Keeping Food Safe

Food Borne Infection:
- from food with living pathogenic bacteria
- pathogenic or disease carrying microorganism enter the body with food and multiply in the body
             Ex: 

Food Borne Intoxication:
- food is contaminated with toxins, poison or toxin producing bacteria multiple and give off poisonous waste.
- spores in soil and environment BE SURE to wash thoroughly (ex: onions and garlic, cut into cantaloupe could lead to cross contamination)
- shorter incubation = sudden onset
            Ex:

Microorganisms and Food Borne Illnesses

Moulds:

o

o

o


Yeast :

o


Bacteria:

o


Food Intoxication:

o

o

Bacteria:

o

Staphylococcus:

o