QUESTION 2
[10 MARKS]
2.0
Match the term in Column A with the correct description/definition in Column B.
(10)
Column A
Column B
2.1 Mesophiles
A. Raw milk
2.2 Log Phase.
B. Ready to eat food
2.3 Bacillus cereus
2.4 Clostridium botulinum
C. It grows at hot temperatures above
45°C.
D. Meat
2.5 Thermophiles
2.6 Bacterial growth is exponential
2.7 Perishable foods
2.8 Campylobacter jejuni
E. Bacteria can double every few
minutes.
F. It grows at or near refrigeration
temperatures of 0°C-30°C.
G. When conditions are right, rapid
growth commences.
H. Home preserved foods.
2.9 Yersinia enterocolitica
I. All prepared menu items.
2.10 Psychrophiles
J. It grows at or near room
temperatures, 10°C-43.3°C.
QUESTION 3
[10 MARKS]
3.0
Identify the purposes of primary production in terms of Food and Meat Hygiene.
(10)
SECTION B {30 MARKS)
QUESTION 4
[30 MARKS]
4. 1 Briefly explain keys sources of contamination in the milk production process.
(10)
4.2
Elaborate on the classification of food according to perishability of food products.
(10)
4.3
Recall the food spoilage and how it relates to shelf life.
(10)
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