Terms & Definitions
Food Safety Agencies
Food Preservation
Food Safety Practices
Miscellaneous
100
Temperature range between 40 degrees and 140 degrees, where bacteria grow most rapidly.
What is "The Danger Zone"?
100
Regulates pesticides and establishes water quality
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
100
This method of food preservation is very common and uses extremely cold temperatures (below 150 F) to stop the growth of microorganisms.
What is freezing?
100
If you are not sure about the safety of a food what should you do?
If in doubt, throw it out!
100
This is how long you should wash your hands before and after handling food.
What is 20 to 30 seconds?
200
This occurs when someone consumes food containing harmful microorganisms, which then grow in the intestinal tract and cause illness.
What is foodborne infection?
200
Protects consumers against impure, unsafe, or fraudulently labeled products AND regulates foods OTHER THAN meat, poultry, and egg products.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA?)
200
The process of heating food products to kill pathogenic microorganisms and reduce the total number of bacteria.
What is pasteurization?
200
The four steps of food safety, according to the USDA.
What is Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill?
200
Once cooked, if a food is not to be consumed right away it should be chilled to 400F within ____
What is 2 hours?
300
This occurs when bacteria secrete toxins within the food and then the food is eaten
What is foodborne intoxication?
300
Enforces laws on alcoholic beverages.
What is Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives?
300
This symbol on packages indicates what kind of food preservation has been used?
What is irradiation?
300
Leftovers should be reheated to an internal temperature of no less than ____
What is 165 degrees Fahrenheit?
300
If your electricity goes out and you do not open the refrigerator door, food can stay cold for up to ____ hours.
What is 4 hours?
400
This occurs when harmful bacteria that have been ingested produce harmful toxins within the intestinal tract.
What is toxin mediated infection?
400
Regulates milk safety, monitors food industries within their borders, and inspects food related establishments.
What are state and local governments?
400
These two ingredients add flavor to foods, but in respect to food safety, they also serve to bind and reduce the water available to microorganisms.
What are salt and sugar?
400
Pizza can be held safely in the refrigerator for how many days?
What is between 3 and 4 days?
400
If your electricity goes out and you do not open the FREEZER door, food will stay frozen for ____ day/s if full or ___ day/s if half full.
What is 2 days if full and 1 day if half full?
500
This is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the US, causing nearly 60% of illnesses in the US each year.
What is the Norovirus? (fun fact: Origin of this name comes from Norwalk Ohio where it was isolated after a 1968 outbreak!)
500
Ensures that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry and eggs is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled.
What is the [USDA] Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
500
The following are examples of what kind of food preservation? Sulfur Dioxide, salt, sugar, sorbic acid.
What is Chemical Preservation?
500
What is it called when bacteria or other microorganisms are unintentionally transferred from one substance or object to another?
What is cross-contamination?
500
In 1958, the US Congress created this list of food additives that were believed to not cause consumers harm. What is the name of this list?
GRAS - Generally Recognized As Safe (Need to say the full name)