Health and Social Care

All kinds of effects.

Botulism

Salmonella

Parasites.

Handling food without washing hands first - germs get from the food preparer's hands into the food and to the patients.

Not putting hair back or covering it - food preparer's hair and germs can get into the food and harm those who eat it.

Not cooking food thoroughly - bacteria are not killed and can harm the people who eat the food

Not storing food properly (in the refrigerator or wrapped up, etc.) mole and bacteria can grow in the food, and again, patients may eat it and get sick from it

Not using cookware properly - workers can cut themselves when using knives improperly or burn themselves by not using potholders and opening pot lid away from their faces (steam burns)

If safe practices in a health and social care setting are not being followed then there can be many unpleasant outcomes such as food poisoning, diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea. There are three types of food contamination; biological contamination, physical contamination and chemical contamination. Biological contamination in food occurs when micro-organisms enter the food from different sources such as poor hygiene eg. Not washing your hands. Washing your hands before you handle food and before you touch different foods i.e. raw meat to vegetables can lead to food poisoning. This is very important because if it is not followed then cross contamination will occur causing many problems for both staff and service users. Service users in this case would be likely to get food poisoning whilst staff users would get complains from the service users about harmful food. You can prevent biological contamination by washing your hands every time you touch different foods, cleaning all equipment regularly and keeping the premises clean. Physical contamination is when something like a piece of glass, hair, fingernails, jewellery, paper. Fall into the food making it harmful to consume. You can avoid this by wearing appropriate clothing, tying hair...