Taking Care Of Your Food

Question 1

What is food poisoning?

Answer 1

Food poisoning occurs when a person becomes ill after eating contaminated food.

Question 2

What is food poisoning?

Answer 2

When a person becomes ill after eating contaminated food.

Symptoms may included vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal pain and fever.

Question 3

What is contamination?

Answer 3

When something gets into food that shouldn’t be there.
Eg. Bacteria hair or fly
This will effect the quality of the food and can cause food poisoning.

Question 4

Definition of bacteria.

Answer 4

Microscopic organisms, some of which can cause disease.

Question 5

Term of food hygiene?

Answer 5

Ensuring that food is safe to eat and has been protected from contamination.

Question 6

What is a micro organism?

Answer 6

Tiny living things so small you need a microscope to see them

Question 7

What else can cause food poisoning other than bacteria?

Answer 7

Mould

Question 8

What is mould?

Answer 8

Grows on the surface of food and a fury appearance.

Question 9

Three foods that can develop mould if stored incorrectly or too long?

Answer 9

Bread cheese jam fruit cake

Question 10

Usefull micro organisms?

Answer 10

Bread - yeast
Quorn - fungi
Yoghurt/probiotic drinks - bacteria
Blue cheese - mould

Question 11

What types of food does bacteria prefer to grow in?

Examples?

Answer 11

Protein Vitamens minerals

Milk chicken ham

Question 12

What does bacteria need to grow?

Answer 12

Food moisture warmth

Question 13

Why can dry foods be kept a long time?

Answer 13

There is no moisture for bacteria to grow in?

Question 14

What temperature are bacteria destroyed?

Answer 14

64 - 100

Question 15

What is the danger zone?

Bacteria multiply rapidly in?

Answer 15

5 - 63

Question 16

Temperature of fridge and why?

Answer 16

1-4 A’s bacteria multiplies slowly

Question 17

What does dormant mean?

Answer 17

Dormant means inactive. Bacteria are alive but not actively growing?

Question 18

Temperature of freezer?

Answer 18

-18

Bacteria are dormant

Question 19

As well as food moisture and warmth what do bacteria need to multiply rapidly?

Answer 19

Time

Question 20

How long does it take for bacteria to Double in ideal conditions

Answer 20

20 mins

Question 21

How should you shop for food/ store food?

Answer 21

Keep raw food and cooked food separate

Question 22

What are high risk foods?

Answer 22

When bacteria will grow easily on them.
They are moist and contain protein vitamins and minerals
Eg chicken pork cheese and milk ( dairy or raw foods)

Question 23

Where should High risk to be stored?

Answer 23

Fridge/freezer

Question 24

Best before dates are for…

Answer 24

Low risk foods

Question 25

Use by dates are used for..

Answer 25

High risk foods

Question 26

Examples of low risk foods?

Answer 26

Canned, dried foods, in jars or packets.

Question 27

When preparing food…

Answer 27

Handle food as little as possible
Clean dishes and surfaces as you prepare food
Keep high risk food in the danger zone as LITTLE time as possible

Question 28

When cooking food…

Answer 28

Cook meat and chicken thoroughly

Question 29

If your reheating food…

Answer 29

Reheat until piping hot
Reheat only once
Follow instructions carefully

Question 30

When serving food…

Answer 30

Serve hot above 63 and cold below 4

Question 31

What is a symptom?

Answer 31

An effect on the body

Question 32

What is the name of common food poisoning bacterium?

Answer 32

Campylobacter