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pests contaminate food by landing on the food and leaving there waste ,if you may, like flies whenever they land they vomit, leave waste, and urine. pests also contaminate food just by carrying diseases.
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What virus is transmitted mainly through contamination of food and water with infected fecal matter?
Hepatitis A (HAV).
What are types of contaminants?
Three types of contamination are:Microbial ContaminationCross ContaminationPartical ContaminationorContamination - this is when food contains a forgien objectCross Contamination - this is when harmful bacteria or virus are passed from one food to anotherIndirect Contamination - this is when bacteria are passed from the source to the high-risk food via something else such as a worktop, hands, equipment and cloths
What does food contamination mean?
spoiled food
What causes most cases of food poisoning in humans?
From bacteria - Campylobacter, generally from under-cooked chicken or cross-contamination of food by raw chicken.One of the biggest cause of foodborne illnesses is a virus - Norovirus, aka Norwalk virus or Calicivirus. It is quite virulent and is transmitted easily.
What is the agent for polio?
Polio is a virus that is spread when fecal contamination is ingested.
What food contamination's is usually associated with undercooked chicken?
Salmonella is the food contamination usually associated with undercooked chicken
What are three things that can contaminate water?
Three types of contamination are:Microbial ContaminationCross ContaminationPartical ContaminationorContamination - this is when food contains a forgien objectCross Contamination - this is when harmful bacteria or virus are passed from one food to anotherIndirect Contamination - this is when bacteria are passed from the source to the high-risk food via something else such as a worktop, hands, equipment and cloths
Cross - contamination?
When bacteria from one food items gets onto another food item it is called cross-contamination.
What is a food born disease?
disease transmitted by contamination of food
What is the function of gloves in food processing?
Prevent contamination of the food.
What pollutes food?
If you are referring to how food becomes contaminated then there are three types of contamination and two ways in which it can occur. The 3 types of ways food can be contaminated is by Physical Contaminants: Chemical Contaminants: Contamination of food through a chemical based product such as bleach Biological Contaminants: Contamination from microorganisms such as, yeast, parasites, viruses, bacteria and mold The 2 ways in which food can be contaminated is through Direct Contamination: contamination of food from the original place it was produced, ie. salmonella on chicken, Cross-Contamination: when food is contaminated from one food to another through a non-food object. Ie Apple is contaminated because you did not wash your hands( non food object) after cutting raw chicken.
Would detection of EColi in meat be indicative of contamination or spoilage of the product?
Ecoli doesn't develop on food. It reaches food through contamination.
