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    1. In a small elementary school in Bohol, Philippines, students would buy food from vendors outside the school gates during recess. On one morning, students started getting sick after eating, experiencing vomiting and stomach aches. Soon after, 20 students had died. 2. An investigation found that a local fried root crop sold by an elderly woman vendor was the cause of fatal food poisoning. Tests revealed the presence of a pesticide used for killing chicken lice in the suspected food item. The pesticide had been mistaken for flour. 3. To avoid such incidents, proper food safety practices should be followed such as clearly labeling all ingredients, separating chemicals from food preparation areas, and avoiding cross-contamination between

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    1. In a small elementary school in Bohol, Philippines, students would buy food from vendors outside the school gates during recess. On one morning, students started getting sick after eating, experiencing vomiting and stomach aches. Soon after, 20 students had died. 2. An investigation found that a local fried root crop sold by an elderly woman vendor was the cause of fatal food poisoning. Tests revealed the presence of a pesticide used for killing chicken lice in the suspected food item. The pesticide had been mistaken for flour. 3. To avoid such incidents, proper food safety practices should be followed such as clearly labeling all ingredients, separating chemicals from food preparation areas, and avoiding cross-contamination between

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    Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel of Caloocan, Inc.

    Phase 10 Pkg. 6 Blk. 1 Lot 1-5 Bagong Silang, Caloocan City

    PRE – FINALS

    Name: Aldrec Mark E.Gacuya


    Course / Year : BECED
    ACTIVITY NO. 1
    Date: November 8,2023

    CASE 1

    In a remote town of Bohol stood a small public elementary school. Outside the school are local food vendors
    selling different types of food that are affordable to the school children.

    One morning, the recess bell rang and children eagerly ran just outside of the school premises to buy some
    of their favorite food items sold outside of the school gates. This was about 9 in the morning. At 11 in the
    morning some school children started vomiting and complained about a terrible stomach ache. Immediately
    some of the students began to be unconscious. At this moment, school officials asked helped from the local
    government. These prompted local government officials to bring many of the elementary students to a
    nearby hospital. At about 2 pm more 20 of the students had died. A national inquiry had been made by the
    government. The investigators found out that a local delicacy sold by an old is the cause of the fatal food
    poisoning. According to investigators, many of the casualties bought a fried root crop sold by the lady.
    Immediately, they inspected the house of the lady. They found out the root crop is harvested behind the
    house of the lady, that is not the cause of the illness. However, further test of the suspected food item
    revealed a presence of a pesticide used to kill chicken lice. This is a white powdery substance that could
    easily by mistaken as flour. At the house of the lady, indeed, investigator found out the pesticide.

    ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

    1. In your own opinion, what do you think had caused the fatalities of the young children?

    Answer. The ingredients use by the food they eat is have a chemicals also the school need to orient the
    children that they buy food inside the school canteen to secure their health and life the old lady also have a
    mistake to not put a label the condiments she uses for food safety.

    2. If you are the parent or teacher of the children, how could you avoid such incident?

    Answer. Being a parent a provide and make the food of my children and make sure that I prepare a sanitize
    utensils safe condiments and put label a condiments also separate the chemicals to the kitchen and avoid a
    cross contamination.

    3. Based on what you have learned from the discussion, how could you avoid such

    incident from happening.

    Answer. Put label all the condiments in the kitchen do not put any hazardous chemicals to the kitchen
    always sanitize the kitchen area and if your child buy from outside food store make sure that it sealed like
    biscuit and not expose to flies and etc. always give a lunch box and give them the food so they are not going
    to buy in canteen or in outside the school.

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