Providing Safe Food Food
Forms of
Contamination
The Safe Food
Handler
The Flow of Food:
Introduction
The Flow of Food: Purchasing, Receiving, & Storage
100

These group of people have a higher risk of getting a foodborne illness.

Who are high risk populations? (pg. 1.9)

100

This pathogen is found in human feces and is mostly linked to foods that can be easily contaminated by unwashed hands.

What is Shigellla spp.? (pg. 2.7)

100

Thes items are designed for one task, after which they must be discarded.

What are single-use gloves? (pg.3.10)

100

This method involves adjusting the thermometer to the temperature at which water freezes.

What is the ice point method? (pg. 4.11)

100

This is the height that all food items must be stored off the floor.

What is 6 inches (15 centimeters)? (pg. 5.14)

200

This agency inspects all food except meat, poultry, and eggs.

Who is the FDA? (pg. 1.12)

200

This is a protein in a food or ingredient that some people are sensitive to.

What is a food allergen? (pg. 2.20)

200

This is the only place where food employees may eat, drink, smoke, and chew rum or tobacco.

What are designated areas? (pg. 3.14)

200

You should do this when you have to use the same prep table for different types of food.

What is prep raw and ready to eat foods at different time? (pg. 4.3)

200

Many operations use this method to rotate their refrigerated, frozen, and dry foods during storage.

What is first-in, first-out (FIFO)? (pg. 5.13)

300

Pathogens that are transferred from one surface or food to another.

What is cross-contamination? (pg. 1.6)

300

These are the categories that allow for bacteria to grow.

What is food, acidity, temperature, time, oxygen, and moisture (FATTOM)? (pg. 2.4)

300

This product should never be used to replace handwashing.

What is hand antiseptics (sanitizer)? (pg. 3.7)

300

These tags monitor both time and temperature.

What are time-temperature indicators (TTI)? (pg. 4.9) 

300

Food must always be purchased from these people.

Who are approved and reputable suppliers? (pg. 5.2)

400

These are the three catagories of contamination.

What is biological, chemical, and physical? (pg. 1.4)

400

The FDA created this tool that can be used to develop a food defense program.

What is A.L.E.R.T. (Assure, Look, Employees, Reports and Threat)? (pg. 2.16)

400

These food items should never be handled with bare hands.

What are ready to eat foods? (pg. 3.11)

400

This is the range where pathogens grow rapidly.

What is between 70°F and 125°F? (pg. 4.2)

400

This is the temperature that live shellfish must be received at.

What is at an air temperature of 45°F (7°C) and an internal temperature no greater than 50°F (10°C)? (pg. 5.6)

500

These items need time and temperature control to limit pathogen growth.

What are TCS foods? (pg. 1.7)

500

These items can contaminate food if they are used or stored incorrectly.

What are chemicals? (pg. 2.11)

500

This is how long it is supposed to take you to vigorously scrub your hands and arms.

What is 10 to 15 seconds? (pg. 3.5)

500

This item is especially useful of checking temperature items of thin foods such as hamburger or fish fillets.

What are penetration probes? (pg. 4.8)

500

To practice safe food storage, food must always be placed in chillers in this order.

What is ready to eat, seafood, whole cuts of meat, ground meat, and whole and ground poultry. (pg. 5.15)

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