Found in: raw meat, poultry, eggs, milk, dairy products, fish, sauces, dressings, cream filled desserts and toppings
Symptoms: fever, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea
Onset time: 6-48 hours
Duration of illness: 1-8 days
Destroyed: by heat
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Listeria
Found in: pasteurised milk, raw milk, cheese, soft ice cream, raw veg, raw meat, raw poultry, cooked poultry, raw fish, smoked fish
Symptoms: starts like flu, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abortion, still birth, meningitis, septicemia
Onset time: 1-79 da
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Escherichia coli (E-coli)
Found in: sewage, soft cheese, minced beef, chicken
Symptoms: diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea
Onset time: 12-24 hours
Duration of illness: 1-5 days
Destroyed: heating 55oC+
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Food risk categories
High: shell fish, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, milk, cream, cooked rice
Generally moist, high in protein
Medium: pre-packaged cakes, bread, fruit, veg
Low: flour, sugar, dry biscuits, canned foods, salty crisp snacks
Unlikely to cause food poisonin
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Preservation of food
Used for:
Enable food to be transported long distances without spoilage/decay
Allow foods to be stored for a long time at home without going off
6 methods, high temperature, low temperature, chemical.
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Core temperatures in cooking
Freezer- Storing foods at -18°C
Short term method
Chilling- storing foods at 1-4°c
Cooking- cooking foods to 75°c
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Calcium
Functions: Main nutrient in the body
• Helping to build strong bones and teeth
• Helps muscles and nerves work properly
Main sources- Milk, Cheese, Yogurt
Deficiency
Bones and teeth weaken and bend under the weight of the body.
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Iron
Function: iron needed for making haemoglobin in red blood cells which carry oxygen around the body.
A lack of iron can cause anaemia, the symptoms are: Tiredness, Dizziness
Shortness of breath during exercise
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Sodium
Function:
Controls the amount of water in the body.
Also helps to control nerves and muscles
Deficiency
Low intakes of sodium result in muscle cramps – as sodium helps control the nerves the muscles will not work properly.
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Listeria
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Found in: pasteurised milk, raw milk, cheese, soft ice cream, raw veg, raw meat, raw poultry, cooked poultry, raw fish, smoked fish
Symptoms: starts like flu, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abortion, still birth, meningitis, septicemia
Onset time: 1-79 da
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