Canning
Specific Foods
Best Practices
Oil-based Foods
Processing Methods
100

Canned goods with pH less than 4.6

High Acid Canned Good

100

How cooked string hoppers should be stored

Refrigerated

100

How frequently do you check on a premise issued a Red Closure sign

Every day

100

Maximum refrigerated shelf-life of most vegetables in oil

7 days

100

Food preservation method where food is sealed in an airtight container

Canning

200

Method to prepare can foods with pH greater than 4.6

Pressure canning

200

Before throwing out food, what must you do

Probe the food

200

pH product should reach as a safety measure if held at RT

4.2

200

Using bacterial culture to lower the pH of food

Fermentation

300

Bacteria of concern in canned goods

Clostridium botulinum
300

May be contaminated with heavy metals and Clostridium botulinum

Sea moss

300

Intrinsic property that fluctuates based off temperature 

Water Activity

300

Cooking food sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath

Sous-vide

400

Scientifically tested and proven to be safe

Validated recipe

400

Used for chewing in the South Pacific, but can only be used for cultural purposes in Canada

Betel Nut

400

Product that has fish, spices and oil

Shito Sauce

400
Removing moisture from food in a controlled manner

Drying

500

Canned good linked to first case of botulism

Sausages

500

Chemical concern in elderberries

Cyanogenic Glycosides (toxic hydrogen cyanide)

500

Shelf-life of fresh chimichurri

3-4 Days

500

Adding nitrites/nitrates to meat

Curing