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1. What are the sources of food poisoning bacteria?

Cooked foods people soil and pests
Raw foods people soil and pests
Air raw foods soil and people
Raw foods air pests and soil

2. Which of these statements about food poisoning toxin is true?

It is a poison
It is a hard coating that can surround bacteria
It usually takes several days to make a person ill
Toxins are always destroyed during cooking

3. Given ideal conditions how quickly can food poisoning bacteria divide?

Every 5 - 10 minutes
Every 10 - 20 minutes
Every 20 - 30 minutes
Every 30 - 60 minutes

4. Food poisoning can cause serious illness. Which of the following groups of people are particularly at risk?

Overweight people the elderly and those already sick
Women people on a diet and the very young?
The very young the elderly or people who are ill
People who are middle aged elderly or ill

5. Which one of the following groups do bacteria need to multiply?

Food warmth moisture and light
Food warmth moisture and air
Food warmth moisture and time
Food warmth moisture and darkness

6. Which of the following foods is an important source of food poisoning bacteria?

Bread
Sugar
Jam
Raw eggs

7. Which one of the following pairs of bacteria can form spores?

Clostridium perfringens and Staphylococcus aureus
Clostridium perfringens and salmonella
Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus
Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus

8. After which one of the following is it MOST important to wash your hands?

Buttering bread
Slicing cooked meat
Handling raw meat
Slicing cake

9. What is a spore?

A form of bacteria that can survive high temperatures and other unfavourable conditions
A poison
A disposable cleaning cloth
An insect egg

10. In the case of food poisoning what is the incubation period?

The time it takes to investigate the cause of food poisoning at a food business
The time a person has food poisoning symptoms
The time between the consumption of contaminated food and the first symptoms of illness
The time it takes for a person to recover from illness

11. Which of these statements about spores is true?

All food poisoning bacteria can form spores
Spores may survive boiling
Freezing destroys spores
Spores multiply rapidly in high protein foods

12. At which of these temperatures are pathogenic bacteria most likely to multiply quickly at?

5 º C
37 º C
65 º C
-18 º C

13. In food poisoning what do we mean by the term A CASE?

A Person suffering from food poisoning
An old person
A Person who causes food poisoning
Anyone with stomach pains

14. Which of the following statements are true?

All bacteria are harmful
No bacteria are harmful
Some bacteria are harmful
Spoilage bacteria will usually make people ill

15. Which one of the following bacteria is usually connected with the nose and throat?

Clostridium perfringens
Staphylococcus aureus
Salmonella
Bacillus cereus

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