Question

An example of the food safety principle of cross-contamination is:
	thaw raw meat on the counter and separate from food preparation equipment. store raw meat in plastic bags away from other foods. cook raw meat to the appropriate minimum internal temperature. store raw meat on the top shelf of the refrigerator.

Answer 1

Cross-contamination can be a serious one for food safety principles. The early prevention of cross-contamination will bring one step further to eliminate diseases based on food bourne. During cross, contamination foods can come under contamination by microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria. This contamination can follow from the preparation of foods to the process of storing it. This contamination is followed by three main sources:

• Food to food
• People to food
• Equipment to food

The first example i.e. "the raw meat on the counter and separate from food preparation equipment" is not an appropriate example of food safety for cross-contamination because the raw meat in the counter can contaminate other cooked foods in the counter.

The second example "store raw meat in plastic bags away from other foods" is also a not appropriate example of food safety for cross-contamination because the plastic used to store the raw meat can have microorganisms in it. moreover, that plastic can be dangerous for health due to the chemical composition of plastic and direct connection with raw meat.

The third example " cook raw meat to the appropriate minimum internal temperature" is an appropriate example of food safety for cross-contamination because it does not store in any place, which shows no connection or contamination with any type of equipment or foods. The raw meat when cooked under minimum internal temperature then that heating of temperature will kill microorganisms and will be the best slot for food safety as well as health.

The fourth example " store raw meat on the top shelf of the refrigerator" is also not an appropriate example of food safety for cross-contamination because the storing of raw meat in the top shelf in the refrigerator can cause dripping of raw meat on other cooked foods in refrigerator placed under that shelf.