Question

Brad is making chicken pot pie from scratch. His chicken pot pie contains chicken, potatoes, carrots, celery and cream of mushroom soup. List two things that Brad can do to prevent cross contamination and foodborne illness.

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Answer 1

There are 3 different ways of food getting contaminated

physical, chemical or biological

Cross contamination occurs when bacteria or virus are transferred from contaminated food, or unclean utensils to other food, Most of the bacteria are present in raw meat, poultry, seafood, raw vegetables such as unwashed potatoes ,leafy vegetables. All bacteria in the raw food is killed when cooked properly. Foods that are consumed raw should be washed properly with water before consumption. Hand hygiene and proper storage of food in refrigerator are also very essential to prevent cross contamination

Brad can prevent cross contamination and food borne illness by the following ways

Proper hand hygiene

Using clean utensils

Since bacteria are present in raw vegetables the potatoes, carrot and celery should be washed properly and then cooked

Boiling or steaming of poultry( chicken)  kills the bacteria

Some of the food borne illness that are caused the cross contamination of food is typhoid, gastoentritis and food poisoning