Food Hazards
Hazards
generally referred to a situation where thing may go wrong. In food industry
food hazard means the potential risk of food poisoning and other health related
issues which may be in disorder by unsafe food handling, contamination, hygiene
or any other means. One of the first things to do when developing a system to
prevent food poisoning is to know and understand what hazards there are and
what we can do to control them.
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Hazard could be Biological, Physical or Chemical agent or factor with the potential
to cause an adverse health effect.
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Microbiological
e.g. Bacteria, viruses, yeast, mould
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Physical
e.g. stones, hair, glass
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Chemical
e.g. Fertilizers, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, pest control chemicals.
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