Providing Safe Food
Forms of Contamination
Hand Washing
The flow of food
THERMOMETERS
100

Name the challenges that a Food Service Operation face when dealing with Food Safety? 

What are TIME, LANGUAGE & CULTURE, LITERACY AND EDUCATION, PATHOGENS, UNAPPROVED SUPPLIERS, HIGH RISK CUSTOMERS, STAFF TURNOVER 

100

Bacteria needs six conditions to grow, What are the six conditions?

WHAT ARE FATTOM

F-FOOD 

A-ACIDITY 

T-TEMP 

T-TIME 

O-OXYGEN 

M-MOISTURE 

100

What is the only piece of jewelry that can be worn a food handler's hand or arm? 

WHAT IS:  

PLAIN BAND RING 

100

The path that food takes through a food service operation is call what?  

WHAT IS: 

THE FLOW OF FOOD 

100

This thermometer measures the temperature through a metal probe with a sensor towards the end of the stem. 

WHAT IS: 

BIMETALLIC STEMMED THERMOMETER 


200

What are the three Hazards of Food Safety? 

What is BIOLOGY, PHYSICAL CHEMICAL 

200

The FDA  identifies 3 types of BACTERIA that cause most food borne illness,  These three food borne illnesses are:  

WHAT ARE: 

1.  SALMONELLA TYPHI 

2. SHIGELLA 

3. E. COLI 

200

A food handler has been asked to prep ground beef patties for tomorrow's dinner service, when must the food handler wash his or her hands? 

WHAT IS: 

BEFORE AND AFTER 

200

WHAT ARE THE 9 STEPS IN THE FLOW OF FOOD? 

WHAT IS: 

1. PURCHASING 

2. RECEIVING 

3. STORING 

4. PREPARATION 

5. COOKING 

6. HOLDING 

7. COOLING 

8. REHEATING 

9. SERVING 

200

What are the the acceptable methods to calibrate a thermometer? 

WHAT IS: 

THE ICE WATER  AND BOILING METHOD 

300

If a food handler does not handle food correctly, it can become unsafe.  There are 5 most common food handling mistakes or risk factors.  What are those risk factors (also called practices)? 

What are

1. Purchasing food from unsafe sources

2.  Time and Temperature Control

3.   Cleaning and Sanitizing Error

4.  Cross Contaminating Food and Surfaces

5.   Practicing poor personal hygiene 

300

The FDA has identified two viruses that are highly contagious can cause severe illness, what are the name of these two viruses? 

WHAT ARE: 

1. HEP A 

2. NOROVIRUS 

300

What what time is it acceptable to eat in a operation? 

WHAT IS: 

WHEN SITTING IN A BREAK AREA 

300

What is range of temperatures that is called the temperature danger zone? 

WHAT IS: 

41F-135F 

300

This thermometer measures the surface temperature of food and equipment

WHAT IS: 

AN INFRARED LASER THERMOMETER 

400

Name 10 TCS Foods? 


1.MILK 

2. EGGS 

3. MEAT 

4.  POULTRY 

5. FISH 

6.  SHELLFISH

7. BAKED POTATOES 

8. RICE(heat treated plants)            

9. TOFU/SOY PROTEIN 

10. SPROUTS

11.  SLICED MELONS, LETTUCE, LEAFY GREENS

12. UNTREATED GARLIC AND OIL MIXTURES 

400

The best way to protect food is to make it as difficult as possible for someone to tamper with it.  The FDA has created a tool that can be used to develop defense food program.  It is based upon an acronym, What does this acronym stand for?  

WHAT IS A.L.E.R.T: 

A-ASSURE 

L-LOOK 

E-EMPLOYEES 

R-REPORTS 

T-THREAT 

400

Hand Antiseptics can only be use in a food service operation if they comply with what government agency standards? 

WHAT IS: 

THE FDA 

400

Pathogen grow most rapidly between what temperature range? 

WHAT IS: 

70F- 125F 


400

What is the name of the label that is put on the side of packages by the supplier to monitor both time and temperature? 

WHAT IS: 

TIME AND TEMPERATURE INDICATORS 

500

What government agency writes and conducts research into the causes of food borne-illness outbreaks? 

What is the CDC

500

Chemicals can contaminate food if they are used or stored in the wrong way.  Food Service Establishments must keep a record of all the chemical they order from their supplier, also they must keep a record of onsite chemicals and how to use them.  It is called a MSDS.  What does MSDS stand for? 

WHAT IS: 

M-MATERIAL 

S-SAFETY 

D-DATA 

S-SHEET 

500

What is the amount of time that a food handler should wash his/her hand for? 

WHAT IS: 

20 SECONDS

500

NAME THE DIFFERENT COLOR CUTTING BOARDS AND WHAT FOOD GROUP SHOULD BE USED ON EACH

WHAT IS: 

GREEN:FRUITS AND VEGGIES 

BLUE: SEAFOOD 

YELLOW:POULTRY 

WHITE: BAKED GOOD AND DAIRY 

BROWN: PREPARED FOODS 

500

WHAT IS THE PART OF THE THERMOMETER THAT IS USED TO CALIBRATE THE DEVICE? 

WHAT IS: 

THE CALIBRATION NUT