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Sanitation Hazards
Sanitation Hazards
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Culinary Art
11th Grade
09/12/2011

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Term
Food-borne Illness-
Definition
illness caused by eating contaminated food
Term
Contamination-
Definition
unwanted presence of harmful substances or levels of microorganisms in food
Term
Sanitation-
Definition
conditions relating to public health, esp. the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
Term
Biological Hazard-
Definition
harmfull organisms that cause food-borne illness
Term
Pathogen-
Definition
a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Term
Bacteria-
Definition
single cell organisms that reproduce by dividing
Term
Potentially Hazardous Foods-
(PHF)
Definition
any foods that require time and temperature control for safety
Term
Aerobic Bacteria-
Definition
bacteria that requires oxygen
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Anaerobic Bacteria-
Definition
bacteria that thrives without oxygen
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Facultative Bacteria-
Definition
bacteria that can grow either with or without oxygen
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Spore-
Definition
a minute, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion, characteristic of lower plants, fungi, and protozoans.
Term
Infection-
Definition
the process of infecting or the state of being infected : strict hygiene will limit the risk of infection.
Term
Intoxication-
Definition
(of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behavior.
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Water Activity-
Definition
the amount of water available for microbial growth in a product
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pH-
Definition
the measure of acidity or alkalinity of a substance
Term
Temperature Danger Zone-
Definition
the temperature range in which bacteria reproduces rapidly
Term
Virus-
Definition
an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
Term
Yeast-
Definition
a microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding, and are capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Term
Mold-
Definition
a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions, esp. on food or other organic matter.
Term
Parasite-
Definition
an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
Term
Allergy-
Definition
when the body interprets normally harmless protein as a dangerous substance and the body'd immune system than reacts to fight it
Term
Chemical Hazard-
Definition
any chemical that contaminates food
Term
Material Hazard Data Sheet-
(MSDS)
Definition
a document that lists the composition of a chemical product proper procedures for storage and handling and what do do in the case of an emergency involving that product
Term
Physical Hazards-
Definition
solid materials that pose a danger to the consumer when resent in food
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