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Food Safety & Basic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Training

Food Safety: Types of Contamination

1. Biological Contaminants
Biological
• Bacteria:
• Bacterial hazards are those bacteria that
may cause illness in people. They can
cause disease, or produce toxins that
make us ill.

• Viruses: Biological
• Viruses can also cause disease. A virus
does not need water, food or air to
survive. Contamination is usually due to
poor hygiene practices.

2. Chemical Contaminants
Chemical
• Cleaning & Sanitizing chemicals
• Allergens
• Toxins from bacteria or which are otherwise
an existing component of a raw material.

• Other chemicals

3. Physical Contaminants
Physical
• Metal, Glass or other foreign materials
•Pests
• Hair, Fibers

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