viruses etc

Salmonella Typhi

Lives only in humans. People with Thypoid Fever carry it in bloodstream and intestinal tract.

Linked with RTE food and beverages.

Nontyphoidal Salmonella

Many farm animals carry it.

Linked with poultry and eggs. Meat. Milk and Dairy products. Produce.

Shigella SPP

Found in feces of humans with this illness. Infected when people eat or drink contaminated food and water.

Linked with food that is easily contaminated by hands. Such as salads containing TCS food.

And food that has made contact with contaminated water such as produce.

Shiga Toxin producing Eschericia Coli (E. Coli)

Can be found in intestines of cattle. Bacteria contaminates meat during slaughtering.

Linked with ground beef (raw and undercooked) and contaminated produce.

Hepatitis A

Found in feces of people with this. Linked with RTE food; shellfish from contaminated water. Cooking does NOT destroy this. Jaundice.

Transferred when infected food handlers touch equipment with feces on them.

Bacteria

Live almost everywhere. Live in an on bodies. Cannot be seen smelled or tasted. Prevented by controlling time and temperature.

Norovirus

Linked with RTE food. Linked with contaminated water. Transferred when infected food handlers touch equipment with feces on them.

Viruses

Requires living host. Some are not destroyed via cooking.

Parasites

Require living host. Associated commonly with seafood. Purchase from reputable suppliers.