Key Stage 1 Glo-germs - Hygiene What’s so special about chilled foods? Whether a pizza, ready meal, bag of leafy salad, sandwich or soup, chilled foods have one thing in common: They are all kept fresh by being kept chilled.

Today we are going to: Learn more about germs and what they can do to our food Learn how good hand washing can stop the spread of germs Learn how factories keep our food safe Good Personal Hygiene

Bugs and Bacteria Ready to eat chilled foods are eaten without cooking so should be clean and free from germs and bugs.

How do bacteria behave? Chilling food helps to stop some bacteria from growing Slows down their growth and slows down food going off What would happen if food products are taken out of the fridge and left on the kitchen work surface?

Protective Clothing What you wear in a chilled food factory is important and how you put the clothing on! Let’s have a look at some of the clothing and the order it is put on.

Hand Washing

Well Done What have we learnt? What’s special about chilled foods? How do germs and bugs affect our food? How do factories keep our food safe? Can we all now wash our hands correctly? Well Done

Home activity / Extension work Complete a hand washing diary at home Create your own hand washing poster

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