The Food E-source
Micro-organisms are found in every environment on earth. This includes the food we eat. The majority of microbes in food are completely harmless but we tend to hear of the ones responsible for food poisoning - Salmonella, E.coli O157 and enteroviruses are often in the headlines. Yet while some make us ill and others can be a nuisance by causing spoilage, without the activities of microbes there would be no bread, cheese, beer or chocolate. Friend or foe, microbes are always on the menu. This interactive electronic (e) source takes at look at some of the microbes associated with food through the menu of a typical café. It reveals which kinds help to produce some of the ingredients, which ones can make the food unfit to eat and which ones might damage your health. Click on the schoolscience website find out more.
The resource is suitable for Key Stage 3 Science students and those studying GCSE Food Technology.