By Elimu Assistant Team Learn about three critical ways food can be contaminated by cooks, including poor hygiene practices and the impact of communicable diseases.
Questions
- Identify three ways in which food can be contaminated by a cook.
Answers
- Three ways in which food can be contaminated by a cook include:
- Sneezing/coughing on food: When a cook sneezes or coughs without covering their mouth, droplets containing bacteria or viruses can land on the food, leading to contamination.
- Handling food before washing hands: If a cook does not wash their hands before handling food, any germs or dirt on their hands can transfer to the food, increasing the risk of foodborne illnesses.
- Healthy carriers of communicable diseases: Cooks who are asymptomatic carriers of infectious diseases can unknowingly contaminate food with pathogens, posing a health risk to consumers.
