Q. What is included in food safety
- Food Safety in production
- Food safety in handling
- Food safety in storage
- All of the above
Answer: d)
Safe food handling: This includes safe procedures for each process such as receiving, re-packing, food storage, preparation and cooking, cooling and re-heating, displaying products, handling products when serving customers, packaging, cleaning and sanitizing, pest control, transport and delivery.
Q. Who is responsible for food safety
- Producer including farmer
- Commercial operator and traders
- Handler and storage operators
- Regulator with all the above
Answer: d)
Everyone who is in contact of handling of food like producer farmer, commercial operator and trader, handler and regulatory bodies.
Q. Contaminated food can __________ .
- Transmit diseases
- Serve as a growth medium for bacteria
- Serve as growth medium for fungus
- All the above
Answer: d)
Chemical contamination can lead to acute poisoning or long-term diseases, such as cancer. Foodborne diseases may lead to long-lasting disability and death. Examples of unsafe food include uncooked foods of animal origin, fruits and vegetables contaminated with faeces, and raw shellfish containing marine biotoxins.
Q. Why to produce and consume healthy food
- For immediate and long term benefits for people
- For intermediate and long-term benefits for the planet
- For immediate and long-term benefits to the economy
- All of the above
Answer: d)
Healthy food is consumed because of long term benefit for people, long term benefits for the planet as well as long –term benefits of the economy.
Q. Who are most affected by foodborne illness
- Individuals of all ages
- Children under 5 years old
- Old age group
- Children aged 16 to 32
Answer: b)
These groups of people are:
- Adults Aged 65 and Older.
- Children Younger Than 5 Years.
- People with Weakened Immune Systems.
