PERSONAL HYGIENE
FOOD SAFETY BASICS
CLEANING & SANITIZING
ALLERGENS & GUEST SAFETY


WORKPLACE SAFETY
100

This is how long you should wash your hands.

What is 20 seconds?

100

 This is the danger zone temperature range.

 What is 41°F–135°F?

100

These should be stored in a sanitizer between uses.

What are cleaning towels?

100

This is what you should do when a guest mentions an allergy.

What is notifying a manager/chef?

100

Unlike standard sneakers, this mandated type of kitchen footwear features a rubber tread pattern designed to channel liquid away and grip wet tiles.

What are non-slip shoes (or slip-resistant shoes)?

200

You must wash hands after doing this (give 2 examples).

What is using the restroom / touching face /changing tasks /cleaning / taking out trash?

200

If a dining hall receives a new shipment of milk on Wednesday, staff following proper inventory flow will place the new cartons behind Tuesday's milk to satisfy this storage rule.

What is FIFO (or First-In, First-Out)?

200

Using the same towel for multiple tables can cause this.


What is cross-contamination?

200

Name all of the 9 major allergens

What is peanuts, dairy, shellfish, eggs, wheat, soy, fish, tree nuts, and sesame?

200

 You should do this immediately if something spills.

What is place a wet floor sign and clean it up right away?

300

 This item must be worn if you have a cut on your hand.

What is a glove (and bandage underneath)?

300

To keep food out of the temperature danger zone, Food Safety regulations mandate that commercial refrigerators must maintain an internal temperature at or below this specific degree Fahrenheit.

What is 41 degrees Fahrenheit?

300

 Chemicals should always be labeled with this.

 What is the product name?

300

True or False: You can “guess” ingredients if unsure.

What is False?

300

These clear plastic shields are required by law above university salad bars and buffet lines to protect the open food from airborne germs or guest sneezes.

What are sneeze guards?

400

True or False: You can work while sick if you feel okay.

 What is False?

400

If left out at room temperature without any temperature control, perishable pastries or cookies must be discarded after a maximum of this many hours.

What is 4 hours?

400

Cleaning chemicals should NEVER be stored near this.

What is food?


400

 This must be avoided when preparing allergen-safe food.

What is cross-contact?

400

Heavy objects should be lifted using this part of your body.

What are your legs?

500

This is the correct order: gloves on, hands washed, or hands washed, gloves on?

What is hands washed, then gloves on?

500

This happens when germs transfer from one surface or food to another.

What is cross-contamination?

500

 The correct order: clean, rinse, sanitize, air dry OR sanitize, clean, rinse?

What is clean → rinse → sanitize → air dry?

500

This appliance requires a designated "Gluten-Free Only" version in dining halls because once gluten crumbs enter it, the heating elements cannot be properly cleaned to prevent cross-contact.

What is a toaster?

500

To prevent shattered glass from contaminating the ice supply, front-of-house beverage servers must never use a glass cup as a scoop; they must use this dedicated tool instead.

What is an ice scoop?

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