Which of the following is a source of physical hazards?

• A. Fresh fruit
• B. Packaging materials
• C. Cooking method
• D. Temperature

Answer: (B)

Physical hazards are foreign objects that can injure someone if swallowed or cut by. Packaging materials fit this idea because damaged or poorly sealed packaging can shed fragments—plastic pieces, metal bits like staples, or glass shards—into food. These non-food items are the kind of physical hazard that needs to be prevented through good packing, handling, and inspection. Fresh fruit is the edible product itself, not an object that becomes a hazard in this sense; cooking method and temperature relate more to controlling microbial safety and heat treatment, not introducing physical objects.