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Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sanitary | Clean |
| contaminated | harmful microorganisms or substance are present in food |
| Direct contamination | raw foods, or the plants or animals from which they come, are exposed to harmful microorganisms |
| cross contamination | the movement of harmful microorganisms from one place to another |
| sanitation | healthy or clean |
| hazard | source of danger |
| toxin | harmful organism or substance |
| pathogens | cause the majority of foodborne illness |
| bacteria | single celled microorganisms |
| viruses | simple organisms that cause many food related illnesses |
| parasite | an organism that must live in or on a host to survive |
| fungi | spore producing organisms found in soil, plants, animals, water, and in the air |
| mold | a form of fungus |
| cleaning | removing food and other soil from a surface |
| sanitizing | reducing the number of microorganisms on the surface |