FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
FOOD SAFETY HAZARDS AND RISKS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Cause more harm
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affect profits
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increase food wastage
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affect the quality of food
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Detailed explanation-1: -Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Food handling is important because unsafe food handling can lead to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses (commonly known as food poisoning). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), foodborne illnesses can cause long-lasting disability and even death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biological hazards are the most common causes of outbreaks in the food industry. Food safety hazards such as bacteria and viruses can easily be transferred to food from cross-contamination. These hazards are also dependent on factors surrounding the host food such as: Temperature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Of all the microorganisms, bacteria are the greatest threat to food safety. Bacteria are single-celled, living organisms that can grow quickly at favorable temperatures.