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Ben bought poultry and vegetables, and kept them in separate bags. He thawed the poultry in the refrigerator. Before making vegetable stew and grilled chicken, he carefully washed the poultry and vegetables in two separate vessels. How ever, the next day, Ben had food poisoning. What could be the possible reason for bens food borne illness

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Food contamination and inadequate cooking is the possible reason for Ben’s food borne illness. The food he prepare might contain harmful microbes called pathogens that grow in the human intestinal tract after the food is eaten. Pathogens might be a bacteria, parasites, viruses, protozoa and fungi.

Moreover, no matter how clean our kitchen and how careful we thawed and wash the food, we cannot guarantee that it is pathogen-free for microbes cannot be seen with our naked eye but just with the help of a microscope.