UT Foodhandler
How should food workers prevent physical food hazards from injuring customers?
Removing bones and pits from food.
What is the correct order of steps for cleaning and sanitizing utensils by hand?
Rinse under hot water, Clean with sanitizer, rinse and air dry.
What should food workers use to touch food from display cases?
Serving tongs
Which of the following actions would help prevent physical hazards?
an object that can choke, gag, cut or otherwise injure a customer.
A waiter at a arestaurant has diarrhea. What should happen?
send them home
Which symptom must you report to your manager?
sensitivity to light
What is the maximum cold holding temperature allowed for pasta salad?
41 Degrees
A food worker has safely cooled a. large pot of soup to 70 degrees (21 cel) within 2hrs. What temp must the soup reach in the next 4 hours to be cooler properly?
41 degrees
A Food worker is pouring sanitizing solution into spray bottles. What should the food worker do when he is done?
Clearly label the bottles with the name of the chemical
You must stay home from work if you have which of the following symptoms?
Diarrhea and Vomiting
Where may food workers drink from an uncovered cup during work?
In the break area
Where may a food worker eat during a break at work?
In the outdoor dining area
How should food workers deter pests from outdoor dumpsters?
Keep the area around dumpster clean.
a food worker has prepared a large pot of rice that must be cooled. How should the food worker cool the rice safely?
Place the pot in the refrigerator.
A food worker reheats fried rice for hot holding. After an hour, he measures the temperature at 167. What should he do next?
Place the rice on hot- holding equipment.
a food worker needs to thaw a package of ground beef. Which thawing method should the food worker use?
Put the beef in a bowl of cold water.
What should food workers use to prevent cross-contamination with ready to eat foods?
Single-use gloves
A food worker is cooking vegetables that will be hot held. What internal temperature must the vegetables reach while cooking?
135 degrees
What is the minimum hot holding temperature requirement for hot dogs?
145 degrees
A food worker is cooking whole chicken breasts. What is the minimum internal temperature that the chicken must reach?
165 Degrees
How long can a food worker perform one task before needing to change gloves?
4 hours
Which population is considered highly susceptible?
High School students
When must the cleaning step occur when cleaning and sanitizing in a three-compartment sink?
Before cleaning
A food worker is preparing sandwiches. What should she wear to avoid contaminating the sandwiches?
A hair net, Single use glove
Where are you allowed to wash your hands?
A handwashing sink
A food establishment has a history of cockroach infections. What sign of cockroach infestation might food workers notice?
A strong, oily odor
A food worker vomits a few hours before he is scheduled to work, but he feelts better in time for shift. When he arrives at work, he is assigned to scoop icecream for customers. What hazard is most likly to contaminate the icecream he serves?
Bacteria mutiplying in the icecream compartments OR Bacteria and viruses from his hands.
A food worker has finished organizing the fridge and returns to the kitchen. What must he do before slicing bread?
Wash his hands and put on new gloves.
A food worker makes sandwiches using tuna salad prepared yesterday. How should the food worker label the sandwiches with a use by date?
With the date in 7days.