What is Classification of food borne illness?

Answer 1

Food hazards as the name suggests is anything found within a food product that can cause harm to the consumer. The main types of food hazards are

- Physical - Foreign Objects

- Chemical - Chemical contaminants such as sanitizing agents, oil/grease from machinery,etc

- Microbiological - this would depend on the type of product eg. Canned foods - Clostridium botulinum, Dairy items - Listeria monocytogenes

Another commonly overlooked hazard is Allergens!! Very, very serious!! these commonly include but are not limited to Soya, Peanuts, Dairy, Wheat and Shellfish

Answer 2

3 types of food borne Hazard: Biological e.g. (bacteria, viruses) Chemical e.g (expiration of medicines) Physical e. (Ring on the food)

Answer 3

this question is unclear. they dont have a classification system per se

Answer 4

There is not a classification system in place for food borne illnesses, but there are different types.E. coli and salmonella are the most popular forms of food poisoning.

Answer 5

The three primary categories of food safety hazards that must be addressed in a meat or poultry plant's HACCP plan are chemical, physical and biological.