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Control of Foodborne Disease
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• Review of classes of food-borne disease,
types of contamination, sources and
factors affecting growth
• HACCP
• Types of controls
– Physical Methods
– Chemical Methods
– Biological Methods
Classes of Food-borne Disease
• Infection
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Foodhandler
Food Concentration
Direct Contamination
Water-washed
• Toxico-infection
• Intoxication (food poisoning)
– Bacterial and Fungal Toxins
– Shellfish Toxins
– Metals, Chemicals, etc.
• Allergy
Types of Contamination
• Viral
• Bacterial
– Cells
– Products
• Fungi
– Products
• Protozoa and Helminths
• Other (Cyanobacteria??)
Microbial Growth in Food
• Bacteria and Fungi
• Complex Ecology
– Interaction with multiple environmental factors
controls whether an organism can grow in a
given environment
• Food Preservation
– Ecology of zero growth
Microbial Growth in Food
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pH
Water Activity
Salt Concentration
Nutrients
Etc.
• Extrinsic Factors
– Temperature
– Gaseous Conditions
– Presence of Other
Microbes
Heterogeneity
- Question of scale
- Food items may have several distinct
microenvironments
HACCP
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
– Framework to identify risks and control hazards
• Preliminary steps
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Gain management support
Assemble HACCP team
Describe the food and method of distribution
Identify the intended use and consumers
Develop a flow diagram
Verify the flow diagram
• Establish plan-specific objectives and performance
criteria
7 Principles of HACCP
1) Conduct a Hazard Analysis
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Hazard identification
Hazard evaluation
Identification of control measures
Determine influence of prerequisite
programs
2) Determine the Critical Control Points
a. Consideration for product type
b. Use of decision trees
7 Principles of HACCP
3) Establish Critical Limits
a. Defined as “ a maximum or minimum value
to which a biological, chemical, or physical
parameter must be controlled at the CCP to
prevent, eliminate, or reduce to an
acceptable level the occurrence of a
significant food safety hazard
b. Typically process based rather than
microbiological
7 Principles of HACCP
4) Establish Monitoring Procedures
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What is being monitored
How often
Procedures to collect data
Responsibility
5) Establish Corrective Actions
a. Fix or correct problem
b. Determine disposition of product
c. Re-evaluate HACCP plan
7 Principles of HACCP
6) Establish Verification Process
a. Methods, procedures, and/or tests used to
verify compliance to HACCP plan in addition
to monitoring
b. Essentially QA/QC
7) Establish Record-Keeping and
Documentation Procedures
a. HACCP Plan and supporting documentation
b. Records obtained during operation of plan
Control of Food-borne Microbes
• Poor- No control over food production,
distribution, or consumption
• Good- Prevent degradation of product by
control of shelf-life and environmental
factors
• Better- Chemical, Physical or Biological
Treatment
• BEST- PREVENT CONTAMINATION
Physical Controls
• Water Activity
– Dehydration
• Drying- air
• Freeze-Drying (vacuum sublimation of ice content)
– Minimal aw needed for growth
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Bacteria
Yeasts
Molds
Halophilic bacteria
Xerotolerant molds
Xerotphilic molds and osmophilic yeasts
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Physical Controls
• Temperature Controls
– Cool Storage (4-12ºC)
• Controlled-Atmosphere Storage
• MAP/VP
– Freezing and Frozen Storage (-15 to -40ºC)
– Heat Treatments
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Autoclaving
Dry Heat Sterilization
Pasteurization/Flash Pasteurization
Tyndalization
Microwave heating
Ohmic Heating
Physical controls
• Ultrasound
– Synergy with heat
• Irradiation
– UV Radiation
– High-Intensity Pulsed Light
• Xenon lamps
– Ionizing Radiation
• Gamma
• E-Beam
• Hydrostatic Pressure
• Electric Field Effects
• Magnetic Field Effects
Chemical Controls
• Organic Acids and Esters
– E.g. acetic, lactic, propionic, sorbic, benzoic
– Related to pH (used in foods with pH<5.5)
• Dimethyl Dicarbonate
– Highly reactive with wide range of compounds
– Primarily targeted at yeasts, but also bacteriocidal
– Inactivates enzymes
• Lysozyme
– Targets peptidoglygan causing hydrolysis
– Egg albumin
– Increased effectiveness with pretreatment chelators
Chemical Controls
• Nitrites
– Particularly good against C. botulinum
– Inactivates enzymes; better under anaerobic
conditions, and low pH
• Parabens
– Antimicrobial activity related to length of chain
– Better against molds and yeast than bacteria; but more
effective against Gram + than Gram –
– Inhibit nutrient uptake (e.g. amino acids line serine)
Chemical Controls
• Phenolic Antioxidants
– E.g. BHA, BHT, propyl gallate, and TBHQ
– Function: Delays auto-oxidation of
unsaturated lipids
• Interupts free-radical chain mechanism of
hydroperoxide formation
– Similar antimicrobial mechanism to Parabens
and other phenolics; higher levels required
Chemical Controls
• Phosphates
– E.g. sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP),
TSPP, STPP, SHMP, TSP
– Gram + more susceptible than Gram –
– Mechanism: metal chelation
• Inhibits cell division
– Interference with Mg2+-dependent enzyme.
• Salt (NaCl)
– Water activity
Chemical Controls
• Sulfites and Sulfur salts
– Targets spoilage and fermentative yeasts,
molds, acetic acid bacteria, and malolactic
bacteria
– Act as antioxidants; inhibit enzymatic activities
Natural Chemical Compounds
• Lactoperoxidase System
– Enzyme in milk
– Better against Gram –
• Lactoferrin and Other Iron Binding
Proteins
• Avidin (glycoprotein in egg albumin)
– Binds biotin (a co-factor for enzymes)
• Spices and Oils
• Phenolics
Biological Controls
• Controlled Acidification
– E.g. lactobacilli and lactococcal bacteria
• Bacteriocins
– E.g. Nisin (temp-dependent)