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Food (Fish) Processing

First Quarter – Week 2
Washing and Sterilizing of Packaging
Materials
FP – Grade 10
Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) – Based Exemplar
Quarter 1 – Week 2: Washing and Sterilizing of Packaging Materials
First Edition, 2020

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Writers: JONA J. PLAZA

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Content Evaluator: SANDY G. SAPONG JR.
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Management Team: PSDS/DIC
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Rationale

Project PPE (Portfolio Predicate on Exemplar) is a backup contingency response of

the Schools Division of Surigao del Sur for learning delivery and learning resource
which parallel to the on-going endeavors of the higher offices in the Department. It
is the utilization of a lesson exemplar that is streamlined in a teacher-and-learner-
friendly format to cater to the new classroom setup in light of the COVID-19 health
crisis. These exemplars will be paired with a self-contained and self-instructional
portfolio.

The portfolio is a deliberate collection of works that highlight a learner’s effort that
would enable the him/her to see his/her growth and achievement, ability to reflect
on his/her own work and ability to establish goals for future learning.

Introductory Message

For the teacher:

Welcome to the TLE_FFP – 10 – First Quarter Exemplar on Washing and Sterilizing of
Packaging Materials!
This exemplar was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators
from different schools in the Division to assist you in helping the learners meet the
standards anchored on Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) set by the
Department while overcoming the constraints in schooling brought by the COVID-19
pandemic.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
As a teacher, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this exemplar in
the most fit modality. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while
allowing them to manage their own learning through portfolio assessments.

For the learner:

Welcome to TLE_FFP - 10 – First Quarter) Exemplar on Washing and Sterilizing of
Packaging Materials!
This exemplar was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled
to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner, either
at home or in school. To help you with this, this exemplar comes with a Weekly

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Portfolio Assessment. Your teacher will provide you with a template and you will be
given a privilege to organize the portfolio in your own creative way.
This exemplar has the following parts and corresponding icons:

This will give you an idea of the competencies

you are expected to learn in the exemplar and
What I Need to Know the objectives you are expected to realize.

This part includes an activity that aims to check

What I Know
what you already know about the lesson to
take.
This section provides a brief discussion of the
lesson. This aims to help you discover and
What is It understand new concepts and skills.

This section provides an activity which will help

you transfer your new knowledge or skill into real
life situations or concerns.

What I Can Do (1,2 & 3)

This task aims to evaluate your level of mastery

What I Have Learned
in achieving the learning objectives.

This contains answers to all activities in the

module.
Answer Key

This contain instructions about recording your

Portfolio Goal Setting
positive, realistic goals before going through this
exemplar.
This contain instructions about completing the
Portfolio Completion -Your
components of the portfolio. This also includes a
Growth Clue!
rubric to guide you of how your portfolio will be
assessed.
At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this exemplar.

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 What I Need to Know

Most Essential Learning Competency:

LO 1. Prepare Packaging Equipment, Tools and Materials (TLE_AFFP9-12RPK-Ia-c-
1)

Sub-competency:

1.2 Packaging Materials of varying sizes are washed and sterilized in

accordance with manufacturers’ specifications.

Objectives

After going through this exemplar, you are expected to:

A. Knowledge: Define Cleaning, Washing and Sterilizing of Food

Packaging Materials for the processed / finished products’;
B. Skill: Discuss the Process of Cleaning and Washing, Method in
Sterilizing Packaging Materials, and,

C. Attitude: appreciate the importance of Washing, Cleaning and

Sanitizing Packaging Materials for every Processed / Finished
products.

Portfolio Goal Setting

Using the Portfolio Assessment Template provided by your teacher along

with this exemplar, accomplish now your weekly goal setting. Refer to the
objectives above. Think of positive and realistic goals that you can considerably

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achieve with this exemplar. List them as your plans. Remember: Do not proceed
with this exemplar unless you have accomplished your goal setting.

What I Know

Multiple Choice.

Direction:
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. It is a process used to completely eliminate all living microorganisms. It can be

achieved by moist heat, dry heat, filtration, irradiation or by chemical
methods.
A. Sterilize
B. Sterilization
C. Food Sterilizing
D. Food Sterilization

2. To kill microorganism in something or to make them incapable of causing

spoilage.
A. Sterilize
B. Sterilization
C. Food Sterilizing
D. Food Sterilization

3. It is standards measures that have to be conformed with.

A. Sterilize
B. Packaging
C. Sterilization
D. Specification

4. It is a process of achieving and maintaining an area to a standard deemed

visually free from debris such as dirt, removal of foreign materials from areas
and objects.
A. Cleaning
B. Packaging
C. Sterilization
D. Specification

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5. It is a method of cleaning usually with the used of water and soap or
detergents.
A. Washing
B. Cleaning
C. Sterilization
D. Disinfection

6. Substances used in killing bacteria, it can be liquid, powder, granules or

sprays.
A. Cleaning Tools
B. Cleaning Agents
C. Cleaning Powders
b. Cleaning Materials

7. A cleaning process to eliminate must of pathogenic microorganism.

A. Washing
B. Cleaning
C. Sterilization
D. Disinfection

8. A process often used in food industry, sprayed at the surface and left in
contact with the surface to be cleaned.
A. Foam Washing
B. Manual Cleaning
C. Cleaning Process
D. High Pressure Washing

9. Cleaning methods that uses different types of brushes that are easy to use,
simple, effective and gives good result.
A. Foam Washing
B. Manual Cleaning
C. Cleaning Process
D. High Pressure Washing

10. One of the effective methods of sterilization, it usually involves the use of
steam.
A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization

11. The unique process of sterilization which removes microorganism rather than
kill or destroy.
A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization

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 D. Moist Heat Sterilization

12. A process of exposing to different kinds of radiation for sterilization

A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization
13. A process of removing microorganism by applying moisture-free heat.
A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization

14. A process of washing that uses different shapes and sizes of both portable
equipment and stationary types.
A. Foam Washing
B. Manual Cleaning
C. Cleaning Process
D. High Pressure Washing

15. All of these are methods used in washing and sterilizing plastic
containers/materials except:
A. Dry the plastic
B. Soak the plastic
C. Heat the plastic
D. Wash the container

What is It

WASHING AND STERILIZING OF PACKAGING MATERIALS

Thinking about food contamination and responding appropriately to
ensure safe food is a crucial part of food processing operations. Containers are a
convenient and attractive means of packaging products; they also protect food
from environmental influences and damage during distribution. Rigid and semi-
rigid containers made of a wide variety of materials are filled with product and
securely closed. In some cases, the heated food product is used to sterilize the
container and closure after filling, or a post-fill sterilization process is implemented,
such as a hot-water bath or pressure cook. Before filling, however, the container
should be cleaned to remove soil, foreign objects, and chemical contaminants.
The process of cleaning food containers, even when they are new, is
indispensable to ensure a safe product. Empty food containers can harbor

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foreign materials such as insects and pieces of glass or plastic. Sterilizing food
containers (for example, by irradiation) without cleaning them
eliminates biological hazards but may leave physical and chemical hazards in
the container that affect the safety of the food product. When consumers
discover foreign materials in a product, the results may include a loss of
confidence in the manufacturer, sales reductions, product recalls, and lawsuits.
Therefore, a system to clean containers and improve the safety of food products
should be established.

WASHING, CLEANING AND STERILIZING

Washing - is a method of cleaning usually with water and often some kind of soap
or detergent.
Cleaning
Cleaning is the process of achieving and maintaining an area to a standard
deemed visually free from debris which can include dirt, food, feces, blood, saliva
and other body secretions. It is the removal of foreign material from areas and
objects. Cleaning reduces amount of organic matter that contributes to the
proliferation of bacteria and viruses. The actual process of cleaning is achieved
with the use of aids such as cleaning tools and cleaning agents. Cleaning tools
such as mops, vacuum cleaners, cloths, floor scrubbers are used to achieve a
state of visual cleanliness.
Cleaning is a simple easy method using the two essential components of
cleaning, namely, friction and the use of fluid. Friction through rubbing and
scrubbing the soiled area and fluids generally water and a soap solution are the
first stage of cleaning. Washing is one way of achieving physical cleanliness,
usually with water and often some kind of soap or detergent.
Cleaning Agents

Cleaning agents are substances which come in many forms but generally are
liquids, powders, sprays, or granules. Some cleaning agents can kill bacteria and
clean at the same time. Cleaning is important because it prevents the spread of
dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. It is about removing dirt, including
stains, dust, bad smells and clutter on surfaces.
There are four types of cleaning agents it includes detergents, degreasers,
abrasives and acids.

Cleaning Process
The cleaning process can be divided into two:

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 1. Washing – cleaning with the use of water and soap or detergents.
2. Disinfection – the process to eliminate most of pathogenic
microorganism.

Cleaning Methods
There are many cleaning methods which can be used, and a satisfactory result
can be obtained several ways. According to the size of equipment, tools
materials to be cleaned.
1. Manual Cleaning – using different types of brushes that are easy and
simple to use, low cost, effective and gives a good result.
2. Foam Washing – this process is often used in food industry. Special
foaming detergent are sprayed in the surface to be cleaned and left in
contact with the surface. This is particularly useful in processing
equipment where the complexity of design makes manual cleaning
impossible. The foam and soil is removed by hasing or manual cleaning.
To make the foam, special equipment is needed. This is connected to a
tank with special chemicals and the foam/water mixture is sprayed on
the items to be cleaned.

Small Portable units Large Stationary Pumps

3. High Pressure Washing – this process is found in different shapes and sizes
of both portable equipment and stationary types.

Specialized Pressure Cleaning Equipment

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Sterilization – a process used to completely eliminate all living microorganisms. It
can be achieved by moist heat, dry heat, filtration, irradiation or by chemical
methods.

Methods of Sterilization
1. Moist Heat Sterilization is one of the most effective methods of sterilization
where the steam under pressure acts as a bactericidal agent. Moist heat
sterilization usually involves the use of steam at temperatures in the range
121–134°C.
2. Dry Heat Sterilization is the process of removing microorganisms by applying
moisture-free heat which is appropriate for moisture-sensitive substances.
3. Filtration - The process of filtration is unique among sterilization techniques
in that it removes, rather than destroys, microorganisms. Further, it is
capable of preventing the passage of both viable and nonviable particles
and can thus be used for both the clarification and sterilization of liquids
and gases.
4. Irradiation - is the process of exposing surfaces and objects to different
kinds of radiation for sterilization. Mainly electromagnetic radiation is used
for sterilization.

HOW TO CLEAN, DISINFECT AND STERILIZE PLASTIC MATERIAL

There are several ways to properly clean plastics. Only some of these methods
may be applicable to your specific product.

● Wash the container: For proper plastic disinfection wash the plastic with
anti-bacterial dish soap and hot water. The soap will immediately kill
surface bacteria, but may not guarantee complete sterilization; combining
washing with another method below is more effective. For the best results

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 always use a non-diluted alcohol rinse when washing. Additionally, both
rubbing alcohol and grain alcohol kill bacteria on plastic surfaces.
● Soak the plastic: For complete plastic sterilization soak the plastic container
in a bleach-water solution of about 5 to 10 percent bleach. Bleach will not
take long to disinfect, so the soaking time is minimal.
● Heat plastic: This can be done in a hot dishwasher rinse, but a microwave
is more effective. Wet the plastic container first, as the interaction between
the microwave's heat and water is what causes sterilization. Place the
plastic container in a microwave on high power for approximately two
minutes. Be cautious as both the dishwasher and microwave can melt
plastic. Polypropylene plastics are stronger than standard plastics and can
withstand high heat.
● Place plastics under a UV lamp: Ultraviolet plastic sterilization is a safe, non-
heated method used widely in food processing, laboratories and water
treatment. Although a UV lamp is not the most common kitchen or garden
tool, UV lamps are commercially available.

How to Clean and Sanitize Packaging Tools, Equipment and Containers

Have food containers, packaging equipment and tools ready and

thoroughly cleaned and sterilized before using. Thorough rinsing would not
be enough for they may still contain yeast cells and spores. Glass containers
and similar containers that are thoroughly washed should be placed in
boiling water for 15 minutes to be sterilized. Keep them warm until ready to
use.

What I Can Do 1

Activity I – Let’s Find it!

Direction:
Supply the missing word to complete the paragraph, find the missing words
at the box provided above. Write your answer in your activity notebook.

DAMAGE CONTAMINATION PACKAGING

REMOVE STERILIZE PROCESSING
CHEMICAL CONTAINERS PROTECT
HOT WATER BATH

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 Thinking about food 1. _________________ and responding appropriately to
ensure safe food is a crucial part of food 2. _____________ operations. 3.
____________ are a convenient and attractive means of 4. _________ packaging
products; they also 5. ____________ food from environmental influences and 6.
____________ during distribution. Rigid and semi-rigid containers made of a wide
variety of materials are filled with product and securely closed. In some cases, the
heated food product is used to 7. __________ the container and closure after filling,
or a post-fill sterilization process is implemented, such as a 8. _____________ or
pressure cook. Before filling, however, the container should be cleaned to 9.
__________soil, foreign objects, and 10. _________ contaminants.

Activity II – Tell me the TRUTH

Direction:
The underlined word in every sentence is wrong which makes the statement
false. Look for the correct answer inside the box. Write your answer in your
notebook.

SOAP OR DETERGENTS FILTRATION

MICROORGANISM MANUAL
WASHING

1. Sterilization is a process to remove all the living food contaminants.

2. High Pressure washing uses different types of brushes that are easy and
simple to use, low cost, effective and gives a good result.
3. Foam washing is a method of cleaning usually with the use of water and
often some kind of soap or detergents.
4. Washing is cleaning with the use of Water and chemicals.
5. Dry Heat Sterilization is a unique way of sterilization techniques as it
removes, rather than destroys microorganisms.

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 What I Can Do 2

Activity: Let’s Talk About It

Direction:

Give brief and concise answer. Write it on your activity notebook.

1. Between the two process of cleaning what do you think is the safest
way to apply in food packaging containers? Why?

2. How do you clean, wash and what methods of sterilization will you
apply in washing and cleaning you food packaging materials.

3. What do you think is most common methods used in cleaning? Why?

What I Can Do 3

Activity 1- Let’s Find it!

Direction:

Determine how will you wash and clean the following packaging materials.

Packaging Materials

1. Plastic bottles -
2. Glass jars -
3. Tumblers -
4. Glass Containers -
5. Metal containers -

Activity 2 – Let’s Feel It!

Direction:

In a form of essay write a short understanding of the Importance of

Washing and Sterilization of packaging materials. How will you apply it not only
in packaging materials but in our everyday life.

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 What I Have Learned

Multiple Choice

Direction:

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. It is a process used to completely eliminate all living microorganisms. It can be

achieved by moist heat, dry heat, filtration, irradiation or by chemical
methods.
A. Sterilize
B. Sterilization
C. Food Sterilizing
D. Food Sterilization

2. To kill microorganism in something or to make them incapable of causing

spoilage.
A. Sterilize
B. Sterilization
C. Food Sterilizing
D. Food Sterilization

3. It is standards measures that have to be conformed with.

A. Sterilize
B. Packaging
C. Sterilization
D. Specification

4. It is a process of achieving and maintaining an area to a standard deemed

visually free from debris such as dirt, removal of foreign materials from areas
and objects.
A. Cleaning
B. Packaging
C. Sterilization
D. Specification
5. It is a method of cleaning usually with the used of water and soap or
detergents.
A. Washing
B. Cleaning
C. Sterilization
D. Disinfection

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6. Substances used in killing bacteria, it can be liquid, powder, granules or
sprays.
A. Cleaning Tools
B. Cleaning Agents
C. Cleaning Powders
b. Cleaning Materials

7. A cleaning process to eliminate must of pathogenic microorganism.

A. Washing
B. Cleaning
C. Sterilization
D. Disinfection

8. A process often used in food industry, sprayed at the surface and left in
contact with the surface to be cleaned.
A. Foam Washing
B. Manual Cleaning
C. Cleaning Process
D. High Pressure Washing

9. Cleaning methods that uses different types of brushes that are easy to use,
simple, effective and gives good result.
A. Foam Washing
B. Manual Cleaning
C. Cleaning Process
D. High Pressure Washing

10. One of the effective methods of sterilization, it usually involves the use of
steam.
A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization

11. The unique process of sterilization which removes microorganism rather than
kill or destroy.
A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization

12. A process of exposing to different kinds of radiation for sterilization

A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization

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13. A process of removing microorganism by applying moisture-free heat.
A. Filtration
B. Irradiation
C. Dry Heat Sterilization
D. Moist Heat Sterilization

14. A process of washing that uses different shapes and sizes of both portable
equipment and stationary types.
A. Foam Washing
B. Manual Cleaning
C. Cleaning Process
D. High Pressure Washing

15. All of these are methods used in washing and sterilizing plastic
containers/materials except:
A. Dry the plastic
B. Soak the plastic
C. Heat the plastic
D. Wash the container

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What I Have Learned
B
A
D
A
A What I Know
B B
D A
A D
B A
D A
A B
B D
C A
D B
A D
A
B
C
D
A
What I Can Do 3
What I Can Do 2
Manual cleaning Both. You have to clean /wash first
after that, you can apply What I Can Do 1
/sterilization
disinfection / sterilization I – Fill in the Blanks
Manual
cleaning/sterilization Wash first the packaging materials
Contamination
Manual either manual or with the use of
Processing
cleaning/sterilization portable washer, then disinfection
Containers
Manual for some selected materials after
Packaging
cleaning/sterilization that you can choose or select
Protect
Manual methods of sterilization according
Damage
cleaning/sterilization to the packaging or materials
Sterilize
used.
Hot Water Bath
Most common or widely used is
Importance : Remove
manual cleaning, it is simple, easy,
Chemical
It is important to wash and effective and gives a good result.
sanitize our packaging materials
II – Modified True or False
for our product to be guaranteed
safe and effective. Food products Microorganism
should be not contaminated Manual
bec.it can harm our health for us Washing
Soap or
to ensure that our packaging
Detergents
materials should be properly
Filtration
cleaned, washed and sterilized.
Answer Key
 Portfolio Completion – Your Growth Clue!

You now go back to your portfolio and work on the other components that
follow your Goal Setting. Remember that your portfolio is a deliberate collection
of your works with the help of the exemplar. Highlighting your efforts here enables
you to see and reflect on your growth and achievement and your ability to
establish goals just to learn. Upon completion of your portfolio, please be guided
of the rubric below.

Rubric for Portfolio Assessment

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References

Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Revised Edition, pp.232-238 2.

Brochure – Know Your Food Manufacturing Industry
CBLM Food Processing NCII – Package / Finished Processed Food Products pp.8-
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https://www.qcs.co.uk/what-is-the-difference-between-cleaning-disinfection-
and-sterilizing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/washing
https://www.gordonbrush
https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/container-cleaning-in-food-
processing-operation
https://microbenotes.com/physical-methods-of-sterilization

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DepEd Surigao del Sur Division – Schools District of _____________

Address: _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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