Section A (20 marks) Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following groups is not especially susceptible to foodborne illness? a. The very young b. Young adults c. The elderly d. Pregnant or lactating women 2. The cost of foodborne illness can occur in the form of: a. Medical expenses b. Loss of sales c. Legal fees and fines d. All of the above 3. CDC reports show that in most foodborne illness outbreaks‚ mishandling of the suspect food occurred
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foods feed millions of people daily with a wide variety of foods that are relatively cheap and easily accessible. The street food industry offers a significant amount of employment‚ often to persons with little education and training. Poor personal and environmental hygiene contribute significantly to food contamination and resultant food borne diseases. It is assumed that by their nature‚ street food contamination is inevitable‚ yet millions of people depend on this source of nutrition and economic livelihood
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understand what food safety and hygiene means. The quality of food has been something that has always been held in high regard. But in the past few decades‚ food sanitation and hygiene has been a growing concern among the public. This is because we are now better educated and aware of the dangers of eating contaminated foods. This article defines sanitation as ‘the design and maintenance of an environment that is clean and healthy. On the other hand‚ www.answers.com defines hygiene as ‘Conditions and practices
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the Elizabethan period (1558-1603) the health of everybody from peasants to the wealthy was extremely poor due to the inadequate hygienic techniques used during the time. None of the people were aware exactly how they became ill‚ therefore surgeons had much difficulty to cure them. Although they rarely bathed they were oblivious to the fact this may be the source of their problems. Poor hygiene‚ brought out by infrequent bathing‚ resulted in illnesses caused by the patients’ and the surgeons’ reluctance
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Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage wastewater. Hazards can be either physical‚ microbiological‚ biological or chemical agents of disease. The World Health Organization states that: "Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine
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Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage wastewater or more specifically to the food service world‚ the hygienic measures for ensuring food safety. Figuratively speaking‚ Sanitation has its hand in just about all aspects of the food service; for example‚ contamination can begin when you buy the food that you are going to prepare and serve. Food that is not bought from
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Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. An improved sanitation facility is one that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact. Improved sanitation generally involves physically closer facilities‚ less waiting time‚ and safer disposal of excreta. Poor sanitation is responsible for one of the heaviest existing disease burdens worldwide. The diseases associated with poor sanitation and unsafe water account
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Sanitation is the concept to restore basic hygiene and health of the people of a country. The country like India over burdened of population more than 50% of which is too poor to avail basic needs of day to day life‚ for them hygiene is an unimportant issue‚ hence sanitation is also a luxury. In India 72.2% population live in villages where the awareness of sanitation is much lower than the urban areas. It was only in the early eighties‚ with the thrust of the International Water and Sanitation
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Cause/Effect Essay #4 Have you ever thought about what could happen if you don’t practice good oral hygiene? Have you ever thought about the fact that cavities can lead to even more serious dental problems? Do you know that if you aren’t practicing good oral hygiene‚ you’re opening the door to dental problems that isn’t easy to close? If you don’t take care of your teeth‚think about how much harder easy life tasks would be for you. It is not that hard to simply brush your teeth twice a day and floss
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(08) February 26‚ 2013 Water and Sanitation The cleanliness of water has always been looked at as an issue that needed to be dealt with. When looking around at articles and papers there are always the ones over the sanitation of water in third world countries and how help is needed there. DALY (disability adjusted life years) is used to measure disease resulting from poor access to water and sanitation facilities. The absence of access to clean water and sanitation is faced by millions living with
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