Food Science Ch 18 Food Safety

The state of being unfit or impure for use

• biodegradable

• contamination

• cross-contamination

A change in food that causes it to be unfit to eat

• food spoilage

• food intoxication

• food infection

An illness caused by toxins in food.

• food intoxication

• food infection

• biodegradable

Able to be broken down into parts that nature can recycle.

• contamination

• food spoilage

• biodegradable

Microorganisms that can cause illness in humans.

• cross-contamination

• food spoilage

• pathogens

Tainting a food by contact with a contaminated food

• cross-contamination

• food spoilage

• contamination

_____ are chemical contaminants.

• Microbes

• Pesticides

• Mold

Chemical contaminants enter the food supply through _____.

• industrial waste

• spraying crops

• water supplies

• all thesse ways

Which method should not be used to test the safety of a food product?

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

Which type of contaminant is most likely to cause food borne illness?

• Chemical.

• Microbial.