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Some of the most common biohazards in foods are Salmonella, which is found in poultry, eggs and unprocessed milk and meat, and Campylobacter, this comes from chicken that has not been cooked thoroughly. There are also bacteriað€™s in cheeses that can infect people. The Listeria bacteria can be found in uncooked hot dogs and deli meats.
Animals can be infected with Biohazards at any time, during the raising, slaughtering or processing cycle. Improper handling by sorkers in the slaughterhouse, stores or restaurants can cause biohazards. Most parasites and biohazards can be avoided by thoroughly cooking all meats. Bacteria breeds in meats and they require high temperatures to be removed. Food left unrefrigerated can become infected; using utensils from an infected food product can transfer that infection to another product.
Fresh fruit or produce can be infected by other produce if they are washed with contaminated water. Water that has been in contact with manure or human waste should never be around fruit or produce. Through testing standards that the government has put into place the incidences of biohazards have been reduced. They have placed restrictions on what can be brought into and taken out of countries, also reducing biohazards that are brought in with infected fruits and meats.
There are 4 levels of biohazards and how can they harm humans. In level one comes non-infectious bacteria which have the lowest level of danger to humans. Then in level two comes hepatitis A,B and C then comes influenza A and some other viruses. In level three yellow fever and typhus. And Finally in level four comes H5N1 which is known as bird flue and some other fatal dangerous viruses.