FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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Question
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Contamination is the presence of harmful substances in food.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cross-Contamination A food that is fully cooked can become re-contaminated if it touches other raw foods or drippings from raw foods that contain pathogens. Cross-contamination is the physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object or place to another.
Detailed explanation-2: -Contamination. The unintended presence of potentially harmful substances, including microorganisms in food.
Detailed explanation-3: -Summary. Food contamination is the presence of any objectionable, potentially harmful or unpleasant substance in food. There are four types of food contamination: microbial, physical, chemical and allergen. Contamination can cause offence, injury, illness-and can be fatal.
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