Understanding the Mircoworld Crossword

Biological contamination occurs from
Food Handlers who do not wash their hands after using the restroom may contaminate food and surfaces from their fingers through this route
How quickly food borne - illness symptoms appear in a person
Six ideal conditions for bacteria growth
Most Bacteria need nutrients such as carbohydrates or proteins to survive
Bacteria grow best in food that contains little or no acid
Bacteria grow rapidly between 41 to 135
Bacteria grows especially fast between 70 - 125
The more ___________ bacteria spend in the temperature danger zone, the more opportunity they have to grow to unsafe levels
Some bacteria need __________ to grow ( FAT TOM)
Bacteria grow well in food with high levels of ______________. (aW)
The amount of moisture available in food for this growth is called
To keep from dying when they lack nutrients, certain bacteria can change in to this form
__________ are pathogens that only sometimes make people sick
This is the smallest of the microbial food contaminants
An illness from a ____________ is not as common as one caused by a virus or bacteria
This produces toxins such as aflatoxins
This grows well in acidic food with little moisture.. such as Jelly , Jam, Syrup ect
This can not be smelled or tasted, it also can not be destroyed by freezing or cooking once they form in food