FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS IN FOOD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Foodborne pathogens (e.g. viruses, bacteria, parasites) are biological agents that can cause a foodborne illness event. A foodborne disease outbreak is defined as the occurrence of two or more cases of similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food [2].
Detailed explanation-2: -Pathogenic micro-organisms. Pathogenic micro-organisms cause food-borne infections or intoxication, and include bacteria, viruses, parasites and moulds. It is important to note that pathogenic bacteria and viruses usually do not cause food spoilage, their contamination cannot be seen nor tasted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples that are commonly known are E. coli, noro virus, and giardia, but there are about 200 known food-borne pathogens in the world. Unfortunately these organisms cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted, and it often takes very few of them to infect a person.