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

Buttering bread
Slicing cooked meat
Handling raw meat
Slicing cake

2. Some bacteria can be very useful. In which of the following processes are bacteria helpful?

To produce dried coffee
In the production of yoghurt
When cooking turkey
When using a sanitiser

3. 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

4. Which one of the following groups are all food-borne diseases?

Cholera typhoid and measles
Measles listeria and typhoid
Dysentery typhoid and influenza
Listeria typhoid and dysentery

5. The most common causes of food poisoning are?

Viruses
Chemicals
Bacteria
Poisonous plants

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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. 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

11. In which one of the following foods are pathogenic bacteria most likely to be found?

Dried foods
Pickled foods
Raw meat and poultry
Foods with high salt content

12. Which one of the following is most likely to be a high-risk food?

Cooked meats
Raw chicken
Toast
Uncooked bacon

13. 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

14. 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

15. A common symptom of food poisoning is?

Cough
Diarrhoea
Sore throat
Kidney pain

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