STUDY ON FOOD SAFETY

BAKED GOODS
POISONING CASES
BAKED GOODS
INTRODUCTION

'Baked goods' refers to breads and

pastries
Made from dough or batter & cooked in
an oven
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, dietary
fibers, B group vitamins, and minerals
BAKED GOODS
INTRODUCTION

9 Essential Ingredients in Baking

Flour Fats: Oil & Shortening
Leaveners Extracts and Flavorings
Sugar Spices
Salt Add-ins
Dairy

Common Spoilage organism: molds

(bacillus subtilis)
 TABLE OF CONTENT
01 CASE 1: STUFFED BREAD

02 CASE 2: PASTRIES

03 CASE 3: CASSAVA CAKE

04 CASE 4: YEMA CAKE

 CASE 1: STUFFED BREAD

When May 22-25, 2014 Abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea,

Signs/Symptoms vomiting, nausea, headache,
myalgia, and bloody diarrhea.
Where Ben Tre City, Vietnam

Poor hygiene practices

# Affected 41 Means Cross contamination
Room temperature storage

# Fatalities 0
Recommendation on proper
Actions Taken by and sanitary food handling and
Vehicle Stuffed bread (banh mi) Regulatory Agency preparation processes
Trained food-handlers in food
safety and personal hygiene

Suspect Salmonella species, E.coli, bacillus cereus,

Agent/Cause Clostridium perfringens, and
Staphylococcus aureus

Confirmed Salmonella species

Agent/Cause

Incubation 5-23 hours

Period
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 CASE 2: PASTRIES

When November to December 2010

Signs/Symptoms Nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps,
diarrhea
Where Illinois and Wisconsin
United States

# Affected 30 cases in Illinois and 70 cases in Wisconsin; Poor hygiene practices

total of 100 Means Room temperature storage

# Fatalities 0
Recalling all products made after
November 1,2010
Pastries (tiramisu, cakes, cobblers, decorated Actions Taken by Contacting retailers and
Vehicle cookies, tarts, pastries, and pies) restaurants to warn them or to
Regulatory remove and discard the recalled
Agency products.
Trained food-handlers in food
Suspect NR safety and personal hygiene
Agent/Cause

Confirmed Staphylococcus aureus

Agent/Cause

Incubation 6 hours
Period
 CASE 3: CASSAVA CAKE

When March 9, 2005

Where San Jose School, Mabini Town in Bohol

# Affected 100

# Fatalities 27

Vehicle Cassava cake

Suspect Agent/Cause Cyanide Poisoning

Signs/Symptoms stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea

 CASE 4: YEMA CAKE

When October 30, 2018

Where Guiguinto, Bulacan

# Affected 20 residents

# Fatalities 0

Vehicle yema cake

Suspect Agent/Cause contaminated water

Signs/Symptoms vomiting and diarrhea

CONCLUSION
MOST COMMON MEANS: IMPROPER FOOD HANDLING AND UNSANITARY ENVIRONMENTS

Peeling fruits and

Not cooking food Tasting or smelling food
01 thoroughly
05 vegtables without 09 to see if it's still okay to
washing them first
eat
Eating raw batter or Excessively washing flesh
02 dough and other food 06 Not washing your hands
10 foods like meat and
with uncooked eggs or poultry.
flour Eating risky foods if
youre part of YOPI
07 US Centers for Diseases
03 Thawing or marinating
food on the counter
(people with higher risk of
food poisoning)
Control and Prevention

Putting cooked meat back

Leaving food out too
04 long before putting it in
08 on a plate that held raw
meat 9cross
the fridge
contamination)
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