Contamination

5. Contamination:

Contamination occurs when the food is not cooked properly or contaminates such as a bacteria's or pesticides get on the food. Food contamination can happen at several different locations where the food is bought, traveled, prepared and consumed.

"From The Farm To The Fork"

Types Of Contaminants:

There are three types of contaminants.

1. Bacterial Contamination
2. Environmental Contamination
3. Cross Contamination

1. Bacterial Contamination:

Many bacteria's can contaminate food and the most common of them are:

1. Vibrio vulnificus
2. Shigella

1. Vibrio vulnificus:

These bacteria's carried food borne illness from the contaminated sea food. They are also commonly known as Ocean Bacteria.

2. Shigella:

The most common food contaminated by these bacteria is salad and raw vegetables.

2. Environmental Contamination:

The introduction of micro organisms, chemicals and expired food stuff into water, air and soil in a concentration that makes the medium unfit for its intended use.

3. Cross Contamination:

When the bacteria are transferred from a contaminated surface to a one which is not contaminated, cross contamination takes place. Bacteria can come from people, work surface, equipment's, utensils and from other foods.