10.2 CROSS-CONTAMINATION

Which of the following is an example of food-to-food cross-contamination?

• Using an unwashed knife to cut ingredients

• Preparing a meal without washing your hands

• Drying clean dishes with a dirty tea towel

• Adding unwashed lettuce to a fresh salad

What is contaminated food?

• Food that becomes dangerous because bacteria get into it

• Food that is cooked to a temperature above 70°

• Food that is kept in the frozen food zone for 5-7 days

• Food that is washed before preparation

Marwa prepared a salad using kitchen equipment that was not washed properly and caused her to become sick. Which type of cross-contamination is being described?

• Food-to-food

• Equipment-to-food

• People-to-food

• All of the above

What causes food to become contaminated?

• Parasites

• Chemicals

• Viruses

• Fungi

• All of the above

Sultan is preparing food in his kitchen. After cutting raw chicken he sanitises the cutting board and knife. Sultan puts the empty food packaging into the bin and wipes his hands on his clothes before cutting vegetables. What type of cross-contamination is described?

• Food-to-food

• Equipment-to-food

• People-to-food

• There is no cross-contamination described