FOOD SCIENCE CONTAMINATION CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 5. foodborne illness caused by a toxin released by microbes
  2. 6. sickness caused by eating contaminated food
  3. 7. chemical contaminant used to improve crop yields by reducing losses due to pests
  4. 8. the state of being impure or unfit for use due to the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements
  5. 10. occurs most often in young children and causes flulike symptoms, including diarrhea and low grade fever, lasting 2-10 days
  6. 12. infection caused by T.spiralis
  7. 13. change in a food that makes it unfit or undesirable for consumption
  8. 15. chemical contaminant used to improve crop yields by reducing losses due to weeds
  9. 17. substance released by a microbe that is harmful to humans
  10. 18. animal or plant from which a parasite receives nutrients
Down
  1. 1. virus that causes mild flulike symptoms lasting 1-2 days and is traced to green salads, raw oysters, cake frosting and chicken sandwiches
  2. 2. tainting of food that occurs when a contaminated substance comes into contact with another food
  3. 3. term describing an object or substance that can eventually be broken down by biological systems into chemical parts that nature can safely recycle
  4. 4. contaminant transmitted through meat
  5. 8. protein coating on a virus
  6. 9. chemical contaminant used to improve crop yields by reducing losses due to insects
  7. 11. microorganism that can cause illness in human
  8. 14. organism that lives and feeds on a host
  9. 15. viral infection that attacks the liver cells
  10. 16. microscopic disease-causing agent made up of genetic material surrounded by a protein coating