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John is preparing lentils for the meal service. He pours the lentils from the package into the pot and adds water and the spices from the recipe. He cooks them for 30 minutes, but later that night there is a complaint from a patron. What physical contaminant might be in the lentils?

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MemeDoggo
The physical containment located in the Lentils may be debris such as rocks and dirt. Since John immediately poured the lentils in the pot and added the water without washing them, although the lentils are shipped in a bag and you may think they are “clean”, they aren’t they haven’t been washed off. Not washing the Lentils can possibly cause you to get sick due to bacteria found in the debris. Although it isn’t really that common to find debris it still is highly possible.
Evadin2019

The physical contaminants might be in the lentils are small stones, dirt, and debris.

Further explanation

Physical contaminant is an object found in the food. Common contaminant physical such as dirt, small stone, hair, and metal. In the case above, John cooked the lentils straight from the packaging without washing and rinse it.

It is important to wash the food thoroughly under the running water to remove any dirt. Preventing food contamination is important to avoid sickness and injuries. Some prevention efforts, including:

  1. Wash the food under running water.
  2. Wear hair restraint such as hair net to keep the hair fall into the food.
  3. Keep fingernails short and always wearing gloves when handling food.
  4. Remove jewelry and accessories.
  5. Ensure the building and kitchen area free from pest

Another type of contamination including biological and chemical contamination. Biological contamination is when harmful bacteria contaminate food. It is a common cause of food poisoning and food spoilage. Chemical contamination is when toxic chemical found in the food and animals product such as pesticide residue, cleaning product, and unwashed fruit and vegetables

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Keywords: food preparation, food hygiene, food handling