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THE GREAT FOOD FIGHT
VIDEO NOTES
SURVIVAL HAS BEEN A FIGHT FOR FOOD• HUNTING AND GATHERING
• CIVILIZATION DEVELOPED
• MAN NEEDED TO PRESERVE FOOD SUPPLY – DRYING, SMOKING, PRESERVING, PICKLING, FREEZING, SALTING
MODERN TIMES
• FOOD FIGHTS BACK!• THE FOOD SUPPLY IS HANDLED
MANY TIMES FROM FARM TO TABLE
• MORE HANDLING CAN LEAD TO CONTAMINATION OF FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD POIS0NING• FOOD BORNE ILLNESS IS SICKNESS
CAUSED BY FOOD
• 2 OR MORE SICK PEOPLE MEANS FOOD BORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAK
• Who is likely to be affected:
• Young Children(infants) • Elderly• People with chronic illness
HOW IS FOOD CONTAMINATED?• BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION – BACTERIA,
PATHOGENS, TOXINS
• PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION – FOREIGN ARTICLES GET IN FOOD SUCH AS GLASS
• CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION – Chemicals in the food supply – soap, cleansers, pesticides
COMMON FOODBORNE ILLNESSES• E-COLI – USUALLY PROTEIN FOODS SUCH AS
MEAT, OR COOKED RICE, PASTA
• SALMONELLA (SALMONELLOSIS) – BACTERIA CARRIED IN SOME FOODS - KILLED BY HEAT (EGGS – DON’T EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH) AND POULTRY (COOK THOROUGHLY)
• BOTULISM – DENTED CANS
Other Foodborne Illnesses
• Staphylcoccus Aureus handmade items such as sliced meats, puddings, sandwiches
• Norwalk Virus – water, raw vegetables, fresh fruit, salads, shellfish
SYMPTOMS
• VOMITING, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA• OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR FLU• MAY OCCUR IN 12 -36 HOURS
• Symptoms of Botulism: Respiratory system is paralyzed, attacks muscles
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
• FDA – FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
• USDA – UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PREVENT FOODBORNE ILLNESS
• CLEAN• SEPARATE• CHILL• COOK
THE DANGER ZONE
• OLD DANGER ZONE 40 – 140 DEGREES
• NEW DANGER ZONE 41 – 135 DEGREES
WHEN IN DOUBT -
• THROW IT OUT!!!!