Importance of Food Safety
Health and Hygiene
Temperature Control
Avoiding Contamination and Cross Contamination
Safe Food Sources
100

What does PIC Stand? 

Person in Charge 

100

What is the most important hygiene practice? 

Handwashing 

100

What does TCS stand for? 

Time and Temperature for Safety Foods 

100

What is cross contamination? 

Cross contamination is the spread of contaminants  from one food or surface to another 

100

Foods obtained by BLANK BLANK are never appropriate to serve to customers. 

Unsafe Sources 

200

What are the three hazards that cause foodborne illness 

Biological, Chemical, Physical 

200

What are the 6 steps to proper handwashing? 

1.Get hands wet 

2. Apply Soap 

3.  Scrub Hands 10-15 seconds

4. back of hands and between fingers

5. Rinse Hands 

6. dry hands using a disposable towel or air dryer 

200

What is the temperature range in which bacteria can grow rapidly also know as the temperature danger zone? 

41-135 F 

200

What foods should be prepped on color coded cutting boards? 

White, Blue, Brown, Red, Yellow, Green 

White- Dairy Products 

Blue- Fish and Seafood 

Brown-Cooked foods 

Red- Raw meat  

Yellow- Raw poultry

Green-fruits and vegetables 


200

Packaged and canned foods that are opened, rusty, or severely damaged are not in BLANK condition and BLANK be returned or thrown away. 

good condition must be returned or thrown away.

300

What are the three signs of contaminated food? 

appearance (look), taste, and smell  

300

What are 5 important hygiene practices that all employees must follow? 

1.Arrive to work with clean appearance and clean clothes 

2. Hair must be effectively restrained

3. Long beards must be restrained 

3.Fingernails must be trimmed 

4. Gloves must be worn over nail polish or artificial nails 

5.No watches, rings or other jewelry 

 

300

How do you determine whether you have cooked something to the correct internal temperature? 

by using a probe thermometer 

300

Where should soaps, sanitizers, cleaners, and pesticides be stored 

Soaps, sanitizers, cleaners, and pesticides should be stored away from food and food prep areas 
300

What temperature should foods being delivered from food vendors be kept at during delivery? 

41F 

400

What are three populations that are high susceptible to food-borne illnesses? 

YOPI- younger than 5 , older than 65, immune compromised, and pregnant  

400

Food handlers can prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods by using? 

utensils, deli paper, single-use gloves 

400

What are the correct cooking temps for the following foods? 

Meat Pork or Beef Roasts 

Fish 

Ground meats 

Poultry Chicken, Turkey or Ground Poultry 

Meat Pork or Beef Roasts 145F (for 3 mins) 

Fish 145F (for 15 seconds) 

Ground Metas 155F (for 15 seconds) 

Poultry Chicken, Turkey, or Ground Poultry 165F (for 15 seconds) 

400

What are the 3 steps when washing dishes in the 3 compartment sink? 

Wash, Rinse, Sanitize 

500

What are the 8 Most common food allergies? 

Milk, Soy,Eggs, What, Peanuts, Nuts, Fish Shellfish 

500

Ready to eat foods are foods served without additional washing or cooking to remove germs. List some examples of ready to eat foods 

slice fruits, vegetables, salads, sanwiches, baked goods, tortilla, ice in drinks or food

500

What are three safest thawing methods for food? 

In cold water, In the refrigerator, as a part of the cooking process 

500

How do you properly dry dishes? 

Air drying 

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