Deliberate food contamination differs from accidental contamination because it:
a.Results from a temperature lapse, usually during cooking or hot holding
b.Is done intentionally to cause harm, such as tampering or sabotage
c.Cannot be reduced by security measures such as limiting facility access
d.Involves food that has spoiled naturally past its use-by date
Explanation
Deliberate contamination is intentional: someone tampers with, sabotages, or attacks the food supply to cause harm, which is why food-defense programs such as ALERT exist. A lapse in cooking or holding temperature is exactly the kind of handling mistake that defines accidental contamination, and natural spoilage past a use-by date is decay rather than contamination by a person. Security measures do work: limiting access to storage areas, buying from approved suppliers, and keeping receiving records all reduce the risk of a deliberate act.
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