DANGER ZONE DRAMA
Hot-held food must be kept at or above this temperature.
What is 60°C?
Bacteria can double in number this often.
What is every 15–20 minutes?
This is the number one way to prevent disease.
What is hand washing?
The safest place to thaw frozen food.
What is the fridge?
When in doubt, you should do this with the food.
What is throw it out?
This is the maximum number of hours a Potentially hazardous food may stay at room temperature.
What is 2 hours?
Foil-wrapped potatoes left on the counter can grow this deadly bacterium.
What is Clostridium botulinum?
The three steps of manual dishwashing, in order.
What are wash, rinse, sanitize?
This type of equipment must NOT be used for hot holding.
What are heat lamps?
Cockroach eggs can hide in this common food contact material.
What is cardboard?
Pasteurization heats food to this temperature for 15 seconds.
What is 72°C?
Spores survive cooking at temperatures above this
What is 120°C?
This is commonly mistaken as an approved sanitizer.
What is vinegar?
The more common type of cross-contamination, via knives, boards or hands.
What is indirect?
This system of self-monitoring food safety checks is known by five letters.
What is HACCP?
In cooling Stage 1, food must drop from 60°C to this temperature within 2 hours.
What is 20°C?
C. botulinum cannot grow in foods with a pH below this number
What is 4.5?
Allergens must be removed with this, not alcohol sanitizer
What is soap and water?
Food must be stored at least this many centimetres/inches off the floor.
What is 15 cm/6 inches?
This is the second leading cause of foodborne illness.
What is cross-contamination?
A high-temperature dishwasher rinse must reach this temperature?
What is 82°C?
A person who sheds a pathogen long-term with no symptoms, like Typhoid Mary, is in this state.
What is the carrier state?
Name the three approved sanitizers.
What are chlorine, quats and iodine?
Hot-held food temperatures must be checked and recorded this often.
What is every 2 hours?
Health Canada says storing raw potatoes in the fridge raises this.
What is sugar?