Food Intruders: Invisible Creatures Lurking in Your Food

By Karen M. Leet

You ordered a turkey and cheese sandwich, but I bet you didnt want mold on the side! From disease causing bacteria to cheese munching mold, get an up close look at the side dishes you didnt know were there.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jul 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663983558

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Tiny Creepy Creatures: Food Intruders by Karen Murphy Leet

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Title Page

Introduction: Watch What You Eat

Chapter 1: When Good Food Goes Bad

Chapter 2: Food Poisoning

Chapter 3: Good Food Friends

Glossary

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INTRODUCTION: WATCH WHAT YOU EAT

Hungry? Before you bite into that apple, think about it. Was it washed? And is that milk still fresh? If not, you may be about to eat a mouthful of multiplying microbes.

We eat plenty of microbes every day without realizing it. These tiny living things are on every surface, including our food.

All microbes keep very busy. Microbe action creates