Food Contamination Food safety is a major problem in many restaurants throughout the US. Many restaurants let the employees show up dirty or sick and then still let them cook food for the guests. This major problem has caused many cases of food poisoning, illness, and even a few cases of death. The major factors that cause food to become contaminated are; employees that have poor personal hygiene or don't wash their hands after using …showed first 75 words of 690 total…

…showed last 75 words of 690 total…the outside of someone's glass, then picked up their customer's bagel with their bare hands and possibly transmitting bacteria to the customer. These couple of errors out of hundreds in food safety can cause for many problems for the restaurant. Customers can get sick, sue the restaurant for a health violation and even shut the business down. Without the continued use of proper safety and sanitizing techniques, many people could become sick and possibly die.