Food Poisoning & Food Spoilage

Question 1

What can you do to stop food poisoning?

Answer 1

Protect the food
Prevent growth of food poisoning bacteria
Destroy or reduce bacteria

Question 2

What is food spoilage?

Answer 2

When food goes ‘off’ the smell, taste and look of the food makes it unfit to eat and it should be thrown in the bin

Question 3

Cross-contamination of food involves

Answer 3

The transfer of harmful bacteria from raw food to food that has already been cooked or prepared

Question 4

One of the main causes of food poisoning is the consumption of food containing…

Answer 4

Pathogenic bacteria

Question 5

What is food poisoning?

Answer 5

Food poisoning is an illness caused by consuming food contaminated by bacteria, chemicals or biological contamination

Question 6

Cause of food poisoning…

Answer 6

1. Bacterial contamination
2. Biological contamination
3. Chemical contamination

Question 7

What are enzymes

Answer 7

Chemical substances that act as biological catalyst in plants, animals and microorganisms. They bring about and speed up chemical reactions in foods without becoming involved in the reaction

Question 8

Conditions required to grow bacteria….

Answer 8

Temperature between 5 and 60

Moist, damp environment

Question 9

Ways to prevent food spoilage and food poisoning

Answer 9

Personal hygiene
Pest control
Storage