What's the difference between contamination and cross contamination?

Contamination is the presence of harmful organisms or substances. OR Introduction of foreign substances into the food. Contamination may be physical, chemical, biological or allergen.

Cross contamination is the contamination that is transported from one source to another through a carrier. Cross contamination can occur during the handling, processing, preparation, cooking and storage of food.

Contamination is the presence of impurity,microorganism etc in a place... while cross contamination is spread of organism in atmosphere.

CONTAMINATION MAY APPEAR IF ONE PART OF THE COLD CHAIN WAS BROKEN OR A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE OR ALIMENTS WAS SWALLOWED ACCIDENTLY WIYHOUT TAKING ATTENTION.WHEREAS CROSS CONTAMINATION HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE SAME UTENSILS FROM A RAW MEAT TO THE COOKED ONE.INDEED AFTER ANY PREPARATION ALL MATERIALS MUST BE WASHED AND RINCED CLEARLY USING AN APPROPRIATE DETERGENT IF POSSIBLE.

Contamination is the introduction of a foreign substance or micro organism in food or another substance. Whilst cross contamination is when micro organisms such as bacteria and viruses are introduced onto to uncontaminated surface from a contaminated one.

Contamination  denotes the presence of something harmful.  Cross contamination is the transfer of bacteria from raw food to ready to eat foods.

Contamination is when an item can transfer bacteria to an area like for example a surface

Cross Contamination happens when bacteria is transferred from one source to another