Advanced Food hygiene Assigment question 6 Non Bacterial Food Posioning Food poisoning can be caused by the consumption of food contaminated by substances other than bacteria. This can occur by contamination of the food by chemicals‚ the ingestion of poisonous plants and by eating fish or shellfish that have been feeding on poisonous plankton or living in contaminated waters. Several foods contain naturally occurring poisons. This is more common in plants; there are hardly any animals that are
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Salmonella Outbreak In Chicken Jacqueline Moussa HCS/457 Heather Steiner March 30‚ 2014 Salmonella Outbreak In Raw Chicken Salmonellosis is a type of infection caused a bacterium called Salmonella. This germ has been the cause illness for people across the globe for over 100 years. Some of the symptoms of people infected with salmonella can be life threating; and includes diarrhea‚ fever‚ and severe abdominal pain. This deleterious
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Gastro Enteritis - Infection Control policies and procedures. 1. Outline possible reasons for this infection. Possible reasons for an outbreak of Gastro Enteritis is poor hand hygiene‚ Virus ’s (e.g Astrovirus)‚ Medications (e.g Antibiotics) Bacteria (e.g Campylobacter bacterium) Chemicals (e.g lead poisoning) Parasites (e.g Giardia Lambila) Bacterial toxins ( e.g Staphylococcal) 2. Which groups of people are more at risk during this outbreak? Children and Chemo therapy treated
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Contents 1 Introduction 2.1 Food safety and hazards 2.2 Food contamination and its impact to human body 2.3 Foodborn illness and prevention measures 2.4 Employees responsibilities in food service and potential guidelines 3 Conclusion 4 References 5 Appendices 5.1 HACCP Principles 5.2 Gilling-Taylor model of HCCP barriers 5.3 The measurement model 1 Introduction As written in(Sprenger‚ 2009‚ p7) Hygiene is the science of preserving health. Food hygiene involves more than
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Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis (Gastro) is a very common illness in our community‚ most people think that people get this illness is because of the meal they ate and gave them food poisoning. It also can cause by viruses‚ bacteria‚ parasites‚ chemicals‚ drugs and food allergy that infect stomach and bowel system. (NHMRC 2005‚ p.58) Symptoms * Diarrhea * Abdominal cramps * Vomiting * Nausea * Fever * Headache Signs Because of the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea
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Food safety A major Health Issue What is Food Safety? Food Safety is all conditions and actions necessary to ensure the safety of food at all stages. This refers to the conditions and practices to prevent contamination and food-borne illnesses. (FDA) Food safety is an essential health function. Food can be contaminated and judged unsafe in many ways. Contamination can occur during the packaging process‚ by inadequate cooking or storage. Also‚ different food products may already have different
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Bacillus Cereus Bacillus cereus is a rod-shaped gram- positive bacillus that can be found in food‚ dust‚ dirt and sometimes soil. It is an aerobe and a facultative anaerobe that can form spores‚ which if activated at any point can begin to germinate and produce toxins. These spores that form from B. cereus are be resistant to heat and chemicals. B. cereus is found in approximately 25% of food sampled (3). Foods that are commonly associated with B. cereus are potatoes‚ rice‚ meat‚ vegetables
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Limiting the function of Salmonella With an estimate of more than 30 million cases of annually resulting in almost 250 million deaths‚ the World Health Organization identified that typhoid fever is indeed serious health problem worldwide. Typhoid fever on patrol Transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated food or water‚ Typhoid is a common worldwide illness due to the fast multiplication of its culprit‚ the bacterium called Salmonella typhi‚. These bacteria invade the small intestine
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Yersiniosis‚ Pediatric Yersiniosis is a rare bacterial infection that can cause a fever‚ abdominal pain‚ and diarrhea. CAUSES This condition is most often caused by a species of bacteria called Yersinia enterocolitica. This bacteria can be carried by pigs and other animals. A child can become infected after: Eating contaminated food‚ especially raw or undercooked pork (common). Drinking contaminated‚ unpasteurized milk or untreated water. Touching a toy‚ bottle‚ or pacifier that
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Dr. GEORGE ROMBO Cholera This is an infection of the small intestine caused by bacterium vibrio cholera. Transmission is mostly from the fecal contamination of food and water that is caused by poor sanitation Susceptibility About 100 million bacteria must typically be ingested to cause cholera in a normal healthy adult. Children are also more susceptible with 2- 4 year old having the highest rates of infection Individual susceptibility to cholera is also affected by their blood type with
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