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Which term is used to describe food that contains harmful substances that were not originally present in the food?
Contaminated food
When is an illness considered an outbreak?
When two or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food
What do public health authorities do when investigating outbreaks?
Identify the source of contamination
What are potentially hazardous foods?
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What is the main cause of food-borne illness?
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Which of the following is a common cause of food-borne illness?
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What does it mean for a food to be considered contaminated?
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When is an illness considered an outbreak?
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What is the purpose of monitoring and investigating outbreaks?
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Which of the following is an example of a potentially hazardous food?
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