FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Food contamination is when food is contaminated with microorganisms or substances and eating it could result in foodborne disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -Microorganisms contaminate the food from harvesting to preparation to consumption. A food micro flora mainly depends on microbial type, characteristics of a food type, contamination, and processing and storage conditions. The microbial groups associated with foods are bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, and viruses.

Detailed explanation-3: -They grow in food and produce a toxin. When swallowed this irritates the stomach lining, causing pain, nausea and sickness. The toxins may also enter the intestines and cause diarrhoea. Toxins can survive cooking, even though the bacteria that produced them are killed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Microbial spoilage results from bacteria, molds, and yeast. While microorganisms may or may not be harmful, the waste products they produce when growing on or in food may be unpleasant to taste.