Contaminated

Foods
 What is Contamination?
Food Contamination?

Contamination is the presence of a constituent,

impurity, or other undesirable element that spoils, corrupt,
makes unfit, or infects a material or environment. 

Food Contamination states the presence of impurity on
food which makes it unfit for consumption.


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Source: CPD Online (Food Hygiene)
 How to identify them?

Food contamination is when food is contaminated with

microorganisms or substances and eating it could result in
foodborne disease. It could result to any undesired change
in the natural colour, taste or texture of food items which
makes it unfit for consumption.


d b o r e!
Foo Source: The Open University (Study 8)
Sus!
2 Types
Accidental Intentional
Unintentional contamination
 Done on purpose


Due to mishandling;
 Deliberate/Criminal act


Unexpected events;
 Food Fraud


Perpetrator: employee to
Human Error; and

stranger


Machine/Equipment breaking
 A growing concern


 Cont
am inatio
Classification n

Biological Physical Chemical

Also known as microbial Food contaminated by a Food contaminated by
contamination. Existence foreign object such as some form of chemical.
of microorganism on food.
 glass, fingernail, metal, Difficult to control.

dirt, and hair.

 Biological Contamination

Microscope
We can only identify a
biologically contaminated
food through a microscope.

 gical
Biolo

Bacteria
found on
food using
microscope

 Bacteria and other
microorganism are usually
present on seafoods and
undercooked meats.
 Physical Contamination

Unhygienic
One of the major cause of
physical contamination is
unhygienic cooking without
proper PPE.

Physi
cal Unwanted object:
Cockroach/Insect

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Hair

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Dirt

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Earth Worm

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Mold

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Grease

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Ant

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Mold

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Dirt

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Rat

Physi
cal Unwanted object: 

Flies/Insects

 Chemical Contamination

Chemicals
It could be natural or
artificial. Most common
causes: Unwashed food,
disinfectant, chemicals
from plastic, antibiotics.

Chem
ical Contamination Cause: 

Bubble/Soap


UNWASHED
Chem
ical Contamination Cause: 

Disinfectant

FOOD AND CHEMICAL SAME
COVERT
Chem
ical Contamination Cause: 

Plastic

CHEMICAL PRESENT ON
PLASTIC
 Chem

OVER-USED OF ANTIOBIOTICS
ical

IN PRODUCING ANIMALS
Antiobiotics

Contamination Cause: 

Chem
ical Contamination Cause: 

Pest-Control Chemicals


FOR RODENTS
Chem
ical Contamination Cause: 

Heavy Metal


TOXIC
 Chem
WHEN YOU TOOK STEROIDS
ical

YOU SHOULDN’T EAT SWEETS


Corticosteroids

Contamination Cause: 

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YOU!
“Fear tolerated is

Faith contaminated”