Question 7
7. (a) Explain the term food preservation [3 marks]
(b) Mention three effects of poor food hygiene [3 marks ]:
(c) List four food items that can be preserved by canning [4 marks]
Observation
This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was good. In part (a) candidates correctly explained the term food preservation. In part (b) candidates also mentioned effects of poor food hygiene. In part (c) candidates correctly listed food items that can be preserved by canning.
The expected answers are as follows:
7 (a) FOOD PRESERVATION
It’s a method of keeping food items/substances to prevent their spoilage/decay for present future
use.
(b) EFFECTS OF POOR FOOD HYGIENE
(c) FOOD ITEMS PRESERVED BY CANNING