HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

FOOD SAFETY

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This occurs when bacteria is transferred from one food or surface to another.
A
cross-walk
B
cross-contamination
C
cross-container
D
bacteria crossing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Cross-contamination occurs when bacteria spread from one food item to another. This can easily happen when cooked or ready-to-eat foods come into contact with raw meat or other uncooked foods, dirty hands or contaminated utensils. Keep raw and ready-to-eat foods separate!

Detailed explanation-3: -Cross contamination can cause food poisoning when bacteria is transferred onto food that is ready to eat. For example, if raw meat comes into contact with a sandwich, the person eating the sandwich will consume the bacteria that was on the raw meat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adding contaminated foods to non-contaminated foods results in food-to-food cross contamination. Raw, undercooked, or improperly washed food can harbor large amounts of bacteria, such as Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, E. More items •21-Jan-2020

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