What is Classification of food borne illness?

Food hazards as the name suggests is anything found within a food product that can cause harm to the consumer. The main types of food hazards are

- Physical - Foreign Objects

- Chemical - Chemical contaminants such as sanitizing agents, oil/grease from machinery,etc

- Microbiological - this would depend on the type of product eg. Canned foods - Clostridium botulinum, Dairy items - Listeria monocytogenes

Another commonly overlooked hazard is Allergens!! Very, very serious!! these commonly include but are not limited to Soya, Peanuts, Dairy, Wheat and Shellfish