Bad Bugs
Flow of Food
TCS Foods
Food Service
Facility and Equipment
100

These are the 3 living types of Bad Bugs.

What are Bacteria, Fungi, and Parasites

100

This is not a federal law but becomes legally binding in states and jurisdictions that adopt it.

What is the FDA Food Code?

100

This food preparation has zero passes through the temperature danger zone during its flow of food.

What is the no cook step?
100

The FDA deems this an acceptable temperature to hold hot TCS foods for service.

What is 135oF?

100

These attributes are a must when selecting materials for floors, walls, and ceilings.

What is smooth, durable and easily cleanable?
200

These are the virus caused illnesses of the Big 6.

What is Hepatitis A and Norovirus?

200

This food item can be received at 45oF or below but only if it will be cooled to 41oF in less than 4 hours

What is milk?

200

Examples of these types of foods including:

1. Raw seed sprouts

2. Cut melons and leafy greens

3. Garlic in oil

What are TCS Foods?

200

This is when you use time as a means to prevent foodborne illness while holding food for service.

What is Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC)?

200

A hose attached to a sink faucet to fill a mop bucket can create one of these and make your water source unsafe.

What is a backflow?

300

These 6 factors make up the mnemonic device of FAT TOM

What are Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture?

300

Items should be stored in this way in a cooler that from top to bottom it begins with the lowest minimum internal temperature to the highest.

What is Vertical Storage Order?

300

This documentation must be kept for 90 days after receiving molluscan shellfish in a nonreturnable package or container.

What is a Shellstock Identification tag?

300
These include eating, drinking, and serving utensils for table use such as flatware like forks, knives, and spoons.

What is Tableware?

300

This type of flooring includes rubber tiles, vinyl tiles, and vinyl sheet goods.

What is resilient flooring?

400

Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Headache, Fever are all common symptoms of this group of foodborne illnesses.

What are the Big 6?

400

This process involves partially thawing food which is subsequently cooked to ensure a consistent heat penetration.

What is the slacking method?

400

This means meat that has been reduced in size by chopping, flaking, grinding or mincing. 

What is Comminuted?

400

This type of food establishment operates for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days in conjunction with a single event or celebration.

What is a temporary food establishment?

400

This area of your building needs at least 50 fc (540 lux) of light to be illuminated properly.

What is the food preparation area?
500

Parasitic infections are commonly associated with this type of food product.

What is raw seafood products?

500
This allows food operations to do something otherwise not permitted by the regulatory authority or food code.
What is a Variance?
500

Items like milk, eggs, and juice should be treated through this process if your primary customer base is high risk populations.

What is pasteurization?

500

This operating area is a sort of "base location" for mobile food establishments or transportation vehicles to regularly return to for cleaning, maintenance, and restocking of foods and clean water.

What is a servicing area?

500

This popular and widely recognized ANSI-accredited program in the US approves most equipment that can be used safely in a restaurant. 

What is NSF international?

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