ServeSafe Chapter 9: The Flow of Food: Service

Hold hot food at

An internal temperature of 135 or higher

Check food temperature at least how many hours?

Every 4 hours

Sneeze guards

14 inches above the counter Extended 7 inches beyond the food

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

An operation has a small 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 the return to a self-service area for more food?

A clean plage

What is the maximum distance that sneeze guards can be located from the self-service counter to protect food them from contamination?

14 inches

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

41 degrees F

Hold cold food at

An internal temperature of 41 or lower

Which food items can be displayed in a self-service area without the use of packaging, sneeze guards, or a display cause to protect them from contamination

Nuts in the shell

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

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