48 Best Food Safety Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

Food safety matters because foodborne illnesses are a burden on public health and contribute significantly to the cost of health care. Each year foodborne illnesses sicken 48 million Americans...Read More

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Which group is more likely to use alternative health care options?

Mia Thomson
Answered: Aug 21, 2017

Although alternative health options are used by both men and women regardless of their age and race, studies revealed that women ages 25 to 44 years old are more likely to use alternative health...Read More

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What should you do if the refrigerated leftovers don't have a bad smell?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 04, 2024

They still may not be OK to eat because many harmful bacteria that can cause foodborne illness donâ€™t make food smell.

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Is it safe to eat leftover food that was left out on the counter to cool at dinnertime, then forgotten until morning? Will additional cooking kill the bacteria that may have grown?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 04, 2024

No bacteria exist everywhere in nature. They are in the soil, air, water, and the foods we eat. When they have nutrients (food), moisture, and favorable temperatures, they grow rapidly,...Read More

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What is food safety?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to...Read More

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What are food safety regulations?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

Modern food legislation is based on international principles and standards. ... Generally “food law” is used to apply to legislation which regulates the production, trade and handling...Read More

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Why is food safety management important?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

A food safety management system is a group of practices and procedures put in place to actively control risks and hazards throughout the food process and ensure regulatory compliance. ...Read More

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What are the food safety hazards?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

A food safety hazard refers to any agent with the potential to cause adverse health consequences for consumers. Food safety hazards occur when food is exposed to hazardous agents which result in...Read More

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What are food safety legislation's?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

In all countries, food is governed by a complexity of laws and regulations which set out the government’s requirements to be met by food chain operators to ensure the food is safe and of...Read More

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Why food safety is important?

D.Jessica
Answered: Sep 28, 2017

Every restaurant and public kitchen is held to a very specific safety standard due to foodborne illnesses. Foodborne illnesses cause sicknesses in 48 million Americans each year and leads to...Read More

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What are the food safety standards?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

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Why is food safety required?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

Every day people get ill from the food they eat. Bacteria, viruses and parasites found in food can cause food poisoning. Often, there's no way of telling if food is contaminated because it might...Read More

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How should the following items be bagged to go home?You've bought raw chicken, raw hamburger, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and mayonnaise at the grocery store.

O.Olivia
Answered: Feb 05, 2020

The meat should be placed in one bag while the rest of the items can be placed in another bag. It is important that the meat will not go with the rest of the items, especially since it is raw and...Read More

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What are some common fast food safety guidelines?

H.Miaham
Answered: Oct 17, 2017

Nearly every restaurant chain now gives its employees guidelines for food safety. These guidelines cover everything from proper hand washing to the proper order for cleaning surfaces in the...Read More

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Why are food safety and hygiene so important?

G.Sophiel
Answered: Oct 16, 2017

Proper hygiene is very important when it comes to food preparation. Without washing hands and kitchen tools, diseases may easily spread. In some places in South Africa, this crucial matter is not...Read More

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