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   What contaminates your food?

   • Common sources of physical contamination include: Pests: Pests — such as mice, rats and cockroaches — leave droppings (urine, saliva, fur, faeces) that can contaminate food. Pests themselves can also make their way into food Jewellery: Food Handlers should avoid wearing jewellery as it can slip off and contaminate food.

   Food Contamination - Food Safety

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   How does food contamination affect food safety?

   • This guide explores food contamination in its various forms and outline key preventative measures for ensuring food safety. Food contamination happens when something gets into food that shouldn’t be there, making it unsafe to eat. Contaminated food can have a negative impact on the person who eats it, and for the business who sold it.

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   What is food contamination?

   • Food contamination refers to when something gets into food that shouldn't be there, thereby making the food unsafe to eat. Food-borne illness and its business-destroying cousin, the food-borne illness outbreak, are caused by food contamination.

   Food Safety and the Types of Food Contamination

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   Why is unsafe food bad for You?

   • Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. It also creates a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants, young children, elderly and the sick.

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   What are the most common food contaminants?

   • Biological and chemical substances are the most common food contaminants. They account for more than 200 food-borne illnesses, including typhoid, cholera and listeriosis. Food-borne illnesses usually present as diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pains.

   How does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill more than

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2. blog.foodsafety.ca › food-safety-and-types-foodFood Safety and the Types of Food Contamination

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   Oct 6, 2022 · While there are many food safety hazards that can cause food contamination, most fall into one of three categories: biological, physical or chemical contamination. In many cases, a single hazard can introduce more than one type of contamination to food.

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances causes more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. It also creates a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants, young children, elderly and the sick.

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5. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › foodFood poisoning - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Feb 23, 2024 · Food poisoning, a type of foodborne illness, is a sickness people get from something they ate or drank. The causes are germs or other harmful things in the food or beverage. Symptoms of food poisoning often include upset stomach, diarrhea and vomiting.

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   Serving contaminated food can lead to food-borne illness outbreaks, allergic reactions and injuries.

7. inspection.canada.ca › fact-sheets › food-poisoningCauses of food poisoning - inspection.canada.ca

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   Food contaminated by bacteria, viruses and parasites (foodborne pathogens) can make you sick. Some people can have foodborne illness, also known as "food poisoning", and not even know they have it. Many people experience nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. You should see a doctor as soon as possible if you think you have a foodborne illness.

8. theconversation.com › how-does-food-getHow does food get contaminated? The unsafe habits that kill ...

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   May 16, 2023 · Unsafe foods, according to the (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness....

9. www.cdc.gov › food-safety › risk-factorsPeople at Increased Risk for Food Poisoning | Food Safety | CDC

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Food poisoning can be particularly dangerous for them because illness can lead to diarrhea and dehydration. Children younger than 5 are three times more likely to be hospitalized if they get a Salmonella infection. Kidney failure strikes 1 out of 7 children under age 5 who are diagnosed with E. coli O157 infection.