When conducting inspections of Food establishments, the food program specialists generally focus on
specific areas
1. Food safety practices 2. Time and temperature control 3. HACCP 4. Prevention against contamination
5. Personal hygiene
Disease causing microorganism with no odor/taste which makes it hard to detect in food
Pathogen
organism living on or within another living organism and receiving food and protection from it
Parasite
Germ essential to countless life processes that are too small to be seen with the human eye
Microorganisms
single celled organism that reproduce in the presence or absence of oxygen
Bacteria
Extremely small organism that depends on "hosts "to survive
Virus
Contamination of foods by living organisms
Bio
Found in such things as meat fish poultry shellfish eggs and vegetables
Bio
Non chemical contaminants not caused by other living organisms
Physical (duh)
An example would be a paint chip that has fallen from an old wall to soup
Physical
Pesticides cleaning liquids and personal grooming products
Chemical
Pest droppings
Physical
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