Food Hazards part of Food Handlers Training-Riverside, Ca latest updated version with complete solutions 2025

It is up to you but sometimes there are symptoms you should report to your manager

Should I call in sick?

What is bacteria's main goal?

To duplicate or multiply

How long does it take a foodborne illness to show?

A few days or a few weeks

What is another name for Gastroenteritis?

The 24-hour Flu or The Stomach Flu

Physical Hazards can cause serious injury, such as broken teeth, cuts, choking, and worse

Physical Hazard Injuries

•Some are put onto food intentionally (ex: pesticides)

•Others get into food accidentally

Examples of Chemical Hazards

What can cross-contamination refer to?

Physical and Chemical hazards, more often biological hazards

Any hazardous chemical that gets into food

Chemical Hazards

•Wash fruits and vegetables

•Store chemicals away from food

•In a designated place

•In clearly marked containers

How to prevent Chemical Hazards

Bacteria or virus that can cause a foodborne illness

Biological Hazards

Tiny, single-felled organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye (microorganisms)

Bacteria

Microorganisms that cause disease

•Bacteria that can make you sick

Pathogens

Requires a host to multiply (cannot on their own)

Virus

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Gastroenteritis

* Nausea

* Vomiting

* Abdominal cramping

* Diarrhea

* Stomach cramping

* Fever

Symptoms of Gastroenteritis

How long does it take Gastroenteritis to go away?

1-2 days for adults, deadly for younger people

When someone adds a hazard to food on purpose

Deliberate Contamination

Foodborne illness can be very dangerous for certain people; elderly, young children, those with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women

Highly Susceptible Population

Any item or substance that can make food dangerous to eat (can be physical, chemical, and biological)

Food Hazards

What is the leading cause of a foodborne illness?

Viruses

Where can bacteria be commonly found?

In food, especially meet and dairy products

How do you prevent pathogens from spreading?

By cooking the food properly

Sensitivity to a certain food (allergen)

Food Allergies

•Milk

•Eggs

•Fish

•Crustacean Fish

•Tree Nuts

•Peanuts

•Wheat

•Soy

Major Food Allergens

Anytime food comes into contact with a food hazard

Cross-Contamination

Direct contact between food and food hazard

Food to Food

Germ uses mode of transportation to transfer from food hazard to food

Ex: Chicken —> Knife —> Lettuce

Surface to Food

Unwashed hands come in contact with food, surfaces, and people

Person to Food

When an allergen touches and allergen-free food

Direct Cross-Contact

When an allergen touches a surface that will be used with other food

Indirect Cross-Contact

What should you do before you prepare allergen-free food?

Clean and sanitize equipment and utensils

1. Follow the companies food defense plan and procedures

2. Inspect your work area and surrounding areas

3. Recognize anything out of the ordinary

4. Secure all ingredients, supplies, and finished product

5. Tell management if you notice anything unusual or suspicious

FIRST

If you are experiencing:

•Vomiting

•Diarrhea

•Sore throat with fever

•Yellowing of your skin or eyes

Stay Home

Should you go to work or tell manager if you have a headache?

Go to work: not a common symptom of a foodborne illness

Should you go to work or tell manager if you have diarrhea?

Tell manager: a symptom of a foodborne illness

Should you go to work or tell manager if you have allergies?

Go to work: not contagious and your manager may assign you to work away from food

Should you go to work or tell manager if you have vomiting

Tell manager: may be a symptom of a foodborne illness

Should you go to work or tell manager if you have sore throat and fever?

Tell manager: may be a sign of strep throat, which can spread through food

Any item in food that can choke, gag, cut, or otherwise injure a customer

Physical Hazards

Metal from equipment, plastic packaging

Examples of Physical Hazards

•Bones

•Seeds

•Fruit pits

Examples of Natural Physical Hazards

How to prevent allergic reactions?

avoiding certain foods

•Hives

•Vomiting

•Diarrhea

Serious Cases

•Swelling Airways

•Dropping blood pressure

Aka Anaphylactic shock (can be fatal)

Allergic Reactions

When allergens pass from one food to another

Cross-Contact

•Don't serve meals that include under cooked animal products

•Never touch food with your bare hands

If serving highly susceptible populations, follow these rules