Heh 109: Food Safety And Sanitation Question Paper
Heh 109: Food Safety And Sanitation
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Environmental Health
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2011/2012
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
HEH 109:
FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION
DATE: Thursday, 29th March, 2012
TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
SECTION A: Answer ALL questions (20 marks)
1.
Define the following:
a)
Food safety
(2 marks)
b)
Food borne disease
(2 marks)
c)
Aflatoxins
(2 marks)
d)
Pasteurization
(2 marks)
2.
Which foodborne pathogen causes the following disease?
a)
Salmonellosis …………………………….
b)
Botulism ………………………………….
c)
Perfringens ……………………………….
d)
Vibrionic enteritis ……………………….
e)
Shigellosis ………………………………
f)
Listeriosis ……………………………….
g)
Trichinellosis, trichinosis ……………….
h)
Viral gastroenteropathy …………………
(8 marks)
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3.
Dehydration is a common process used in food production, applied to a diverse
range of products.
a)
Explain the purpose of dehydration as a food safety control (2 marks)
b)
Explain two limitations of the process in terms of the level of safety it
provides
(2 marks)
SECTION B: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO (50 marks)
4.
With the help of a flow diagram, device a HACCP plan for a Hospital Kitchen
(20 marks)
5.
Standards of personal hygiene for food handlers are a crucial part of any food
hygiene policy. Write an outline of a leaflet for food handlers that explains the
requirements or standards you would expect under the following three headings:-
a)
Personal hygiene
(5 marks)
b)
Clothing
(5 marks)
c)
Health and illness
(5 marks)
6.
Write a brief essay on food as a vehicle of disease, giving examples of different
types of agents
(15 marks)
7.
Describe the five keys to safer food as recommended by the World Health
Organization
(15 marks)
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