INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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food-borne illness
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deterioration
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preservation
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Food poisoning, or foodborne illness, occurs when you eat contaminated food. Contaminated means it’s infected with a toxic organism, such as a bacteria, fungus, parasite or virus. Sometimes the toxic byproducts of these organisms cause food poisoning.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is foodborne illness? Foodborne illness (food poisoning) is caused by consuming contaminated food, beverages, or water and can be a variety of bacteria, parasites, viruses and/or toxins. Many of these pathogens can be acquired through more than just food, beverages, or water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most foodborne illness caused by viruses happens because the person handling the food has transmitted to the virus to the food through improper food handling or poor sanitation. Hepatitis A and Norovirus are examples of viruses that are responsible for foodborne illness.