ServSafe Chapter 7 (7th Edition)

How often must you check the temperature of food that is being held with temperature control?

At least every 4 hours

Luke used his bare hands to throw chopped potatoes in a soup and then placed a pickled watermelon on a plate for garnish. What did he do wrong?

He didn't wash his hands and he should have worn gloves for the watermelon

Can you use a holding unit to check food's temperature?

No, never

What part of the plate should a food handler avoid touching when serving customers?

Top

A pan of lasagna at 165F was packed in a heated cabinet for off-site delivery. What is the minimum information that should be on the pan label?

Use-by date and time and reheating and service instructions

Jeremy brought the potato salad out at 3Pm for the party, labeled the salad with the removed time at 3pm and the discard time as 9pm. Periodically, he would check the temperature to ensure it stayed under 70F. Did he do this correctly?

Yes, he wrote the needed information on the product and ensured safe temperatures

An operation is located in a jurisdiction that allows it to hold TCS food without temperature control. How many hours can it display hot TCS food without temperature control before the food must be sold, served, or thrown out?

4 hours

At what maximum internal temperature should cold TCS food be held?

41F

An operation has a self- service salad bar with 8 different items on it. How many serving utensils are needed to serve the items on the salad bar?

8

What item must customers take each time they return to a self- service area for more food?

Clean plate

Can you serve the elderly without temperature control?

No, you can not serve the high risk unless you have Time and Temperature Control

When a utensil is stored in water between uses, what are the requirements?

Running water at any temperature, or a container of water at 135F

At what minimum internal temperature should hot

135F