Providing Safe Food
When is a foodborne-illness considered an outbreak?
When two or more people report the same illness from eating the same food.
How does most contamination of food happen?
Through people
What should food handlers do after prepping food and before using the restroom?
Take off their aprons
At what temperature do most foodborne pathogens grow most quickly?
Between 70F and 125F (21C and 52C)
How many inches or centimeters from the floor should food be stored?
At least 6 inches (15 cm)
What does the acronym TCS foods stand for?
Time and temperature controlled for safety foods.
What is the most important way to prevent a foodborne illness from viruses?
Practice good personal hygiene
When washing hands, what is the minimum time you should scrub with soap?
10 seconds
How far must a bimetallic stemmed thermometer be inserted into food to give an accurate reading?
To the dimple in the thermometer stem
What is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS foods?
41F (5C) or lower
What is an important measure for preventing foodborne illness?
Preventing cross-contamination and practicing good personal hygiene?
What is the most important way to prevent a foodborne illness from bacteria?
Time and temperature control
When is it acceptable to eat in an operation?
When sitting in a break area
Which probe should you use to check the temperature of a chicken breast?
These are common symptoms of a restaurant customer experiencing an allergic reaction.
What are hives, rash, shortness of breath, wheezing, swelling of face and/or hands?
What are at least 3 of the 5 common risk factors that can lead to foodborne illness?
Failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temperature, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene, and purchasing food from unsafe sources.
These are common examples of physical contaminants found in foods.
What are hair, fingernails, fish bones, glass, etc?
What should a manager of a hospital cafeteria do if a cook calls in with a headache, nausea, and diarrhea?
Tell the cook to stay away from work and see a doctor
A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature range? (For example +- 30F)
+-2F or +-1C
This category of foods is commonly associated with hepatitis and norovirus.
What are wild game and seafood from contaminated water?
What step should be taken if a manager suspects a foodborne-illness outbreak?
Set aside the suspected product and label it with "do not use" and "do not discard".
A food handler prepares meals for a child day-care center, what symptoms require this food handler to stay home from work?
What are fever, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, jaundice?
Wha device can be used to monitor both time and temperature abuse during the shipment or storage of food?
Time-temperature indicator
These actions must be taken in order to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
What are using separate utensils, cleaning & sanitizing equipment, prepping food at different times, and purchasing prepared foods?