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Food safety is keeping foods safe from germs.

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Another word for germ is

bacteria or BAC for short.

Bacteria guy

Bacteria are around you everyday but you cannot taste, touch, or smell them, and the only way they can be seen is through a microscope.

bacteria under microscope

Bacteria can make people very sick. Especially babies, children and older people.

man getting sick

Bacteria are everywhere but you have the power to get rid of them.

There are 4 simple things you can do to help fight bacteria!

 

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