SIGNS OF DAMAGED, DETERIORATED, SPOILED OR OUT-OF-DATE FOOD

Question 1

DAMAGED

Answer 1

SIGNS

• Broken packaging
• Dented cans
• Unsealed eg chicken
• Soggy packaging (not of correct consistency)

EXAMPLES

• Dry food eg box of cereal
• Canned foods
• Dented chocolate milk

Question 2

DETERIORATED

Answer 2

SIGNS

• Natural decay of food
• The texture of food (shrivelled, changed sized)
• Flavour been exploited to some degree (become bitter, sour, sweet)
• Discoloured (eg apple that is cut open and left out it will oxidise and turn brown)
• Smell (unpleasant)

EXAMPLES

• Milk (lumpy and curdle)
• Apple or Nectarine shirviled

Question 3

SPOLIED

Answer 3

SIGNS

• Visible contamination lessen in quality due to particular factors
• Burnt
• Mould
• Texture
• No longer at optimum quality due to often human factors eg poor handling - not storing right temperature, incorrect storage - exposed to oxidation
• Pick good quality products

EXAMPLES

• Stale chips
• Burnt toast
• Mouldy bread
• Bread = crusty

Question 4

OUT OF DATE

Answer 4

Always check the use by date

EXAMPLES

• Milk
• Fresh produce
• Meat
• Use deteriorated and spoiled to determine