Verónica Hernandez Pescador

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Tecnólogo en control de calidad de los alimentos

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Centro agropecuario de buga

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What is the food control system?

National food control systems ensure that the food available in a country is safe, wholesome and suitable for human consumption, as well as compliance with food quality and safety requirements and honest and accurate labeling. in accordance with the provisions of the law. Therefore, these systems protect the health and safety of consumers and help guarantee the quality and safety of food traded nationally and internationally.

The body in charge of controlling the quality of food is the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). It is the only international organization that oversees all aspects of the food chain, allowing for a broader vision of food safety.

What is an ETA?

It is an infectious or toxic disease caused by the consumption of water or food contaminated with microorganisms, parasites, or by toxic substances that they produce; affecting the consumer's health acutely or chronically, at individual or group level.

ETAS classification

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They are classified as infections, intoxications or infections

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Foodborne/Foodborne Infection: Results from ingestion of food containing live pathogenic microorganisms. For example: E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Hepatitis A virus, Triquinellaspirallis.

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Food poisoning: occurs when toxins produced by fungi or bacteria are present in ingested food in amounts that affect health. For example: botulinum toxin, Staphylococcus enterotoxin.

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Toxins are generally odorless or tasteless and are capable of causing illness even after the microorganisms have been killed.

Food poisoning is caused by the ingestion of food that contains pathogenic microorganisms and that are capable of producing toxins once they are ingested. For example: Clostridium perfringens, cholera, gastroenteritis due to C.