Food Borne Illness
Potentially Hazardous Foods
Bacteria
People can get sick when the food they eat has germs. Germs cause food borne illness or food poisoning. Germs grow easily in foods like meat, fish, poultry, milk, re-fried beans, cooked rice, baked potatoes and cooked vegetables. These are called potentially hazardous foods. These are all foods that are moist and they have protein that the germs need to grow. Germs grow well on these foods at warm temperatures.
Different kinds of germs can make people sick. Bacteria is one kind of germ. They grow fast and they may cause food borne illness. Some bacteria make toxins that act like a poison. Cooking does not destroy most toxins. Almost always the food looks and smells good, but it may have enough bacteria or toxin to make someone sick. Toxins can occur in many foods that have not been kept cold enough (or hot enough) for several hours.
Potentially Hazardous Foods
Bacteria
People can get sick when the food they eat has germs. Germs cause food borne illness or food poisoning. Germs grow easily in foods like meat, fish, poultry, milk, re-fried beans, cooked rice, baked potatoes and cooked vegetables. These are called potentially hazardous foods. These are all foods that are moist and they have protein that the germs need to grow. Germs grow well on these foods at warm temperatures.
Different kinds of germs can make people sick. Bacteria is one kind of germ. They grow fast and they may cause food borne illness. Some bacteria make toxins that act like a poison. Cooking does not destroy most toxins. Almost always the food looks and smells good, but it may have enough bacteria or toxin to make someone sick. Toxins can occur in many foods that have not been kept cold enough (or hot enough) for several hours.
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