Food Spoilage and Preservation

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Maintain personal hygiene, consume properly cooked food and boiled drinking water, and drink boiled drinking water.

Microorganisms that grow on our food sometimes produce toxic substances, making the food poisonous.

<p>Consuming food spoiled by microorganisms can lead to serious illness and even death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preserving food helps prevent it from being spoilt by microorganisms, thus reducing the risk of food poisoning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spoiled food emits bad smell, has a bad taste, and changes color.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bread left unused under moist conditions can be attacked by fungus, which is a type of microorganism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Microorganisms that grow on food can produce toxic substances, leading to food poisoning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Salts and edible oils.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low temperature inhibits the growth of microbes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent the attack of microbes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sugar reduces the moisture content which inhibits the growth of bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bacteria cannot live in such an environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers