Level 2 Food Safety in Catering Food Safety Hazards part 1 | Page 5

5 ACTIVITY As different contaminants are discussed over the next pages think about how these could get into food. Remember to add them to your hazards list Contaminants are food safety hazards - that is they have the potential to cause consumers harm There are four different types of food contamination: 1. Physical 2. Chemical 3. Biological 4. Allergenic