Hand Hygiene
What should you do with your hands before touching food?
Wash your hands with soap and water.
What should you use to cut food safely?
A clean cutting board and clean utensils.
Where do we keep food to keep it cold and safe?
: In the refrigerator.
Should food be hot, cold, or warm to be safe?
Hot or cold.
Raw chicken next to vegetables — safe or unsafe?
Unsafe.
When should you wash your hands while cooking?
Before cooking, after touching raw meat, after using the bathroom, after touching trash, and after coughing or sneezing.
Should raw meat and vegetables be cut on the same cutting board?
No
Where should raw meat be stored in the refrigerator?
On the bottom shelf.
Is it safe to leave cooked food on the counter all day?
No.
Washing hands after touching meat — safe or unsafe?
Safe.
Why is washing hands after touching raw meat important?
Raw meat can carry bacteria that can make people sick.
Why is using the same knife for raw meat and vegetables dangerous?
Bacteria from the raw meat can spread to the vegetables.
Why should raw meat be kept on the bottom shelf?
So juices do not drip onto other foods.
Why is leaving food out for a long time dangerous?
Bacteria grow quickly over time.
A person wipes hands on a towel after touching raw meat — safe or unsafe?
Unsafe.
What could happen if you don’t wash your hands after touching raw chicken and then touch vegetables?
Bacteria can spread to the vegetables and cause food poisoning.
You cut raw chicken, then rinse the board with water and cut fruit. What is the risk?
: Bacteria may still be on the board and contaminate the fruit.
What could happen if raw meat drips onto food stored below it?
The food can become contaminated with bacteria.
A pizza is left out for 5 hours. What is the risk?
Harmful bacteria can grow and cause food poisoning.
A cook uses the same spoon for raw meat and cooked food. What is the danger?
Bacteria can spread to the cooked food.
A cook washes hands with water but no soap after handling raw meat. Is this safe? Why or why not?
No. Water alone does not remove bacteria; soap is needed.
How can you safely prepare raw meat and vegetables if you only have one cutting board?
Wash it with hot soapy water between uses or cut vegetables first, then meat.
You see cooked food stored under raw meat in the fridge. What should be changed and why?
Raw meat should be moved to the bottom to prevent contamination.
Why is the “danger zone” the most unsafe place for food?
Because bacteria grow fastest at warm temperatures.
Name two ways cross-contamination can happen and how to prevent them.
• Raw meat touching vegetables → keep them separate
• Not washing hands → wash with soap and water