Major Foodborne Bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins

FAT TOM stands for?

Food, acidity, temperature, time, oxygen, moisture

Food commonly linked with bacteria Bacillus cereus?

Cooked veggies, meat products, milk, cooked rice dishes.

How to prevent bacteria Bacillus Cereus?

Control time and temperature

Food commonly linked with bacteria Listeria monocytogenes?

Raw meat, unpasteurized dairy products, ready-to-eat food like deli meat, hot dogs, soft cheeses.

Listeria monocytogenes prevention

Control time and temperature

Food commonly linked with bacteria E. coli?

Raw and undercooked ground beef, contaminated produce.

E. coli prevention

Control time and temperature

E. coli

One of the Big Six

Food commonly linked with bacteria Campylobacter jejuni?

Poultry, water contaminated with bacteria, meat, stews/gravies.

Campylobacter jejuni prevention

Control time and temperature

Food commonly linked with bacteria Clostridium perfringens?

Meat, poultry, dishes made with meat/poultry such as stews/gravies.

Clostridium perfringens prevention

Control time and temperature

Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) prevention

Control time and temperature

Food commonly linked with bacteria Clostridium botulinum

Incorrectly canned food, reduced oxygen packaged food (ROP), temperature abused veggies (baked potatoes), untreated garlic and oil mixtures.

Nontyphoidal salmonella prevention

Prevent cross-contamination

Food commonly linked with bacteria Nontyphoidal Salmonella?

Poultry, eggs, meat, milk, dairy products, produce such as tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupes.

Nontyphoidal Salmonella

One of the Big Six

Salmonella Typhi prevention

Prevent cross-contamination

Food commonly linked with bacteria Salmonella Typhi?

Ready-to-eat food, beverages.

Salmonella Typhi

One of the Big Six

Shigella spp. prevention

Practicing good personal hygiene

Staphylococcus aureus prevention

Practicing good personal hygiene

Shigella spp.

One of the Big Six

Food commonly linked with bacteria Shigella spp.?

Food easily contaminated by hands such as salads containing TCS food (potato, tuna, shrimp, macaroni, chicken), food that made contact with contaminated water such as produce.

Food commonly linked with bacteria Staphylococcus aureus?

Food that requires handling during prepping, salads containing TCS food (egg, tuna, chicken, macaroni), deli meat.

Vibrio vulnificus and vibrio parahaemolyticus prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with bacteria Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus?

Oysters from contaminated water

Food commonly linked with virus Hepatitis A?

Ready-to-eat food, shellfish from contaminated water.

Hepatitis A

One of the Big Six

Hepatitis A prevention

Practicing good personal hygiene

Norovirus

One of the Big Six

Food commonly linked with virus Norovirus?

Ready-to-eat food, shellfish from contaminated water.

Norovirus prevention

Practicing good personal hygiene

Food commonly linked with parasite Anisakis simplex?

Raw and undercooked fish: herring, cod, halibut, mackerel, pacific salmon.

Anisakis simplex prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Cryptosporidium parvum prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with parasite Cryptosporidium parvum?

Contaminated water, produce.

Giardia duodenalis prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with parasite Giardia duodenalis (G. Lamblia or G. intestinalis)?

Incorrectly treated water, produce.

Cyclospora cayetanensis prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis?

Incorrectly treated water, produce such as berries, lettuce, basil.

Food commonly linked with toxin Histamine?

Tuna, bonito, mackerel, mahimahi.

Histamine prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with toxin Ciguatoxin?

Predatory tropical reef fish from Pacific Ocean, western part of Indian Ocean, Caribbean Sea: barracuda, grouper, jacks, snapper.

Ciguatoxin prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with toxin Saxitoxin?

Shellfish found in colder waters of Pacific and New England coasts: clams, mussels, oysters, scallops.

Saxitoxin prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Brevetoxin prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with toxin Brevetoxin?

Shellfish found in warmer waters of west coast of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea: clams, mussels, oysters.

Domoic acid prevention

Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.

Food commonly linked with toxin Domoic acid?

Shellfish found in coastal waters of Pacific Northwest and east coast of Canada: clams, mussels, oysters, scallops.