How can bacteria get into food?

Answer 1

The effects of bacteria on food are its contamination and decomposition. Small amounts of bacteria are largely harmless, but in large amounts they can pose serious healthy risks depending on the species.

Answer 2

If it is a meat it will develop a disease called E-COLI, very deadly form of food poisoning.

If it is bread it simply goes blue mould or if it has came in contact with uncooked meat could contain traces of e-coli.


The e-coli bacteria can survive on chopping boards for over 24 hours


I hope this answer has been of much use.

Answer 3

Bacteria's are omnipotent (found everywhere) so when food is kept out in the open it gets blown and falls on your food. Bacteria requires nourishment so they secrete chemicals to break down the complex food molecules into simple components outside their body and then later takes it in...

Answer 4

Bacteria grows on food because when it starts to grow the bacteria goes on the vine.

Example: Corn grows on vines and thats how they get bacteria.

It kinda helps plants grow.

Answer 5

Bacteria are actually living organisms. Like people or animals, they can't make their own food, like plants, so they consume food from outside sources.

Answer 6

it can destroy