Food Safety
Ready-to-eat TCS food must be marked with the date by which it must be sold, eaten, or thrown out if it will be held for longer than how many hours?
24 hours
Removing an apron before using the restroom is an example of?
Practicing good personal hygiene.
Food should be stored at least which distance from the floor?
6 in (15 cm)
What should be done with dishware before washing it in a dishwasher?
Scrape or rinse it.
Before placing it in the steam table, chili must be reheated to what minimum internal temperature for 15 seconds?
165°F (74°C).
The three types of hazards that make food unsafe are?
Biological, chemical, and physical.
Which item must be applied over a bandage on a food handler’s finger?
Single-use glove.
The top of the plate where food is placed is called?
Food-contact surface.
A food handler who is throwing out garbage in an outdoor dumpster must?
Close the dumpster lid after throwing away the garbage.
When checking a food’s temperature, a food handler should monitor the thermometer until the reading?
Stays steady.
How can an operation prevent cross-contamination in self-service areas?
Place food under sneeze guards.
How should a food handler test the temperature of food?
Use a clean and sanitized thermometer.
When should hand antiseptics be used?
After handwashing.
Which is the correct order of the steps for cleaning and sanitizing?
Wash, rinse, sanitize, air-dry.
A food handler has finished grilling a chicken breast for a sandwich. What should the food handler do before touching the chicken, lettuce, tomato, and bun?
Wash hands and put on new gloves.
Single-use gloves must be changed before what?
Beginning a different task.
How many seconds should the entire handwashing process take?
20 seconds.
Eating soup that has been time-temperature abused can result in?
Foodborne illnesses.
Outdoor garbage containers must be equipped with?
Lids that close.
Pathogens grow well between which temperatures?
41°F and 135°F (5°C and 57°C).
When washing tableware in a three-compartment sink, the water temperature should be at least?
110°F (43ºC).
Food handlers must tell their managers when they have which symptom? Name them all.
Diarrhea, Jaundice, fever with soar throat and vomiting.
What occurs when food is left too long at temperatures that support pathogen growth?
Time-temperature abuse.
Which food is considered a TCS food?
Sliced melons or bread
Sliced melons
The best way to prevent pests is to?
Clean and sanitize the operation.