PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

Physical Chemical Microbiological

Delivery/ Vehicle  Dust and dirt  Oil, diesel,  Contamination
transportation from vehicles petrol from from raw to
 Shards of glass vehicle cooked foods
maintenance  Spoilage
bacteria
 Pathogenic
bacteria
Food processing  Machinery  Pest bait  Contaminated
parts, screws,  Cleaning food handler
nuts chemicals  Infected food
 Metal handler- carrier
shavings/rust
 Fragments of
bones
Storage  Dead insects  Pest bait  Cross
 Packaging  Cleaning contamination
materials chemicals raw to cooked
foods
 Food spoilage
bacteria
 Dust
 Protection
from pest
damage
Food preparation  Finger nails,  pest bait  viruses
hair  cleaning  natural poisons
 Jewelry chemicals in food
 insects
Food service  hair, jewelry  cleaning  cross
 glass shards chemicals contamination
from damaged  cleaning sprays raw to cooked
counter sneeze foods
screen
TYPES AND FORMS OF BACTERIA

Type Associated with Incubation Period Symptoms

Salmonella  Raw eggs 6 – 72 hrs.  Sickness
 Raw meat  Diarrhea
 Poultry
 Carries animal
sewage
Staphylococcus  Human body, 1 – 6 hrs.  Sickness
aureus nose, mouth,  Stomach pain
(produce toxins) skin etc.  Low
temperature

Bacillus Cereus  Soil 1 – 6 hrs.  Sickness

(produce toxins and  Cereals  Stomach pain
spores)  rice  Diarrhea

Clostridium  Soil 8 – 12 hrs.  Stomach pain

Perfringens  Dust  Diarrhea
(produce toxins and  Insects
spores)  Raw meats