How is food contaminated

Food can become contaminated at any stage of production, processing or cooking. For example, it may be contaminated by: not cook food (particularly meat) not properly storing food that needs to be cooled below 5C leaving cooked food for a long time to warm temperatures not hot enough food previously cooked well someone who is sick or who has dirty hands touching the food to eat foods that have passed their "use" the spread of bacteria from contaminated food (cross-contamination) foods that are particularly susceptible to contamination if not handled, stored or cooked properly include raw meat and poultry eggs raw seafood raw unpasteurized milk "Ready to eat" foods such as sliced cooked meats, pates, soft cheeses and prepacked sandwiches

Posted in: Diet & Nutrition