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What are the main causes of food borne illness?

What are the main causes of food borne illness? Foodborne illnesses are caused by eating food contaminated with harmful microorganisms. The majority of cases are caused by bacteria. Viruses, parasites, moulds and toxins (chemicals) can also cause foodborne illness. Foods can become contaminated when food is not handled safely. What are the most five reasons to cause foodborne illness? There are 5 major risk factors that cause most foodborne illness outbreaks.Holding TCS foods at the wrong temperatures. Cooking foods to the wrong temperatures. Using contaminated utensils and equipment. Failing to follow personal hygiene rules. Purchasing food from unsafe food suppliers....

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Why do chips come with air?

Why do chips come with air? Thought that your potato chip bag was puffed up with air? The cushion actually is nitrogen gas. Chip manufacturers fill bags with this preservative gas to help keep chips fresh. If it were filled with regular air, the chips would likely turn soggy and spoil. What causes chip bags to inflate? The ambient air pressure lessens as one rises in altitude. When the air pressure outside the bags is lesser than that inside the bags, like at higher altitude, the air in the bags expands causing the bags to inflate in size. Why does...

Lifehacks

Do bears eat squaw root?

Do bears eat squaw root? They are parasitic plants that live off oak tree roots and are found spread out on the ground above the root system. Evidently they emerge about the same time as bears emerge from hibernation and it is a favored food for them. What does bear corn taste like? The Bear Corn is sometimes called squaw root, American cancer root and Indian corn, but the two are somewhat different as to what they are depending on what part of the U.S you are in. Edible Uses: The spring roots of Conopholis have been roasted for food,...

Guidelines

Is coconut milk acidic?

Is coconut milk acidic? Coconut milk Fresh coconut is alkaline-forming, while dried coconut is acid-forming. Does coconut milk reduce acidity? Milk is another excellent way to combat acidity. It absorbs acid formation in the stomach. Avoid chances of acidity during the hot days by indulging in bananas, melons and coconut water, say experts. * Bananas: It is the best antidote for acid reflux and is great for snacking purposes. Which milk is most acidic? We believe the more sour it is, then the pH level would be lower leading for it to be more acidic, so buttermilk would be the...

Q&A

How many times do lilies bloom in summer?

How many times do lilies bloom in summer? As with most bulbs, lilies only bloom once per year. They need a cool winter dormancy period of at least 8 weeks in order to reinitiate the flowering cycle. Each plant blooms 2 - 3 weeks out of the year. By selecting varieties with staggered bloom season, it is possible to cover the entire summer (June - August). Can you get lilies to rebloom? With some plants, deadheading actually encourages new flowers to bloom. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for lilies. Once a stem has finished blooming, that's it. If you're growing...

Miscellaneous

Do plants grow better when fertilizer is added to their soil?

Do plants grow better when fertilizer is added to their soil? The short answer is that nitrogen-containing fertilizers help crop plants grow faster and helps to produce more crops. Do you fertilize plants or soil? As well as having soil that's rich in organic matter (compost!), plants often need an application of fertilizer to get the nutrients that need. Think of fertilizers as nutritional supplements. For example, tomatoes need to grow in soil that has plenty of calcium. Is fertilizer better than potting soil? Potting soils are technically “soil-less” mixes that most commonly contain peat moss or choir, vermiculite, and...

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Which flowers bloom first in spring UK?

Which flowers bloom first in spring UK? Crocus. Next are these beautiful purple flowers that look best pushing through the lawn. They are also one of the first flowers to appear in spring. What flowers grow in the Northeast? Northeast Native Plants to TryBlue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne') Cinnamon Fern. Eastern Hornbeam. Fringed Bleeding Heart. Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) Swamp Milkweed. American Witch Hazel. Bottle Gentian (Gentiana clausa) What is the first tree to bloom in spring? Magnolia trees: Magnolias are among the earliest flowering trees each year to produce their spring flowers. Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) stays shorter (15...

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What are examples of aerial plants?

What are examples of aerial plants? Aerial plants have roots above the ground. Aerial plants are often found in rainforests where competition at ground level for light and food has lead to their evolution. In addition to those already listed (orchids, ferns, bromeliads, Epiphyllum), add Philodendron and Pothos. What are aerial plants with the help of two examples? Answer: Following are two example: Orchid plant and Spanish moss: Aerial plant adaptation: Some aerial plants such as epiphytic orchids have thick, waxy or leathery leaves. Few plants have slender leaves which curl up on themselves, shrinking the surface area, and thereby...

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How are moss and ferns related?

How are moss and ferns related? Mosses belong to the phylum Bryophyta whereas ferns belong to the phylum Pteridophyta. Both mosses and ferns are non-flowering, seedless plants. Ferns are more developed plants than mosses. The main difference between mosses and ferns is that mosses are non-vascular plants whereas ferns are vascular plants. Are related to fern plants? Ferns are plants that do not have flowers. Ferns generally reproduce by producing spores. Similar to flowering plants, ferns have roots, stems and leaves. Second, plants commonly called “fern allies”, club-mosses and quillworts, are not at all related to the ferns. How are...

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Why do they flood rice fields?

Why do they flood rice fields? Growing rice requires the flooding of fields for several months in the summer. And since crop burning was restricted by the state of California in the 1990s, many rice growers flood their fields in winter to soften the stubble and makes it easier to till in the spring. Is rice field an ecosystem? Cutting across the AEZs, IRRI (1993) has categorized rice land ecosystems into four types: irrigated rice ecosystem, rainfed lowland rice ecosystem, upland rice ecosystem, and flood-prone rice ecosystem (Figure 1). In the irrigated rice ecosystem, the rice fields have assured water...