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    Sanitation is reducing contamination to a level that is harmless to health, while hygiene refers to personal practices that contribute to good health and cleanliness. Cleanliness means removing visible dirt, food residue, or other objectionable matters. Contamination occurs through the presence of harmful objects or microorganisms being transferred between sources.

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    Sanitation is reducing contamination to a level that is harmless to health, while hygiene refers to personal practices that contribute to good health and cleanliness. Cleanliness means removing visible dirt, food residue, or other objectionable matters. Contamination occurs through the presence of harmful objects or microorganisms being transferred between sources.

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    UNIT ONE - DEFINITION OF SANITATION AND

    HYGIENE

    What is Sanitation?

    Sanitation is the reduction of contamination with foreign materials including microorganism to a level that is
    harmless to health.

    What is Hygiene?

    Hygiene is a set of personal practices that contribute to good health. It also means healthy, clean and sensible,
    often equated with cleanliness.

    What is Clean?

    Clean is the removal of soil, food residue, dirt, grease or other objectionable matters, visible to the eye.

    What is Contamination?

    Contamination is the occurrence of any objectionable matters in the product.

    What is Cross Contamination?


    Cross contamination are microorganisms or contaminants that are carried from one source to
    another.

    What is Contaminants?

    Contaminants is any object that is harmful to health.

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