Unit 2

Question 1

What is food poisoning?

Answer 1

An illness that can occur after eating contaminated food

Question 2

What is contamination?

Answer 2

This occurs when something that gets into food that shouldn’t be there e.g bacteria

Question 3

What are bacteria?

Answer 3

A microscopic organism which might cause disease

Question 4

What is food hygiene?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What are microorganisms?

Answer 5

They are tiny living things so small you need a microscope to see them

Question 6

What microorganisms are in bread, Quorn, yoghurt and blue cheese?

Answer 6

Bread- yeast
Quorn- fungi
Yoghurt- bacteria
Blue cheese- mould

Question 7

What FOUR conditions do bacteria need to multiply?

Answer 7

1. Food
2. Moisture
3. Warmth
4. Time

Question 8

Three foods that develop mould if they store for too long?

Answer 8

Jam, fruit and cheese

Question 9

Bacteria need what in food to survive?

Answer 9

High protein, vitamins and minerals and this is found in meat, milk, fish and chicken

Question 10

Three examples of food that are reconstituted before they are eaten?

Answer 10

Custard powder, packet soup and pot noodle

Question 11

All temperatures for bacteria

Answer 11

64-100 degrees- bacteria destroyed
5-63 degrees- danger zone
1-4 degrees- multiply slowly
-18 degrees- bacteria dormant

Question 12

How fast do bacteria multiply?

Answer 12

Every 20 mins in ideal conditions

Question 13

What foods should you not put together when going to the shop?

Answer 13

Raw meats and other foods

Question 14

What can be put in the freezer?

Answer 14

Frozen peas, ice cream, left over lasagne

Question 15

What can be put in the fridge?

Answer 15

Cheese, sandwiches for tomorrow, lettuce, open jar of jam

Question 16

What can be put in the cupboard?

Answer 16

Flour, olive oil, Jaffa cakes and breakfast cereal

Question 17

Four high risk foods?

Answer 17

Chicken, sandwiches, fish and cream

Question 18

Four low risk foods?

Answer 18

Coffee, tea, breakfast cereal and flour

Question 19

When cooking food…

Answer 19

Cook foods such as meat and chicken thoroughly

Question 20

Three symptoms of campylobacter?

Answer 20

Vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, stomach pains and headaches

Question 21

Three types of food poisoning.

Answer 21

Listeria, E. coli, salmonella

Question 22

Foods which have campylobacter?

Answer 22

Seafood and shellfish and cook rice