Health, Safety and

Hygiene
Food Poisoning 1
With
Mr.
Dyer
Lesson Objectives
1. Identify hat Food Poisoning is.
2. Identify the High !is" foods.
3. Identify ho bacteria #a"e $s ill.
What is Food Poisoning%

Food &oisoning is an illness yo$ get by cons$#ing

'eating( contaminated food.

Food is conta#inated if there is so#ething in it

hich sho$ldn)t be there.
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What is Food Poisoning%

Food &oisoning is an illness yo$ get by cons$#ing

'eating( contaminated food.

Food is conta#inated if there is so#ething in it

hich sho$ldn)t be there.
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Sy#&to#s of Food Poisoning

*bdo#inal Pain + sto#ach,ache

Diarrhoea + -the r$ns)

.o#iting + being sic"

/a$sea + the feeling of sic"ness

Fever + a raised te#&erat$re

Sy#&to#s vary de&ending on the ty&e of food

&oisoning and can last for days
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0a$ses of Food Poisoning

Bacteria '&athogens( and other microbes 'vir$ses,

#o$lds(.

1ating food that contains chemicals and metals.

1ating poisonous plants 'e.g. toadstools, berries(.

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High,!is" Foods

2acteria really li"e foods hich are moist 3 high

in protein.
45 0an yo$ na#e any e6a#&les of High,!is" Foods%
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7hese incl$de5

Meat

Fish

Po$ltry

Dairy &rod$cts

1ggs

8ravies

Stoc"s

Sa$ces

Shellfish

Seafood

0oo"ed rice
Lo,!is" Foods

7hese are $s$ally lo in #oist$re 'dry food(, lo in

&rotein, high in fat, acidic, high in salt, &ic"led
foods, ja#s and other &reserves and other
che#ically &reserved foods.

7hey are stored in cool dry &laces.

45 0an yo$ na#e any e6a#&les of Lo,!is" Foods%
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7hese incl$de5

Lard92$tter

Hard cheese

Dried foods

0ereals

2isc$its

2read

0ris&s

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0anned food

2acon
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Why 2acteria Ma"e ;o$ <ll

So#e bacteria have to be INSIDE yo$r body to

#a"e yo$ ill.

Once inside yo$, the bacteria attac" yo$r body

ca$sing illness.

So#e &rod$ce a T!IN '&oison( on the food hich

#a"es yo$ ill hen yo$ eat it.
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Ho 2acteria M$lti&ly

!e&rod$ce ra&idly by dividing in to to.

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1ach bacteri$# only needs 1= + >= #in$tes to

#$lti&ly.

1 bacteri$# ? #illions in a fe ho$rs

<deal conditions for groth5

%ood & 'oisture & (armth & Time
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Ho 2acteria M$lti&ly
0ritical 7e#&erat$res

@se the or"sheet &rovided to identify

ho te#&erat$re affects the activity of
bacteria.
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0ritical 7e#&erat$res
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High !is" and
&erishable foods
sho$ld be "e&t o$t
of the danger Aone
te#&erat$res of
beteen BC0 and
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Plenary
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1. Ho do yo$ get food poisoning%
Food &oisoning is an illness yo$ get by cons$#ing 'eating(
contaminated food
>. 8ive three symptoms of food poisoning.
*bdo#inal Pain, Diarrhoea, .o#iting, /a$sea, Fever
E. 8ive to ca$ses of food &oisoning. '6>(
2acteria, Microbes, 0he#icals, Metals, Poisono$s Plants
G. Why do bacteria li"e high ris" foods%
2acteria really li"e foods hich are moist 3 high in protein.
B. 8ive to e6a#&les of high ris" foods.
Meat, Fish, Po$ltry, Dairy &rod$cts, 1ggs, 8ravies9Stoc"s9Sa$ces,
Shellfish, Seafood, 0oo"ed rice
D. Ho do bacteria #$lti&ly%
2inary Fision
H. /a#e the fo$r things bacteria need to #$lti&ly.
FoodIMoist$reIWar#thI7i#e
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1. )an you Identify hat Food Poisoning is%
2. )an you Identify the High !is" foods%
3. )an you Identify ho bacteria #a"e $s ill%
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