Food Borne Illness Review

These flashcards cover key concepts related to food borne illnesses, their definitions, outbreak criteria, challenges to food safety, and contamination types.

What is a food borne illness?

A disease transmitted to people through food.

What constitutes a food borne illness outbreak?

An outbreak occurs when two or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food, an investigation is conducted by authorities, and the outbreak is confirmed by laboratory analysis.

What are the challenges to food safety?

Challenges include time, language and culture, literacy and education, pathogens, unapproved suppliers, high risk populations, and staff turnover.

How do food borne illnesses occur?

They occur due to unsafe food resulting from contamination, which is the presence of harmful substances in food.

What are the three categories of food contamination?

Biological, chemical, and physical.