foodborne
Carried by meals
Foodborne describes illnesses or pathogens transmitted through contaminated food: foodborne illness, foodborne bacteria, a foodborne outbreak of salmonella.
The term appears most often in public health contexts discussing food safety and disease prevention.
Foodborne bacterial illness
- norovirusContagious gastroenteritis pathogen
- listeriosisBacterial illness from tainted food
- botulismBacterial food poisoning
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
hepatitis · shigellosis · giardiasis · toxoplasmosis · cholera · staphylococcal · rotavirus · dysentery
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
listeria · staphylococcus · mold · fungi · spores · contamination · cross-contamination · spoilage
U.S. health regulator
- USDAFederal agriculture bureau
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
certification · standards · audit · protocols · guidelines · GMP · quality control · traceability
Heat removal for preservation
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
- storageSpace for keeping goods
shelf life · preservation · thermometer · cold chain · irradiation · canning · separation · thawing
salmonella
Foodborne bacterial illness
- norovirusContagious gastroenteritis pathogen
- listeriosisBacterial illness from tainted food
- botulismBacterial food poisoning
gastroenteritis · hepatitis · shigellosis · giardiasis · toxoplasmosis · cholera · staphylococcal · rotavirus · dysentery · diarrhea
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
microorganisms · listeria · staphylococcus · mold · fungi · spores · contamination · cross-contamination · spoilage · biotoxins
FDA
U.S. health regulator
- USDAFederal agriculture bureau
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
compliance · certification · standards · audit · protocols · guidelines · GMP · quality control · traceability · recall
refrigeration
Heat removal for preservation
- pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
storage · shelf life · preservation · thermometer · cold chain · irradiation · canning · separation · thawing · reheating
- disease spreadairborne, bloodborne, contact, droplets, fecal-oral
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- stomach virusesnorovirus, rotavirus, astrovirus, adenovirus, viral gastroenteritis
foodborneairborne
Traveling through air
waterborne · bloodborne · sexually transmitted · fecal-oral · zoonotic