(Food Safety) Food Technology definitions for AQA GCSE | Questions with 100% Correct
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Bacteria - ✔✔Single-cell micro-organisms that can cause food poisoning when they are consumed live in
food, or through the toxins they produce once they are ingested.
Enzymes - ✔✔Chemical substances that act as biological catalyst in plants, animals and micro-
organisms. They bring about and speed up chemical reactions in foods without becoming involved in the
reaction.
Food poisoning - ✔✔An illness caused by consuming foods contaminated by bacteria, chemicals or
biological contamination.
Food spoilage - ✔✔A reduction in the food quality identified by deterioration in the physical, chemical
and/or sensory properties
Moulds - ✔✔Form of fungi that reproduce by forming spores
Yeasts - ✔✔Single-cell microscopic fungi that reproduce by a process called "budding"
Food product recall - ✔✔An action taken to remove from distribution, sale and consumption, food that
may pose a health and safety risk to consumers.
HACCP( Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) - ✔✔A food safety system that identifies potential food
hazards and their control points at all stages in the production of food.
Origin - ✔✔The original source of a particular food
Primary processing - ✔✔A range of processes to make food safe to eat so that it can be consumed
individually or used in the manufacture of other food products, The physical form of the food changes
very little during the primary processing stage
Answers | Updated &Verified | 2024-2025 | 100% Score
Bacteria - ✔✔Single-cell micro-organisms that can cause food poisoning when they are consumed live in
food, or through the toxins they produce once they are ingested.
Enzymes - ✔✔Chemical substances that act as biological catalyst in plants, animals and micro-
organisms. They bring about and speed up chemical reactions in foods without becoming involved in the
reaction.
Food poisoning - ✔✔An illness caused by consuming foods contaminated by bacteria, chemicals or
biological contamination.
Food spoilage - ✔✔A reduction in the food quality identified by deterioration in the physical, chemical
and/or sensory properties
Moulds - ✔✔Form of fungi that reproduce by forming spores
Yeasts - ✔✔Single-cell microscopic fungi that reproduce by a process called "budding"
Food product recall - ✔✔An action taken to remove from distribution, sale and consumption, food that
may pose a health and safety risk to consumers.
HACCP( Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) - ✔✔A food safety system that identifies potential food
hazards and their control points at all stages in the production of food.
Origin - ✔✔The original source of a particular food
Primary processing - ✔✔A range of processes to make food safe to eat so that it can be consumed
individually or used in the manufacture of other food products, The physical form of the food changes
very little during the primary processing stage
