All of the Following Are True About Microorganisms in Food

question 9

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about microorganisms in food EXCEPT:

• A)freezing kills most microbes that contaminate food
• B)many microbes find the high osmotic pressure in jam inhospitable
• C)scallops rarely transmit disease because only muscular portions are eaten
• D)chicken eggs are porous allowing the entry of bacteria as well as fungi

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