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Cross Contamination

Cross contamination occurs when harmful bacteria are transferred from one food, surface, or person to another. There are three main ways this can happen: 1) from hands to food if hands are not washed properly before handling food; 2) from one food to another if raw foods drip juices onto other foods; and 3) from food preparation equipment and surfaces if they are not properly cleaned between uses with different foods. Proper handwashing, separating raw and cooked foods, using separate cutting boards for different foods, and sanitizing surfaces can help prevent cross contamination.

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Cross Contamination

Cross contamination occurs when harmful bacteria are transferred from one food, surface, or person to another. There are three main ways this can happen: 1) from hands to food if hands are not washed properly before handling food; 2) from one food to another if raw foods drip juices onto other foods; and 3) from food preparation equipment and surfaces if they are not properly cleaned between uses with different foods. Proper handwashing, separating raw and cooked foods, using separate cutting boards for different foods, and sanitizing surfaces can help prevent cross contamination.

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Quarter 1: Lesson 5: Cross Contamination Quarter 1: Lesson 5: Cross Contamination

Cross Contamination is the physical Cross Contamination is the physical


movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from
one person, object or place to another. one person, object or place to another.

Bacteria can transfer from: Bacteria can transfer from:


1. Hand to food Contamination - Occurs 3. Hand to food Contamination - Occurs
when contaminated hands handle cooked when contaminated hands handle cooked
or ready to eat foods. How to prevent hand or ready to eat foods. How to prevent hand
to food contamination: to food contamination:
 Wash hands properly  Wash hands properly
 Cover cuts, sores and wounds  Cover cuts, sores and wounds
 Keep fingernails short, unpolished &  Keep fingernails short, unpolished &
clean clean
 Avoid wearing jewelry, except for  Avoid wearing jewelry, except for
plain ring plain ring
2. Food-to-Food Contamination - When 4. Food-to-Food Contamination - When
harmful organisms from one food harmful organisms from one food
contaminate other foods. (raw meats, contaminate other foods. (raw meats,
thawing meat on top of the shelf where it thawing meat on top of the shelf where it
can drip on the other foods) can drip on the other foods)
 Store cooked foods that will not be  Store cooked foods that will not be
cooked in the refrigerator on a higher cooked in the refrigerator on a higher
shelf than raw foods. shelf than raw foods.
 Best to practice don’t mix left over  Best to practice don’t mix left over
foods with fresh foods. foods with fresh foods.
 Wash fruits & veg, in a cold running  Wash fruits & veg, in a cold running
water water
 Do not let raw meat and raw  Do not let raw meat and raw
vegetables be prepared on the same vegetables be prepared on the same
surface at the same time. surface at the same time.

3. Equipment to Food Contamination This 3. Equipment to Food Contamination This


type of contamination occurs because the type of contamination occurs because the
equipment or utensils were not properly equipment or utensils were not properly
washed and sanitized between each use. washed and sanitized between each use.
 Use separate cutting boards for  Use separate cutting boards for
different foods (meat- veg) different foods (meat- veg)
 Prepare raw foods in separate area  Prepare raw foods in separate area
from fresh and ready to eat foods from fresh and ready to eat foods
 Clean & sanitize equipment, work  Clean & sanitize equipment, work
surfaces & utensils after preparing surfaces & utensils after preparing
each food each food
 Use specific containers for various  Use specific containers for various
food products food products
 Make sure cloth and paper towel  Make sure cloth and paper towel
used for wiping spills are not used for used for wiping spills are not used for
any other purpose any other purpose

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