Foodborne Illness Risk Factors 연구를 실시하였다.
미국 FDA의 Food Code에서는 급식소 유형을 위해(risk) 정도에 따라 5가지 그룹으로 분류하였으며, 이 위해도에 근거하여 연간 위생검사(inspection) 횟수를 달리 정해 놓고 위생감시를 하고 있다. 또한, 미국 Texas의 Plano시 환경보건국(Environmental Health Department)에서는
Foodborne diseases pose a widespread threat to human health and they are an important cause of reduced economic productivity even in advanced countries which have modern food processing and distribution systems. Although the amount of foodborne disease caused by pathogenic bacteria in the United States is not known with accuracy, it was estimated in 1994 by a task force of the Council for Agricul
What are Emerging pathogens ?
An emerging pathogen can be defined as the causative
agent of an infectious disease whose incidence is increasing
following its appearance in a new host population or
whose incidence is increasing in an existing host population
as a result of long-term changes in its underlying
epidemiology
pathogen Popularly, bug Any disease-producing microorganism. See
What is Botulism?
Serious paralytic illness, caused by a nerve
toxin that is produced by the bacterium
Clostridium botulinum.
Three main kinds of botulism.
- borne botulism.
- Wound botulism.
- Infant botulism.
Characteristics
A gram positive,
obligate anaerobic,
spore-forming,
rod-shaped bacterium.
Commonly found in soils
and marine sediments.
Since it is found in the soil,
it
3-1-1. 식중독의 정의
식중독(food poisoning)이란 많은 요인에 의해서 발생하기 때문에 정확히 정의하기는 어렵지만 넓은 의미로 식품기인성 질환(foodborne disease)에 포함되며 식품을 섭취함으로써 일어나는 질병을 광범위하게 말하고 있다. 좀더 구체적으로 정의하면 어떤 음식을 먹은 사람이 열을 동반