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Chemical:
- Allergens in food (that aren't supposed to be there). For example, peanuts or milk.
- Melamine contamination in milk powder
Physical:
- Glass and sand.
- Pieces of metal and bone fragments.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoif you are cooking or preparing meat, if its not cooked properly, and you don't wash your hands you can get salmonella poisoning. If you are using a knife watch you fingers, also wash your hands before you prepare food.
If you have pots and pans on the stove, turn the handle away from you so you don't catch it when you walk past.
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∙ 10y agofood borne cause physical hazard
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How is physical contamination to be preven?
Physical contamination can be prevented by not touching the food with dirty hands and to use clean hands and utensils while touching the food
Define physical contamination?
Physical contamination is when some thing is made dirty, unsterile, or unclean by physical contact with something else. Such as someone not wearing gloves and then touching your food.
The risk of physical contamination can be reduced by?
washing hands before handling food.
What is physical contamination?
Contamination is something that should be avoided in all kitchens, professional and home. A physical contaminant is a particle such as bacteria or other rotten food that can containment a kitchen.
What is foodborne illness and cross contamination?
Food contamination is when something makes the food inedible or can cause illness when consumed. Contamination can be # Biological (bacteria, parasites, viruses, etc.) # Chemical (cleaners, sanitizers, additives, etc.) # Physical (glass, metal, etc.) Contamination is not necessarily obvious or visible.
What are the types of food contamination.?
Chemical (bleach mixed in) Bacterial (salmonella) Physical (a metal shaving)
What does food contamination mean?
spoiled 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.
Which is consequence of physical contamination?
Food contamination is usually caused when items laden with harmful bacteria come in contact with the food item. It can be human contact, or contact with the prep table or the surface of utensils used in preparation or cooking.
Why do manufacturers package food?
safety (too keep it from picking up contamination from bacteria, physical contamination like dirt, chemical contamination, etc...) to keep it from breaking (like eggs) to make it easier to sell (a can of soup instead of a barrel of soup)
Is An example of a physical contamination is a bone fragment?
A bone fragment can be a physical contamination. Some other physical contaminates are glass particles, wood splinters, stones, or metal fragments.
Why the food hygiene and safety is important?
Mainly to prevent food poisoning, but also to prevent physical, environmental and chemical contamination, and in relation to catering having upmost customer satisfaction.
