Chapter 5 The Flow of Food: Purchasing, Receiving, and Storage

Load the Cooler? 1) Whole meat 2) Whole chicken 3) Pecan pie 4) Raw ground beef 5) Raw fish

1) C 2)E 3)A 4)D 5)B

Accept or Reject? Write an A next to the food items you should accept. Write an R next to the food items you should reject. 1) Chicken received at an internal temperature of 50 F (10 C) 2) Can of red kidney beans with a small dent on one side of the can. 3)Shell eggs received at an air temperature of 45 F ( 7 C) 4) Fresh salmon with flesh that springs back when touched 5) Bag of flour that is dry but has a watermark on it. 6) Live oysters without shellstock identification tags 7) Frozen meat with large ice crystals on the packaging 8) Milk received at 50 F (10 C). 9) Mozzarella cheese with small spots of mold. 10) Vacuum-packed bacon with the seal broken but no other obvious damage.

1) R 2)R 3)A 4)A 5)R 6)R 7)R 8)R 9)R 10)R

What is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS food?

41 F (5 C) or lower

How long can TCS food that was prepped in-house be stored?

7 days

What wrong with this picture?

Here are the unsafe storage practices. -chemicals stored with food. -food stored on the floor -boxes of food not labeled -spilled food not cleaned up -cooler door open -overstocked cooler -area not clean -unlabeled items in cooler

How many inches (centimeters) from the floor should food be stored?

at least 6" (15 cm)

What is the problem with storing raw ground beef above prepped salads?

cross-contamination

What must be included on the label of TCS food that was prepped in-house?

date that the food should be thrown out

When storing food using the FIFO method, where should the food with the earliest use-by dates be stored?

in front of food with later use-by dates

What is the best method of checking the temperature of a delivery of fresh fish?

insert a thermometer probe into the thickest part of the fish.

What is the most important factor in choosing a food supplier?

it has been inspected and complies with local, state, and federal laws.

Milk can be received at 45 F (7 C) under what condition?

it is cooled to 41 F (5 C) or lower in 4 hours.

What is required when receiving fish that will be served raw or partially cooked?

it must be correctly frozen before you receive it

In top-to-to bottom order, how should a fresh pork roast, fresh salmon, a container of lettuce, and a pan of fresh chicken breasts be stored in a cooler?

lettuce, fresh , fresh pork roast, fresh chicken breasts

Frozen shrimp is rejected during receiving for having large ice crystals on the food and packaging. What is the problem that caused this?

time-temperature abuse