Storage
What should you store separately from ready-to-eat foods
Raw meat, poultry, and seafood
Food must be purchased from suppliers that meet these safety standards
What are approved, reputable suppliers?
This is the best way to prevent allergic reactions when preparing food for customers.
What is identifying and avoiding cross-contact?
Food handlers must wash their hands for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
Food should be stored using this rotation method to ensure older items are used first.
What is First In, First Out (FIFO)
When receiving cold TCS (Time/Temperature Control for Safety) food, it must be delivered at this temperature or lower.
What is 41°F or lower?
The Big 9 food allergens include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy, and this recently added allergen.
What is sesame?
This is the only jewelry allowed to be worn by food handlers.
What is a plain band ring?
Raw meat, poultry, and seafood should be stored in this location in a refrigerator to prevent cross-contamination.
What is the bottom shelf?
Shell eggs must be received at this temperature or lower.
What is 45°F or lower?
Cross-contact occurs when allergens are transferred from one food or surface to another. Name two ways this can happen.
What are using the same fryer oil, cutting boards, utensils, or surfaces without proper cleaning?
After using the restroom, a food handler must do this before returning to work
What is wash hands at the designated handwashing sink?
These three conditions must be met when storing food to prevent contamination and spoilage.
What are labeled properly, stored at the right temperature, and kept in designated storage areas?
Frozen food should be rejected if it has any of these three signs of time-temperature abuse.
What are ice crystals, fluids in packaging, and water stains?
What does A.L.E.R.T stand for
What is Assure, Look, Employees, Reports, and Threat
A food handler should stay home from work if they have one of these three symptoms.
What are vomiting, diarrhea, or jaundice?
Food should be stored at least this far off the floor to prevent contamination and allow for proper cleaning.
What is 6 inches?
Live shellfish must be received with a shellstock identification tag and at an air temperature of this, while the internal temperature should not exceed this.
What is air temperature of 45°F and internal temperature of 50°F or lower?
What are MSDs
What are Material Safety Data Sheets
This is the correct way to cover a wound on the hand when working with food.
What is a bandage and a single-use glove?