins as they live in the stomach or intestines -
✔✔-toxin-mediated infection
elderly
pregnant women and unborn babies
breast-fed babies and the very young
people who are ill, recovering from illness or who have weakened immune systems
(immunocompromised) - ✔✔-highly susceptible populations
caused by Camplyobacter jejuni, Listeria, Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio - ✔✔-bacterial infections
caused by Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum, and Staphyl
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