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what is bacteria???
Question | Answer |
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what is FATTOM | Food, Acidity, Temp., Time, Oxygen, Moisture |
what does food need? | carbohydrates and proteins to grow |
what are potentially hazardous food | meat, poultry, diary products, eggs |
what is the ideal acidity growth for microorganisms to grow? | 7.5 to 4.6 |
what is the ideal temperature for foodborne microorganisms to grow? | 41 to 135 |
what is the hazardous temperature | 4 hours or more in TDZ |
what about oxygen? | Some foodborne microorganisms need oxygen to grow, while others grow when oxygen is gone |
what about moisture? | Potentially hazardous food typically has an aw of .85 or higher |
what conditions can you control? | time and temp |
characteristics | single celled, carried by food, water, soil, animals, humans, or insects and can produce rapidly |
what are spores? | form when nurients are not available |