Purchasing, Receiving, Storing Food

Details

100

41^oF - 135^oF is the...

Danger Zone

200

What is a Key Drop Delivery? Explain it.

A delivery made by a supplier after business hours. A key is left for the delivery person to drop off products inside the business.

300

What is the FIFO Method? Explain it.

First In, First Out. Foods that are going to expire the soonest go at the front and foods that will take longer to expire will go toward the back.

400

What are the three laws that you must follow when purchasing food?

Must meet local, state, & federal laws.

500

Storage units should be within what degree range?

±3˚F

Receiving Food

100

Name at least two guidelines when receiving food.

Plan deliveries.

Check/Inspect deliveries.

Ensure products are honestly presented.

200

What does it mean to honestly present food/drink?

Make sure that what you say you are providing or provided is exactly that.

No fake products, like "Mr. Pepper".

300

Explain ROP packaging.

Vacuum-sealed food to remove oxygen and prevent pathogen growth.

400

You have 1min to give me at least 5 examples of when to refuse food.

Stained, leaking, damp, dented, missing label, swollen cans, holes, rust, bloated packing, broken/torn seals, discolored, slimy/sticky, leaves an imprint, smells bad.

500

You have 1min to provide the correct temperatures to receive:

Milk

Eggs

Cold TCS Foods

Hot TCS Foods

Shellfish

Frozen Food

Milk = 45^oF

Eggs = 45^oF

Cold TCS Foods = 41^oF

Hot TCS Foods = 135^oF

Shellfish = 45^oF 

Frozen Food = Frozen or 32^oF or less

Storing Food

100

Frozen food must be ______.

Frozen.

200

What's an example of a storage unit?

Fridge, walk-in fridge, freezer, walk-in freezer.

300

What is Date Marking?

A label that shows when stored food must be eaten, sold, or discarded if held longer than 24 hours.

400

Explain what are cold curtains?

Plastic/Vinyl curtains to help insulate the cold for walk-in freezer.

500

Where should dairy/poultry/meat/seafood be kept?

In the coldest part of the cooler, away from the door.

Quiz Questions

100

Which of the following should be rejected upon delivery?

Lamb that has a brown discoloration

OR

Fish with scales

200

Ready-to-eat TCS food held at 41˚F or lower for more than 24 hours must be consumed or sold within ____ days.

Seven days or one week

300

Justin is using the FIFO method for storing food in a cooler. Which food item should he place at the front of the cooler?

Cottage cheese with a use-by date of:

5/17

5/11

5/16

5/10

400

A manufacturer issues a recall for yogurt. Fana, a grocery store manager, has located the yogurt based on the information in the recall notice. What step should she take next?

Store the yogurt separately from other food items.

500

Daniel is preparing stew using beef and smoked sausage on October 3. The use-by date of the beef is October 7, while the use-by date of the sausage is October 12. While labeling the stew, what date should Raoul mark as the stew’s use-by date?

October 7th