Microscopic infectious organism that replicates inside cells

Small organism that lives inside another organism, called the host

Product of microorganism that is posionous; any poison inside food that is caused by a biological source

Examples: Salmonella Typhi, E. Coli, Shigella spp.

Examples: Hepatitis A, Norovirus

Examples: Aniksakis Simplex, Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia duodenalis

Examples: Shiga, Ciguatera, Histamine, Paralytic Shelfish Poisoning

Grows rapidly in food if FATTOM conditions are correct

Does not grow in food; requires a living host to replicate inside cells

Requires a host to live and reproduce; usually fish or wild game

Destroy by controlling time and temperature

Avoid by purchasing from approved vendors AND by freezing food that will be served raw

Limit by practicing good personal hygiene AND purchasing from approved vendors

Avoid these by purchasing from approved vendors

Salmonella Typhi

Shigella spp

Non-Typhoidal Salmonella (NTS)

Enterohemorrhagic and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

Hepatitis A and Norovirus

Biggest threat of Cross-contamination due to poor personal hygiene

Comes from the intestines of cows

Comes from the intestines of people

Comes from the intestines of farm animals, especially chickens; also tomatoes, peppers, and cantaloupes

Comes from the intestines of people and is carried by flies

Spore-forming bacteria linked with cooked vegetables, rice, and rice dishes; creates two different toxins

Bacteria which ie especially bad for pregnant women, linked with unpasteurized dairy, deli meat and cheese, hot dogs

Spore-forming bacteria linked with meat and meat-based gravies; does not grow under 41*F

Deadly bacteria linked with incorrectly canned food, oil/garlic mixtures, temperature-abused baked potatoes, and all ROP foods; thrives in low-oxygen environments

Commonly associated with poultry and poultry cross-contamination

The only bacteria associated with shellfish; can cause primary septicemia

Bacteria VERY widely found on human hair, skin, in infected cuts, in the nose and throat; transferred to food when handlers touch these areas and then food

Parasite associate with herring, cod, halibut, mackerel, and pacific salmon

Parasite carried by people and transferred by the fecal-oral route; associated with day care centers and retirement homes

Parasite carried by people and transferred by the fecal-oral route; associated with improper water treatment and areas of the world with poor water conditions

Parasites carried by people and associated with berries, lettuce and basil.

Toxin associated with Scromboid fish like Tuna, Bonito, Mackarel, and Mahimahi

Toxin associated with predatory reef fish like Barracuda, Grouper, Jacks, and Snapper

Toxin associated with shelfish from the Pacific and New England Coast; causes Paralytic Shelfish Poisoning: numbness, dizziness, paralysis, and death

Toxin associated with shelfish from warm waters off the coast of Florida; causes Neurotoxic Shelfish Posioning: dizzinesss, reversal of hot and cold sensations

Toxin associated with shelfish from the Pacific northwest and Canada; causes Amnesic Shelfish Poisoning: confusion, memory loss, disorientation, seizures, and coma