Sanitation week one

• Scombroid Poisoning
• Ciguatera fish poisoning

Produces histamines, red face, headache, sweating, diarrhea and vomiting. Found in tuna, mackerel, mahi mahi and bonito.

Prevent time and temperature abuse.

Symtoms can last from months to years. Hot and Cold flashes, nausea, vomiting, tingling, joint and muscle pain. Found in barracuda, grouper, jacks and snapper.

• Paralytic Shellfish poisoning
• Neurotoxic Shellfish poisoning
• Amnesic Shellfish poisoning

Prevention: buy from reputable suppliers

Symptoms: numbness; tingling in the mouth, face, arms and legs; dizziness; nausea; vomiting and diarrhea. Death from paralysis if not treated.

Found in clams, mussels, oysters and scallops.

Prevention: buy from reputable suppliers

Symptoms: tingling of the lips, tongue and throat; vomiting and diarrhea.

Found in: clams, mussels, oysters and scallops.

Prevention: buy from reputable suppliers

• Early Symptoms: vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
• Late Symptoms: confusion, memory loss, disorientation and seizure that leads to a coma.

Found in: clams, mussels, oysters and scallops.

Prevention: buy from reputable suppliers

Bacillus Cereus Gastroenteritis

Listeriosis

Hemorrhagic Colitis

Clostridium Perfringens Gastroenteritis

Botulism

Salmonellosis

Shigellosis

Staphylococcal Gastroenteritis

Vibrio Vulnificus Primary Septicemia

Vibrio Vulnificus Gastroenteritis

Infection of gastrointestinal system (fried rice syndrome)

Symptons: diarrhea and vomiting

Found in: cooked vegetables, meat, milk and cooked rice.

Prevention: Store, cook and cool food at proper temperature

Symptoms: miscarriage, pneumonia, menegitis and sepsis

Found in: raw meat, unpasteurized dairy and ready to eat foods - such as hot dogs, cheese and deli meat

Prevention: discard expired food

Also known as E. Coli

Symptoms: diarrhea, abdominal cramps and kidney failure

Found in: ground meats contaminated during slaughtering and contaminated produce

Prevention: cook food at proper temperatures and buy from reputable distributors

Symptoms: diarrhea and severe abdominal pain

Found in: Soil, meat, poultry, stews and gravies contaminated by bacteria from animal and human intestines

Prevention: cool, reheat and store food at proper temperatures

Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, weakness and difficulty swallowing. Death can occur if left untreated

Found in: incorrectly canned foods, reduced oxygen foods, baked potatoes, garlic and oil mixtures that are contaminated by spores in water and soil.

Prevention: Inspect canned goods for dents and store, cool and reheat food at proper temperatures

Symptoms: diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting and fever

Found in: Poultry, eggs, dairy and produce

Prevention: Store, cool and heat at proper temperatures. Employees with salmonella are not allowed in establishment

Symptoms: bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and occassional fever

Found in: wet salads - potato, tuna, shrimp and chicken (all have mayo) contaminated by contact with contaminated water and human feces, flies and unwashed hands transfer it.

Prevention: wash hands, control flies and keep employees with diarrhea or shigellosis out of establishment

Symptoms: nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps

Found in: salads and deli meats (infection located in hair nose and throat of humans)

Prevention: Wash hands, cover wounds and store, cool and reheat food properly

Symptoms: diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, low fever and chills. Causes death if left untreated

Found in: oysters and contaminated waters

Prevention: cook food properly

Symptoms: diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, low fever and chills.

Found in: oysters and contaminated waters

Prevention: cook food properly

Hepatitis A

Neurovirus

Symptoms: mild fever, weakness, nausea, abdominal pain and jaundice (no permenant liver damage)

Found in: shellfish and ready to eat food contaminated by human feces

Prevention: wash hands, buy from reputable dealers, do not allow employees with jaundice or hep A in facility (notify Board of Health). COOKING DOES NOT KILL

Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramps. (contaigous in a few hours)

Found in: shellfish and ready to eat food that has been touched by feces

Prevention: wash hands, only buy from reputable sources and do not allow employees with diarrhea or neurovirus in establishment.

Anisakiasis

Cryptosporidiosis

Giardiasis

Symptoms: tingling in throat and coughing up worms

Found in: undercooked fish - such as herring, cod, halibut, mackerel and pacific salmon

Prevention: cooking properly, buying sushi grade fish from reputable suppliers

Symptoms: diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and weight loss

Found in: Water and produced contaminated by human feces, mostly appears in daycares and medical facilities

Prevention: properly treat water, wash hands and do not allow employees with diarrhea in facility

Symptoms: fever, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and nausea

Found in: contaminated water and produce

Prevention: properly treat water, wash hands and do not allow employees with diarrhea in facility