Types of Examples Ways to prevent contamination Physical Hair Ensure hair secured up and if you Jewellery are in the kitchen wear a hat Flies and insects Don’t wear jewellery when dealing Plasters with food False nails / nail varnish Ensure that you wear blue Buttons plasters, as then you should see them before you eat them No nails / nail varnish Chemical Cleaning chemicals Ensure when using chemicals Metal from open tins of there is no food around food Do not store food in tins when Pesticides once they have been opened Ensure fruit and vegetables are washed Microbial Viruses As viruses enter the body through (most common Moulds / yeasts contaminated food or water and form of Harmful bacteria also through raw vegetables, poor contamination) Naturally poisonous food personal hygiene practices – ensure hygiene practice is good Moulds / yeasts can grow on a wide range of food Poisonous food can include green potatoes, rhubarb leaves, under cooked kidney beans so these – should be avoided To grow, bacteria need the right conditions and these include:
Types of contamination Examples Ways to prevent Physical Hair Jewellery Flies and insects Plasters False nails / nail varnish Buttons Ensure hair secured up and if you are in the kitchen wear a hat Don’t wear jewellery when dealing with food Ensure that you wear blue plasters, as then you should see them before you eat them No nails / nail varnish Chemical Cleaning chemicals Metal from open tins of food Pesticides Ensure when using chemicals there is no food around Do not store food in tins when once they have been opened Ensure fruit and vegetables are washed Microbial (most common form of contamination) Viruses Moulds / yeasts Harmful bacteria Naturally poisonous food As viruses enter the body through contaminated food or water and also through raw vegetables, poor personal hygiene practices – ensure hygiene practice is good Moulds / yeasts can grow on a wide range of food Poisonous food can include green potatoes, rhubarb leaves, under cooked kidney beans – so these should be avoided To grow, bacteria need the right conditions and these include:
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