Question

Food spoilage can be prevented by:

• A. Heating of food
• B. Using chemicals
• C. Canning
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

• When the food is not edible to humans or its quality of edibility becomes reduced is called food spoilage.
• Various external factors are responsible for the spoilage of food.
• Several methods of prevention can be used that can either totally prevent, delay, or otherwise reduce food spoilage such as the addition of chemical preservatives, refrigeration, freezing, heating/ boiling of foods above the danger zone (140${}^{\circ }$F/60${}^{\circ }$C) for over 24 hours and canning of food can preserve food for a particularly long period.
• Thus, the correct answer is option D.