TCS
Food Safety
Employees
Cleanliness
Handling Food
100

An example of a TCS food is which?
chopped celery, dry cranberries, dried parsley, or sliced cantaloupe?

Sliced cantaloupe

100

What is the greatest threat to food safety?

Pathogens (Biological Hazards)

100

Where should employees eat, drink or chew gum?

Designated areas

100

What temperature should water be to wash your hands?
Cold, Warm, Hot, Lukewarm

Warm/100

100

After handling raw meat and before handling produce you should?
Clean/sanitize gloves, keep going, change gloves/wash hands, set those gloves aside to reuse for meat again later

Change gloves and wash hands

200

What is a TCS food?

Food that requires time and temperature control for safety

200

Using a cutting board to prep raw meat and then lettuce is what?

Cross-contamination

200

What must ALWAYS be worn in food prep areas
Apron, chef coat, side towel or hair restraint

Hair restraint

200

How long should the whole process of washing your hands take?

20 seconds

200

What can be handled with your bare hand?
Sliced cheese for sandwiches, boiled egg for salad, chopped carrot for stew, parsley for garnish

Chopped carrot for stew, it will be cooked after you handle it

300

Which is a TCS food? Flour, sprouts, bread, strawberries?

Sprouts

300

Common risk factors to foodborne illnesses

Sick employees, contamination, purchasing from unsafe sources

300

How should food handlers keep their fingernails?

Short and unpolished

300

When should counters and work areas be sanitized

Before and after use

300

Food was left on a prep table to cool for several hours this is...? Poor cleaning/sanitizing, poor hygiene, time-temperature abuse, cross-contamination

Time-temperature abuse, the items should be cooled and stored properly not left out for hours

400

Is cheese a TCS food?

Yes

400

How do chemicals get into foods most often?

They were used incorrectly

400

If you touch yourself or your clothing what MUST you do?

Wash your hands

400

To make sanitizer, how much bleach to how much water is mixed?

1 tsp bleach into 1 quart or 4 cups tap water

400

Ready to eat food should be handled how?

With gloves, tongs or deli sheets

500

Is an unbaked potato a TCS food?

No

500

Common mistake that can cause foodborne illness?
Allergens, bad thermometers, unsupervised delivery or sick food handlers

Sick food handlers

500

What's the main reason food handlers can't scratch their scalp?

Spreading pathogens to food

500

When washing your hands how long should you scrub your hands and arms?

10 seconds

500

Raw chicken left out at room temp, what is the risk that can lead to foodborne illness? time-temperature abuse, cross-contamination, poor hygiene, poor cleaning

Time Temperature Abuse

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