Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites

Biological contaminant that causes disease.

• pathogen

• hair

Substance in food that does not belong in the food.

• utensils

• contaminant

• equipment

Microscopic living substance that accidentally gets into food.

• biological contaminant

• thermostat

• broken glass

Organism that must live in another living thing in order to survive.

• virus

• parasite

Foods in which bacteria grow best. These foods require control to limit favorable conditions for bacterial growth.

• critical limit

• time and temperature control for safety (TCS) foods

Temperatures at which bacteria grow the fastest.

• temperature danger zone

• critical limit

Transfer of microorganisms from one food item to another.

• food handling

• cross-contamination

Living substance so small that a microscope must be used to see it.

• microorganism

• contaminated food

Microorganism that reproduces in the cells of other living things.

• virus

• bacteria

Tool for measuring temperature.

• transmit

• thermometer