Foods and Nutrition 1021 Study Guide - Final Guide: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Food Irradiation, Low Birth Weight

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Rod Martin

Document Summary

Canadian agencies: federal agencies regulate the safety of our food supply: Environment canada: food-borne illness outbreak response protocol (2006) - for national emergency preparedness precipitated by the events of 911 and sars; to counter food bioterrorism. Identify critical control points; design ow of food. Set up control procedures and standards for ccps. Food- borne disease: almost always preventable, most cases due to improper handling of food from production to ingestion. Food supply/diet-related hazards (in descending order of danger) Wednesday, march 22, 2017: microbial contamination, naturally occurring toxicants, environmental contaminants (residues, pesticides, animal drugs, nutrients in food, un/intentional food additives, genetic modi cation of foods. Sensory characteristics (taste, smell, looks) don"t determine safety of a food. Food-borne illness symptoms - nv, cramps, diarrhea blamed on stomach u". E. coli 0157:h7, salmonella, listeria, campylobacter - 4 most serious food-borne pathogens. Serve safety: hot foods hot; cold foods cold. 7 highly effective habits for home food safety.