FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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Question
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two or more people gets an illness from eating at a restaurant.
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two or more people get a different illness after eating the same food.
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two or more people getting the same illness after eating different foods.
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two or more people get the same illness after eating the same food.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A foodborne disease outbreak occurs when two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink. Nearly all of the more than 250 agents known to cause foodborne illness can cause an outbreak. More information: Investigating foodborne disease outbreaks (with infographic) >
Detailed explanation-2: -In the US, norovirus is the most common cause of illness from contaminated food or water-but food isn’t the only way people can get norovirus. It also spreads easily from person-to-person. Symptoms usually start within 1 or 2 days of eating the contaminated food, but may begin in as few as 12 hours.
Detailed explanation-3: -Improper hot/cold holding temperatures of potentially hazardous food. Improper cooking temperatures of food. Dirty and/or contaminated utensils and equipment. Poor employee health and hygiene. Food from unsafe sources.