Controls for Preventing Physical and Chemical Contamination of Food

Food Safety Management

TASK 1
AC 1.1 Controls for preventing Physical and
Chemical contamination of food
 Food contamination is
referred as presence of
microorganisms and
harmful chemicals that
causes illness to consumer
of the food.
 There are many factors and
causes that makes food
contaminated and are
known as chemical and
physical contamination.

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 Physical contamination is
meant that food includes
physical objects like dirt,
hair, pests, broken glass,
bones or metal staples.

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 Chemical contamination of food happens when food comes
in contact with chemicals that makes chemical food
poisoning.
 Chemical contaminated food includes kitchen
cleaning agents, unwashed vegetables and fruits,
non-safe plastic containers, pest control products,
etc.