Low Risk and Ready To Eat Foods
Low-risk foods • Preserved foods e.g. jams, marzipan, honey, chocolate filling, marmalade (aw 0.75-0.80) • Dried acid foods such […]
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High Risk Foods
High-risk foods (aw 0.95 – 0.99) • Are usually identified as food vehicles in food poisoning outbreaks • Ready-to-eat
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Requirements for Bacterial Multiplication
Food (nutrients) Protein, fats, vitamins, minerals carbon, sugar. High protein food such as meat, fish and dairy produce. Moisture
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Structure of Bacteria
Cell wall – A rigid structure that provides shape Cytoplasm – The “body” of the bacterium Cell Membrane –
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Bacteria – size, shape and structure
To understand the problems caused by some bacteria it is necessary to understand basic bacteriology Bacteria: Single celled organisms Found
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Food Poisoning At Risk Groups
Reasons why people are At Risk: Elderly They do not have a strong immune response as it decreases with
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Contributory Causes For The High Numbers Of Food Poisoning Incidents
Reported cases of food poisoning • Food poisoning (for notification purposes) “Any disease of an infectious or toxic nature
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What About The Unreported Cases of Food Poisoning?
Possible reasons for high levels of reported and unreported cases of foodborne illness. Intensive farming of animals Few large
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Reported Cases of Food Poisoning
Incidence of food poisoning The annual incidence of food poisoning in England and Wales is unknown and records of