Importance of Food Safety
What is a food borne-illness?
An illness that results from eating contaminated foods.
What are Critical Limits?
It indicates when foods are at unsafe temperatures.
Give 4 examples of Dry Goods
pasta, flour, rice, and sugar.
Give two examples of when should you wash your hands?
when arriving at work or returning to the kitchen, after using the bathroom
Why is trash a problem in the kitchen?
It can be a potential source of contamination and should be removed from the kitchen.
What are safe foods in your own words?
Foods that won't hurt or make you sick when consumed.
What does HACCP stand for?
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
What should you do when you receive food?
You must always inspect any food you receive for damage.
When should you put on a new pair of disposable gloves?
Whenever your hands should be washed.
How would you properly dry clean tools and equipment?
You should air-dry before putting them away and do not use towels.
How do you avoid cross-contamination?
Keep tools and area clean and sanitized whenever you switch from one food to another.
What is a Hazard analysis?
A hazard analysis is how you can eliminate or prevent certain things that can cause harm.
What are the two types of perishable goods?
Those stored in the refrigerator and those stored in the freezer.
What are the 7 steps of hand washing?
wet hands, apply soap and lather, scrub hands for 20 seconds, scrub under finger nails, rinse hands, and dry hands.
Where should restaurants get their foods from?
The foods that are purchased by a restaurant must come from a reputable source.
What does food safety involve?
It involves activities, standards, and procedures necessary to keep foods from being contaminated.
List the first four out of the seven steps of HACCP.
Conduct hazard analysis, determine CCPs, establish CLs, establish monitoring procedures.
What is the One-Stage Cooling Method?
Foods that should be stored to below 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours.
What is the purpose of wearing gloves?
gloves act as a barrier between your hands and ready to-eat-foods.
What is the difference between cleaning and sanitizing?
Cleaning involves removing soil or food particles from surfaces, while sanitizing means you have to use either chemicals or heat to reduce the number of pathogens.
What is food security?
Refers to the availability of sufficient foods on a regular basis to maintain health.
What is the definition of HACCP?
It is a scientific system for maintaining food safety that was originally developed for astronauts.
What are time-temperature-abused foods?
Food that has been in the danger zone for longer than two hours.
Why should you put on your uniform at work and not at home?
Your uniform is a potential source of pathogens that can get into foods and cause food-borne illness.
How do you keep pests out of the kitchen?
To keep pests out of the kitchen you have to make it hard for them to get in and keep the kitchen clean and make sure there's no holes in the walls.