FOODBORNE ILLNESS FOOD BOURNE INFECTION - CONSUMING PRODUCTS CONTAMINATED WITH PATHOGENIC BACTERIA, PARASITES, OR VIRUSES IE. SALMONELLA, HEPATITIS, E.COLI
FOODBORNE INTOXICATION - (BACTERIAL) CONSUMING PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOXINS (POISONS) THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED BY PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IE. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
FOODBORNE INTOXICATION - CHEMICAL CONSUMING FOOD OR BEVERAGES THAT HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS IE. MSG, MUSHROOM TOXINS, PESTICIDES
At Risk Most adults have a healthy immune system that helps fight infection Those at most risk: very young children, pregnant women, the elderly and the chronically ill Symptoms occur from hours hours after consuming, depending on the incubation period
IMPACT CUSTOMERS - MILD TO SEVERE ILLNESS ECONOMIC LOSS EMPLOYEES - LOST WAGES LOST JOBS EMPLOYEES MAY BECOME ILL
THE ESTABLISHMENT REPUTATION LOST REVENUE FINES LIABILITY
SALMONELLA INCUBATION HOURS SYMPTOMS - ABDOMINAL PAIN, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, FEVER, DIARRHEA DURATION - USUALLY 1- 2 DAYS, VARIES WITH HOST FOODS - POULTRY, EGGS, MEAT, SLICED MELON
CAMPYLOBACTER INCUBATION PERIOD DAYS SYMPTOMS - DIARRHEA (WATERY, BLOODY), ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, FEVER, NAUSEA, MUSCLE PAIN DURATION DAYS FOODS - CHICKEN (20-100%), CATTLE (BEEF/DAIRY), NON-CHLORINATED WATER
E. COLI INCUBATION PERIOD DAYS SYMPTOMS - DIARRHEA (WATERY, BLOODY), SEVERE PAIN, VOMITING, LOW GRADE FEVER DURATION - 8 DAYS FOODS - RAW OR UNCOOKED GROUND BEEF, DRY SALAMI, APPLE CIDER, SPROUTS
BACILLUS CEREUS INCUBATION - 1/2HR -15 HOURS SYMPTOMS - NAUSEA, VOMITING, CRAMPS, OR DIARRHEA DURATION - LESS THAN 24 HOURS FOODS - RICE PRODUCTS, PASTA, PUDDINGS, VEGETABLES
STAPHYLOCOCCUS INCUBATION HOURS SYMPTOMS - NAUSEA, VOMITING, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE, CRAMPS DURATION DAYS FOODS - HIGH PROTEIN FOODS WITH NO ADDITIONAL HEAT TREATMENT