NUTRITION
FOOD SAFETY
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Question
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Poor food safety practices can lead to food not tasting the way it should
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Food safety is important as it is what our boss has told us to do
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Poor food safety practices can lead to food borne illness and possible death.
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Food safety is important because it can effect the amount of money you can make on a product
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. It also creates a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants, young children, elderly and the sick.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses, parasites, moulds and toxins (chemicals) can also cause foodborne illness. Foods can become contaminated when food is not handled safely. Some common mistakes include not chilling or cooking foods properly, cross-contamination of cooked with raw foods, and unclean cooking surfaces, utensils, dishes or hands.
Detailed explanation-3: -Inadequate cooking is a common cause of food poisoning. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked foods, such as from hands, chopping boards or utensils, can also cause food poisoning. Most foods, especially meat, poultry, fish and eggs, should be cooked thoroughly to kill most types of food poisoning bacteria.