How does rough handling spoil food?
Important Questions on Food Safety
Yash left a sandwich in his lunchbox over the weekend. When he opened the lunch box on Monday, he found a whitish, cotton-like growth on the surface of the bread.
What would have happened to the milkshake in the glass?
Yash left a sandwich in his lunchbox over the weekend. When he opened the lunch box on Monday, he found a whitish, cotton-like growth on the surface of the bread.
What could have caused the change?
Yash left a sandwich in his lunchbox over the weekend. When he opened the lunch box on Monday, he found a whitish, cotton-like growth on the surface of the bread.
Do you think some milkshake left in a glass on the table for a few days would undergo a similar change? Why?
The whole class can do this experiment together. Take a piece of bread or roti. Sprinkle a few drops of water on it, and put it in a box. Close the box. See the bread or roti every day until you find some changes on it. Make this table on a chart paper and put it up in the classroom. Fill up the chart every day after discussing the changes seen.
Aman’s Biji went to the market to buy bread. The shop was very crowded. The shopkeeper picked up a packet of bread and gave it to Biji. She looked at it and returned it immediately. Look at the picture of the bread packet here and guess why Biji returned it? How did she find that the bread had got spoilt?
Yash left a sandwich in his lunchbox over the weekend. When he opened the lunch box on Monday, he found a whitish, cotton-like growth on the surface of the bread.
Do you think the sandwich might have been edible had Yash kept it in the refrigerator over the weekend? Why?
Observe the given diagram and answer the following question.
Is it safe to consume the bread infected by this organism?
Write the quadrants in which the following points lie:
Yash left a sandwich in his lunchbox over the weekend. When he opened the lunch box on Monday, he found a whitish, cotton-like growth on the surface of the bread.
What other features of the sandwich would help Yash decide whether or not the sandwich is fit to eat?
