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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
• YOUNG CHILDREN (infants) AND
ELDERLY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE
AFFECTED – WEAK IMMUNE
SYSTEMS
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!!!!