Preventing food contamination

Don't wash this before cooking as it can spread pathogens

• Sprouts

• Fruits & vegetables

• Chicken, beef, pork & turkey

• Milk products

Answer explanation

Thoroughly cook meats & refrigerate promptly.

This can carry salmonella so don't eat it raw, cook thoroughly, & keep refrigerated.

Answer explanation

Always wash your hands after handling raw eggs. Salmonella can be on the outside of the egg shell.

These are found in salads and in wraps but cooking them is recommended.

• Lettuce

• Sprouts

• Avocado

• Tomatoes

Answer explanation

Sprouts are healthful small greens. They are grown in a humid and warm environment...ideal for growing pathogens too.

______________ can be contaminated with vibriosis. Cook or reheat to kill pathogens.

Answer explanation

You are taking a risk when you consume raw seafood.

This is made from grains and not treated to kill germs so don't eat it raw.

• Flour

• Sugar

• Honey

• Rice

Answer explanation

When might we eat raw flour?

This thermal process heats to a mild temperature to kill bacteria

• sterilization

• dehydration

• irradiation

• pasteurization

Answer explanation

Raw milk is pasteurized so items made from it like soft cheeses, ice cream, and yogurt don't contain contaminants.

If you choose to eat these raw, wash thoroughly. Cooking can get rid of pathogens.

• Soft cheeses

• Meat products

• Fruits & vegetables

• Eggs

Answer explanation

Most of us do not eat enough fruits & vegetables.

While cooking can remove contaminants, it can also reduce the nutritional value.

The movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object, or place to another is:

• Cross contamination

• Blanching

• Sterilization

• Food spoilage

Answer explanation

94% of the 82 students who took their vocab pre-test knew the correct answer.

When and where did you learn about cross contamination?

In canning, food is preserved by putting it in containers and then _____ them in boiling water.

• drying

• immersing

• storing

• dissolving

Answer explanation

You do want to immerse the cans in boiling water. You do not want to immerse appliances in water. Water and electricity do not mix.

Before freezing, drying, or canning vegetables, you can blanch them to help prevent food contamination. Blanching means...

• Removing all the water from them

• Putting them in a vat at 100 degrees for a set time

• Frying them in a pan with a little butter

• Scalding food in hot water or steam for a short time

Answer explanation

After scalding the food for a short amount of time, place vegetables in an ice bath to quickly stop the cooking process.