food safety baby
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•Food- Any article whether simple,
mixed, or compounded, which is used as food, drink. Confectionery, or condiment.(Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
- Anything that nourishes and sustains life by providing energy, building and repairing tissues, and regulating body processes. ( biologist and health scientist)
• Foodborne Illness
-a disease of an infectious or toxic nature caused by or thought to be caused by, the consumption of food and water.
• Food Intoxication- Also called food poisoning, is
caused by the ingestion of toxins or poisonous substances produced by pathogenic microorganisms
• Potentially Hazardous Foods- Means that the consumer’s
health may be at risk when such foods are eaten due to the presence of pathogens,
- chemicals and or
additives.
• Microorganisms
- are unicellular living things. They are very small and can not be seen with the naked eye unless aided by a microscope.
• Cross-contamination
- Refers to the transfer of germs or microbes from one food item to another via a nonfood surface or equipment.
• Carrier
- Is a person or animal that harbors the pathogen, but is immune to the disease or does not get sick from it.
However, it spreads the germs to others.
• Outbreak
- Is when the disease is experienced or observed in two or more individuals or in a group of people.
• Incidence of a disease- Refers to the number of persons who got ill with a specific disease in a given population.
• Surveillance- A careful investigation and
collection of data/facts to characterize the circumstances about an outbreak.