Cabana
FDSCI-1
Botulism, Brucellosis, Campylobacter enteritis, Escherichia coli, Hepatitis A, Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Toxoplasmosis, Viral
The quality of food, and controls used to prevent foodborne diseases, are primarily regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local public health authorities. These diseases may be occupationally related if they affect the food processors (e.g., poultry processing workers), food preparers and servers (e.g., cooks, waiters), or workers who are provided food at the worksite. Foodborne disease is addressed in specific standards for the general and construction industries.
(Resource: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/)
(Resource: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/foodbornedisease/index.html)
(Resource: http://www.examiner.com/healthy-living-in-st-louis/the-basics-foodborne-illness)
of serving, and not held at adequate holding temperatures. The foods most frequently linked to C. perfringens illnesses include beef, chicken, turkey, and pork. Each year, an estimated 249,000 foodborne illnesses in the United States are due to C. perfringens.
estimated 4,000 foodborne illnesses occur each year in the United States due to Hepatitis A.
leading to contaminated raw meat which, if not cooked adequately, can result in foodborne illness. Hamburgers are the most common food vehicle for E. coli O157:H7 transmission. Other food vehicles for E. coli O157:H7 include sprouts, unpasteurized fruit juices, and milk contaminated at some other point along the production chain through cross-contamination.
(Resource: http://www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/foodborne_hazards.pdf)