Food Safety Lessons: Lesson One (page 5 of 10)

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Introduction		Lesson 1 What's bugging you?	Lesson 2 What are Consumer Control Points?	Lesson 3 Where is the DANGER ZONE?	Lesson 4 Who is FAT TOM?
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Lesson One: What's bugging you?
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Parasites

parasite.gif (8824 bytes) Parasites need to live on or in a host to survive. Examples of parasites that may contaminate food or water are Trichinella spiralis (trichinosis) that affects pork and Anisakis roundworm that affects fish.

Fungi
fungi.gif (7683 bytes) Fungi can be microscopic or as big as a giant mushroom. Fungi are found in the air, soil, plants, animals, water, and some food. Molds and yeast are fungi. Molds may produce dangerous toxins in food. Yeast development in foods will affect quality.

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	Lesson One: What's bugging you? *(continued)* Parasites
		Parasites need to live on or in a host to survive. Examples of parasites that may contaminate food or water are Trichinella spiralis (trichinosis) that affects pork and Anisakis roundworm that affects fish.

	Fungi	Fungi can be microscopic or as big as a giant mushroom. Fungi are found in the air, soil, plants, animals, water, and some food. Molds and yeast are fungi. Molds may produce dangerous toxins in food. Yeast development in foods will affect quality.

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