Food Safety & Sanitation

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What is a contaminant?

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A substance in food that does not belong in food and can cause death or illness.

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What is a food borne illness?

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A disease that is caused by eating contaminated food

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What is contaminated food?

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Food that contains contaminants.

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What is a physical contaminant?

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An item that accidentally gets into food

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What is a chemical contaminant?

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A chemical that is toxic or not usually found in the food.

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What is a biological contaminant?

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A microscopic living substance that accidentally gets into food.

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What is a virus?

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A microorganism that reproduces in the cells of other living things

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What is bacteria?

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Single-celled microscopic organisms that reproduce very rapidly under ideal conditions

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What is a parasite?

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An organism that must live in another living thing in order to survive and gets its nourishment from the host

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What is the temperature danger zone?

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40-140 degrees