Health Nutrition

FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH - FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

REVIEW OF FOOD SPOILAGE AND CONTAMINATION

Can you answer the following questions?

Multiple Choice

The deterioration in the colour, flavour, odour, or consistency of a food product is ?

• Food contamination

• Food poisoning

• Food spoilage

Multiple Choice

Where can food contamination occur?

• harvesting

• transporting

• cooking/serving

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

A _________ is an illness transported to people by food.

• Foodborne Illness
• Contamination
• Pathogen
• Microorgansim

Multiple Choice

Identify three micro-organisms responsible for contamination of food

• Bacteria, yeast, moulds,

• Yeast, fungi, bacteria

• Mould, yeast,fungi

Multiple Choice

When micro-organisms come into contact with food and make it unsafe to eat, the food is said to be:

• Conserved

• Contaminated

• Concentrated

• Condensed

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not a symptom of food poisoning?

• Headache

• Vomiting

• Diarrhoea

• Weight gain

Multiple Choice

Which micro-organism is used to make bread?

• Mould

• Enzyme

• Bacteria

• Yeast

Multiple Choice

Ripening is an example of natural decay.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One of the most common food-borne illnesses from undercooked poultry and eggs is:

• Trichanella

• Salmonella

• Clostridium perfringens

Multiple Choice

All microorganisms are bad. [ex. Parasites, viruses, yeasts, molds]

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to thaw out frozen foods?

• Warm Water
• In Sink
• Refrigerator
• On Counter

Multiple Choice

What is an example of cross-contamination?

• Cutting raw vegetables with a clean chef's knife
• Placing raw meats on the same shelf of the refrigerator
• Preparing raw chicken and vegetables on the same cutting board
• Using clean hands and work surfaces when preparing food

Multiple Choice

The deterioration in the color, flavor, odor, or consistency of a food product is ?

• Food contamination

• Food poisoning

• Food spoilage

Multiple Choice

Bacteria in general needs four things to grow they are?

• water, heat, air, soil

• water, air, warmth, moisture

• warmth, time, moisture, food

• warmth, air, time, light

Multiple Choice

Freezing food kills bacteria that causes food borne illness.

• True
• False

FOOD PRESERVATION

Importance of Food Preservation

Open Ended

Why do persons preserve food?

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to preserve food?

• To make food last longer

• To stop the growth of bacteria

• To not waste food

• All of these

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of preserving food?

• It tastes better.

• It increases the nutritional value.

• It lasts longer.

• It looks better.

ANY QUESTIONS?

Read Preservation of Food in your text book.