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When a food is contaminated by microbes cooking of food may the microbes but it cause food poisoning why?
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∙ 13y ago
it causes food poisiong because the microbes are not good for the body. when it is chewed and goes into the stomach and spreads into tiny particles and burns vigurously. lol i dont know i just made all of that up in my head.
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Why can Licking a spoon and putting it back into food cause food poisoning?
If the person who licked spoon is a carrier of pathogenic microorganisms, the food would become contaminated. These microbes could then be ingested by other people, causing them illness.
What are the effects of micro-organisms in food?
Microorganisms can contaminate the food we consume. There are two categories of microbes one is beneficial or neutral for human health and the other is a disease causing pathogen. When a disease causing microbe come in contact with the food, it may start growing on them for a while can be taken inside of body while we eat or drink the contaminated food. They can cause serious infection or food poisoning based on the type of pathogen that is contaminated. Clostridium botulinum is a pathogen which causes food poisoning by its toxin.
Can you get sick from eating bad turkey bacon?
Yes, any improperly handled food can cause food poisoning if it is contaminated by bacteria or other food poisoning microbes.When in doubt, throw it out!
What is food poisoning?
Food poisoning is the consumption of contaminated food. There are two types of food poisoning: food infection, and food intoxication.Food infection:-The presence of bacteria or other microbes, which infect the body soon after consumption.Food intoxication:-The ingestion of toxic elements within the food (including exotoxins), which can happen even when the microbe that produced the toxin is either no longer present, or able to cause infection.Symptoms usually begin shortly after consumption, though it can vary from several hours to days, and can include one or more of the following: nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headache, or fatigue.Food poisoning is one type of illness that occurs after eating contaminated food and drinking contaminated water. Food poisoning may causes of diarrhea & vomiting that is very critical sometimes for the peoples.
What leads to food poisoning?
Usually the mishandling of food is the cause of foodborne illnesses. Microbes and/or their toxins found in the food can make people sick.
Food poisoning is caused when?
Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated ,spoiled or toxic food .More than 250 bacteria and viruses are known to cause food poisoning. To avoid this , we should follow the proper steps for making food.
What are the principles of cooking poultry?
There are different principles when cooking poultry. Making sure to clean the poultry is important. Also cooking it to the proper internal temperature is important in order to not cause food poisoning.
Can frozen mango cause microbiological food poisoning?
If it was contaminated by microbiological pathogens prior to or even during freezing, it could cause foodborne illness. Freezing does not kill off the pathogens.
What can food poisoning bacteria be found in?
Salmonella bacteria can cause food poisoning. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach cramps and sometimes vomiting and fever. Symptoms usually last for four to seven days.You usually get salmonella by eating contaminated food. Salmonella bacteria live in the gut of many farm animals and can affect meat, eggs, poultry and milk.In 2006 an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from processed spinach occurred. Even semi cooked eggs and meat can cause food poising by various microbes. The best way to avoid it is to wash hands and tables and use clean utensils.The oddest place to find bacteria that can cause food poisoning is on ice cubes in a restaurant setting.
How are microbes useful and harmful?
E.coli is found in the gut and some strains are beneficial for producing vitamin K, while other strains can cause serious food poisoning.
What is the cause of food poisoning?
Bacteria. Specifically: Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, and Clostridium botulinum. Also a group of bacteria called Salmonella. When food is contaminated with any of these organisms and allowed to grow at room temperature they produce toxins. The exception is botulism. It usually surfaces in improperly canned foods. It grows and produces toxins anerobically. Cleanliness in food handling, thorough cooking of meats, keeping foods either hot or cold so bacteria won't grow, and following approved recipes for home canning, will help prevent food poisoning.
What is the difference between foodborne microorganisms and food poisoning microorganisms?
All micro-organisms are no food poisoning micro-organisms,but all food poisoning micro-organisms are a category of micro-organisms. Food poisoning micro-organisms are harmful for a person but all micro-organisms are not harmful for example lacto-bacallius is a micro-organisms which is present in curd(yogurt) causes no food-poisoning whereas The microorganism salmonella bacteria, causes an infectious illness and can be passed on to another person and causes food poisoning.
