Question

which of the following are ways pathogens can contaminate food? check all that apply poor personal hygiene pasteurization cockroaches and mice cross-contamination

Explanation:

• Poor personal hygiene: If a person handling food has poor hygiene (e.g., not washing hands), pathogens from their body can transfer to food.
• Pasteurization: This is a process to kill pathogens in food, not a contamination method.
• Cockroaches and mice: These pests can carry pathogens and transfer them to food when they come in contact with it.
• Cross - contamination: When raw and cooked foods are mixed, or contaminated surfaces/tools touch food, pathogens can spread.

Answer:

A. Poor personal hygiene, C. Cockroaches and mice, D. Cross - contamination