Food-Related Causes of Ill Health and EHO Responsibilities

Understanding food-related causes of ill health including food allergens and intolerances, as well as the role and responsibilities of Environmental Health Officers (EHO). Explore different contamination sources and its impact on health, legislation enforced by EHO, investigation of food poisoning outbreaks, and more.

• Food health
• EHO responsibilities
• Allergens
• Food contamination
• Food poisoning

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1. AC4.1 Describe food related causes of ill health What is meant by food allergen? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ What is meant by the food intolerance? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Revision Question mat Complete table about how different contamination can cause ill health. Contaminatio n Give 3 examples of where it can be found. Effect on Health What bacteria need to multiply Metals Chemical Explain the difference between pathogenic bacteria and Spoilage bacteria? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Poisonous plants Parasites Physical Contamination Summarise how the two food intolerance cause ill health. What is the cause? What are the problem ingredients? What food can not be eaten? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Identify 15 main allergenic foods intolerance disease Coeliac Lactose

2. AC4.2 Describe the role and responsibilities of the EHO What is the role of an EHO? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ What does EHO Stand for? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Revision Question mat Explain how the food hygiene rating works? Below are legislation that are enforced by an EHO Briefly explain what these law are. Legislation Description _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________ The Food Safety Act The General food hygiene regulations The temperature control regulations The food composition regulations Explain how an EHO would investigate an outbreak of food poisoning _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Swabs? What are the consequences of poor inspection results? Work with who? Report?

3. Food Safety Act 1990 What it all about ? ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ AC4.3 Describe food safety Legislation Revision Question mat HACCP (2006) H H A A C C C C _____ Complete the mind map on food safety legislation: _____ What is the point of HACCP (2006)? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ _____ Personal hygiene of staff Food premises _____ Food safety legislation cover three main areas: Hygienic practices _____ Identify the information that is required on food packaging on the label below? P P

4. AC4.4 Describe common types of food poisoning. Revision Question mat Fill the germ with all your knowledge on food poisoning bacteria. Include symptoms, sources of food. Create a rap/song/poem to help your remember food poisoning bacteria. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ______________________

5. AC4.4/4.5 Describe the symptoms of food induced ill health. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Explain how you can identify if ill health has been caused by an allergen, food poisoning or food intolerance? Revision Question mat How can you stop food poisoning by the following: Storing food The kitchen Draw some of the symptoms you could have if food has caused ill health. Label if symptom is caused by poisoning, intolerance or allergy. Personal hygiene Serving food Cooking and cooling Symptoms Explain how should you store food in the fridge? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ What should you do if someone goes into anaphylaxis?