Which agency enforces food safety in a restaurant or food service operation?
What is the State or local regulatory authority
As a part of handwashing, food handlers must scrub their hands and arms for atleast
10 seconds
Where should staff members ear, drink, smoke, or chew gum?
A recall has been issued for a specific brand of orange juice. The store manager has matched the information from the recall notice to the item, removed the item from inventory and stored it in a secure location. What should the manager do next?
Label the item to prevent it from accidently being placed back in inventory
Why are preschool aged children at a higher risk for getting a foodborne illness?
They have not yet built up their immune systems
What are the 3 components of active managerial control?
What is identifying risks, corrective action, and training
To work with food, a food handler with an infected hand wound must
cover the wound with an impermeable cover and wear a single-use glove
How long must shellstock tags be kept on file?
90 days after the last shellfish was sold or served from the container
What is the maximum amount of time that ready-to eat TCS food can be stored in a cooler at 41 degrees F before it must be sold, served, or thrown out?
7 days
What is one factor that affects the growth of bacteria in food?
acidity
A broken water main has caused the water in an operation to appear brown. What should the manager do?
How should food handlers keeps their fingernails?
short and unpolished
When receiving a delivery of food for an operation, it is important to
inspect all food immediately before storing it
Pathogens are likely to grow well in a meat stew that is
between 41 degrees F and 135 degrees F
Using one set of cutting boards for raw poultry and another set of cutting boards for ready-to-eat food reduces the risk of
cross-contamination
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know who is in the facility, monitor the security of the products, keep information related to food security on file, and know
whom to contact about suspicious activity
What should a manager of a quick-service operation do if a a food handler reports having a sore throat and a fever?
Restrict the food handler from working with food
Which item is stored correctly in the cooler?
a. macaroni salad stored above raw salmon
b. raw ground pork stored below raw poultry
c. raw poultry stored above raw pork roast
d. sliced pineapple stored below raw steaks
macaroni salad stored above raw salmon
Which is a TCS food?
a. bananas
b. coffee
c. crackers d. sprouts
sprouts
Peanuts and soy products are two possible food items that can be dangerous for people with
food allergies
A food handler who has just bussed tables must do what before handling food?
What is wash hands
What action should a manager take when a food handler reports having diarrhea and being diagnosed with a foodborne illness caused by Shigella ssp?
Exclude the food handler from the operation
Ready to eat TCS food must be date marked if it will be stored for longer than
24 hours
Cut melons should be stored at what internal temperature?
41 degrees F
Wheezing and hives are symptoms of
food allergies