Boyer, Renee R.2014-11-052014-11-052001-12-05http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50788When preparing foods at home to sell, you must still practice good sanitation and proper food safety techniques. Microbial growth is affected by the following six factors: Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture, also known as FAT TOM. Controlling one or more FAT TOM factors prevents microorganisms from growing to dangerous levels that might make someone sick.2 pagesapplication/pdfenVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Food safetyExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/FST/FST-9/Food_Safety_PDF.pdfFood processingFood safetyfoodborne diseases