Question

gabe fries chicken at country boy restaurant. gabe wears gloves as he preps the raw chicken in flour. today during the lunch rush, his manager asks him to fill chicken orders for impatient customers. gabe immediately begins putting cooked chicken in boxes and on plates. what are the hazards created by gabe’s actions? actually, no hazards are created since gabe is wearing gloves, and the raw chicken is covered with flour. there is no hazard if gabe washes his gloves. although he is wearing gloves, gabe has created a physical hazard by touching cooked chicken and then touching raw chicken. although he is wearing gloves, gabe has created a cross - contamination hazard by touching raw chicken and then touching cooked chicken.

Explanation:

Cross - contamination in food safety occurs when harmful bacteria from raw food (like raw chicken) are transferred to ready - to - eat food (like cooked chicken) through improper handling. Gabe touched raw chicken (which has pathogens like Salmonella) and then immediately handled cooked chicken without changing gloves or properly sanitizing his hands/gloves. Wearing gloves doesn't prevent cross - contamination if the gloves are contaminated with raw chicken pathogens and then used on cooked chicken. The other options are incorrect: the first two say no hazard, which is wrong as raw chicken has pathogens. The third mentions a physical hazard, but touching raw and then cooked chicken is a biological (cross - contamination) hazard, not physical.

Answer:

Although he is wearing gloves, Gabe has created a cross - contamination hazard by touching raw chicken and then touching cooked chicken.