What are the major causes of foodborne illness and the violations involved?
The two major causes of foodborne illness are improper cooking or holding temperatures and cross-contamination of food items due to poor food handling practices. On the State inspection form, these would correspond to violations of item #3 (failure to meet temperature requirements), item #9 (poor food handling practices), item #15 (poor hygienic practices) and item #13 (failure to meet handwashing requirements).
