Acronyms
These are food that need time and temperature control for safety.
What are TCS foods
This is the required height for food storage items.
6 inches off the ground and away from walls
This is the most universal thermometer types but can only measure food up to 220 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is a bimetallic stemmed thermometer
Time temperature abuse of any TCS food can lead to this form of contamination.
What is biological
These are the things that pests need to be denied.
What are access or entry, food, waster and shelter
These are the conditions that bacteria need to grow
FAT TOM
Ready to eat TCS food can be stored for this number of days.
What is 7
This probe can be used to measure the temperature of grills and griddles.
What is a surface probe
Food should avoid this range to prevent bacteria / pathogen growth
What is between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit
They create the standards for food service equipment.
NSF or UL labeling
This is the defense system put in place by the FDA to prevent restaurants succumbing to deliberate contamination.
What is ALERT
Ready to eat TCS foods must be held at this internal temperature when being stored.
What is 41 degrees Fahrenheit
This process is done to make sure that thermometers are accurate, and can be done using the ice point or boiling point method.
What is to calibrate
The storage of food in metal containers such as pewter, galvanize copper or zinc can lead to this form of contamination.
What is chemical
This is the first thing that should be done when cleaning and sanitizing stationary equipment.
What is unplug the equipment
This a document that restaurants are required to keep for each chemical that is kept and used.
What is Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Utensils such as forks, knives and spoons must be stored in this manner.
What is right side down
This thermometer type should never be used to check food temperature.
What is a glass thermometer
Visible items, natural or otherwise, such as bones, seeds, flies, glass, or fingernails can lead to this form of contamination.
What is physical.
A curvature in flooring that allows for ease of cleaning
What is coving
This refers to food (mostly meats) that is shipped in packages that have the air removed.
ROP Reduced oxygen packaging
This term refers to half-cooking food and finishing it just before service requiring cooking for no more than 60 minutes.
What is par-cooking.
This is the required accuracy of thermometers.
What is + or - 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Viruses, salmonella Typhi, Hepatitis A can all be linked to this type of food.
Ready-to- eat
These are the required conditions for indoor garbage containers.
What is leakproof, waterproof, pest proof and covered