Foodborne Illness第 3 / 240 题
The acronym FAT-TOM describes the six conditions bacteria need to grow. What do the letters stand for?
a.Fat, Air, Time, Temperature, Oxygen, Moisture
b.Food, Acid, Time, Texture, Oxygen, Moisture
c.Fermentation, Acid, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, Minerals
d.Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen, Moisture
解析
FAT-TOM stands for Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen, and Moisture — the six factors that let bacteria multiply. Controlling any one of them, usually time and temperature, slows or stops growth. The other options misname one or more factors.
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