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Y1.U2.2. The Microworld. Objectives. Identify factors that affect the growth of foodborne pathogens (FAT TOM) Differentiate between foodborne intoxication, infections, and toxin-mediated infections. Objectives. Identify major foodborne illness and their symptoms.
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Y1.U2.2 The Microworld
Objectives • Identify factors that affect the growth of foodborne pathogens (FAT TOM) • Differentiate between foodborne intoxication, infections, and toxin-mediated infections.
Objectives • Identify major foodborne illness and their symptoms. • Identify major characteristics of major foodborne pathogens including sources, foods involved in outbreaks, and methods of prevention.
Microbial Contaminants • Microorganisms: small living beings that can be seen only with a microscope, some cause disease, they are called pathogens, some pathogens produce toxins
How Contamination Occurs • Person to person • Sneezing or vomiting on food or food contact surfaces • Touching dirty food contact surfaces or equipment and then touching food
Symptoms of a Foodborne Illness • Diarrhea • Vomiting • Nausea • Abdominal cramps • Jaundice
Microbial Contaminants • The big 5 • Shigella spp. • Salmonella Typhi • Enterohemorrhagic and shiga producing E.Coli • Hepatitis A • Norovirus
Bacteria characteristics • Living single celled organisms • Carried by food, water, humans, insects • Can reproduce rapidly • Can survive freezing • Some spore
Bacteria characteristics • Cause food spoilage and/or illness • Can produce toxins that cause illness
Bacterial Growth4 stages • Lag: numbers are stable preparing for growth
Bacterial Growth4 stages • Log: grows very fast
Bacterial Growth4 stages • Growth of Salmonella at different temperatures 50°F. 44°F.
Bacterial Growth4 stages • Stationary: as many grow as die • Death: more dying than growing • Vegetative stages and spore formation: some bacteria form thick walled spores that protect
Bacterial GrowthConditions-Fat Tom • Food: need nutrients, specifically proteins and carbohydrates (potentially hazardous foods) • Acidity: grow best in neutral to slightly acidic pH
Bacterial GrowthConditions-Fat Tom • Temperature: between 41 and 135 degrees F. • Temperature danger zone • Keeping foods out of danger zone slows growth • Cooking to proper temperature kills (except spores)
Bacterial GrowthConditions-Fat Tom • Time: cumulative, food in danger zone 4 hours or more bacteria growth is high enough to make someone ill • 70°F.-125°F is bacteria Mardi Gras
Bacterial GrowthConditions-Fat Tom • Oxygen • Aerobic: require oxygen to grow • Anaerobic: can grow in absence of oxygen • Facultative: either, most organisms that cause foodborne illness (vacuum packaging)
Bacterial GrowthConditions-Fat Tom • Moisture: need water • Water activity: 0-1.0, grows best .85-.97, available water.
water activity
Control with Fat Tom • Make food more acidic • Raise or lower temperature • Lower water activity • Limit time in danger zone
Salmonella Shingella E.Coli157
Bacteria: Bacillus CereusIllness: Bacillus Cereus Gastroenteritis
Bacteria:Enteohemorrhagic and shinga producing Escherichia coliIllness: Hemorrhagic colitis
Bacteria:Clostridium perfringensIllness:Clostridium perfringens gastroenteritis
Bacteria:Staphylococcus aureusIllness:Staphylococcal gastroenteritis
Bacteria:Vibrio vulnificus / parahaemolyticusIllness:Vibro gastroenteritis / vulnificus primary septicemia
Viruses - characteristics • Leading cause of foodborne illness • Transmit person to person, person to food/food contact surface • Do not reproduce in food, but inside human cell can produce more viruses • May survive freezing • Classified as infection
Parasites - characteristics • Living organism that need host to survive • Grow naturally in many animals • May be killed by proper cooking and freezing • Associated with seafood, wild game, contaminated water • Classified as infection
Fungi Molds • Spoil foods and sometimes cause illness • Grow under almost any condition but favor sweet, acidic foods with low water activity • Freezing does not destroy
Fungi Molds • Some produce toxins called aflatoxins (peanuts, some tree nuts) • Can be cut away, 1 inch Yeasts: pink discoloration, slime, bubble, likes same conditions as mold, throw out.