Bacillus cereus: A bacterium that causes two types of illness: emetic (vomiting) and diarrhoeal Campylobacter: A bacterium that causes campylobacteriosis Clostridium perfringens: A bacterium that causes gastroenteritis E. coli and STEC: A bacterium that causes gastroenteritis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome Clostridium botulinum: A bacterium that causes botulism Hepatitis A virus: A virus that causes Hepatitis A Hepatitis E virus: A virus that causes Hepatitis E Listeria: A bacterium that causes listeriosis Norovirus: A group of viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis Salmonella: A bacterium that causes salmonellosis Shigella: A bacterium that causes shigellosis Seafood toxins: Toxins that cause amnesic, diarrhoetic, neurotoxic and paralytic shellfish poisoning, and ciguatera and histamine poisoning Yersinia: A bacterium that causes yersinosis Common terms used in food safety
Bacillus cereus: A bacterium that causes two types of illness: emetic (vomiting) and diarrhoeal Campylobacter: A bacterium that causes campylobacteriosis Clostridium perfringens: A bacterium that causes gastroenteritis E. coli and STEC: A bacterium that causes gastroenteritis and haemolytic uraemic syndrome Clostridium botulinum: A bacterium that causes botulism Hepatitis A virus: A virus that causes Hepatitis A Hepatitis E virus: A virus that causes Hepatitis E Listeria: A bacterium that causes listeriosis Norovirus: A group of viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis Salmonella: A bacterium that causes salmonellosis Shigella: A bacterium that causes shigellosis Seafood toxins: Toxins that cause amnesic, diarrhoetic, neurotoxic and paralytic shellfish poisoning, and ciguatera and histamine poisoning Yersinia: A bacterium that causes yersinosis Common terms used in food safety