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A foodborne illness can occur if food is not cooled properly

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A foodborne illness outbreak can raise an establishments insurance program

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A person with a shellfish allergy who unknowingly eats soup made with clam juice may experience a tightening in the throat

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Copper utensils can cause illness when used to prepare acidic food

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Delivery ppl and service contractors are possible food defense risks

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Food handlers must wash their hands after smoking

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Handwashing takes 20 seconds

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IF you transfer a chemical to a new container, you must label it with the name

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Milk is a common food allergen

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People on chemotherapy have a higher risk of contracting a foodborne illness

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Pre school age are more likely to become ill from contaminated food than adults

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gloves should be changed before beginning a different task

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The five most common risk factors that cause foodborne illnesses are...

1. failing to cook food adequately 2. holding food at incorrect temps 3. using contaminated equipment 4. practicing personal hygiene 5. Purchasing food from unsafe sources

Beef stew must be cooled from __to __within __hours and from __to __or lower within the next __

135, 70, 2, 70, 41, 4

What is the minimum internal cook temp or stuffed pork chops?

155

What are the time and temp requirements for reheating tcs food for hot holding?

165 for 15 seconds within 2 hours

When a thermometer is calibrated using the ice point method, it should be adjusted to ___ after the stem or probe has been placed in the ice water.

32 degrees F

Foodborne pathogens grow well at temperatures between...

41 and 135

What is the max acceptable receiving temp of fresh beef?

41F

What is the warmest temperature at which ground beef can be safely stored?

41F

What is the warmest acceptable receiving temperature for eggs?

45F

Dry storage rooms should be kept at what temp?

50-70

A restaurant that has prepared tuna salad can store it at 41 or lower for a max of how many days?

7

When should hand antiseptics be used?

After washing hands

A person who ate raw oysters later became disoriented and suffered memory loss. What illness was most likely the cause?

Amnesic shellfish poisoning

Which practice can reduce salmonella spp in poultry to safe levels?

Cooking food to the right temp

What should food handlers do if they cut their fingers while preparing food?

Cover the wound with a bandage and a glove or finger cot

What is the danger of not cleaning and sanitizing a prep table between uses?

Cross contamination

Eggs and peanuts are dangerous for people with...

Food allergies

What is TCS food?

Food that contains moisture and protein and has a neutral or slightly acidic pH. Such food requires time temp control to prevent the growth of microorganisms and the production of toxins.

Ciguatera fish poisoning

Found in marine algae. Cannot be detected by smell or taste. Cooking and freezing will not eliminate it. (barracuda, grouper, jacks, snapper) symptoms- reversal of hot and cold, nausea, vomitting, tingling, muscle and joint pain

Which food borne illness has been linked with ready to eat food and shellfish contaminated by sewage?

Hepatitis A

What three points should a food defense program focus onto prevent possible threats to food?

Human elements, building interior, personal hygiene

What thermocouple probe should be used to check the temperature of a stockpot of soup?

Immersion probe

Why should lining cooler shelves with aluminum foil be avoided?

It can restrict the flow of cold air

What is the most important factor in choosing an approved food supplier?

It has been inspected and complies with local, state, and federal laws

The temp of roast is checked to see if it has met its critical limit of 145 for four minutes. This is an example of which haccp principle?

Monitoring

How should cartons of coleslaw be checked for correct receiving temperatures?

Open carton and stick thermometer stem into the food

Anisakiasis

People can get sick when the eat raw or undercooked fish containing this parasite (herring, cod, halibut, mackerel, pacific salmon)

Which piece of jewelry can be worn by a food handler?

Plain band ring

Food service operations should not use mushrooms unless they have been...

Purchased from an approved reputable supplier

What is the best way to prevent a foodborne illness caused by seafood toxins?

Purchasing food from reputable suppliers

Food handlers cannot work in their operation if they have an illness caused by which pathogen?

Salmonella typhi

To prevent chemical contamination chemicals should be stored...

Separate from food and utensils

While commonly linked with contaminated ground beef, what pathogen has also been linked with contaminated produce?

Shiga toxin- producing e-coli

Raw, shucked shellfish that is received in a container bigger than one half gallon must have the packers name, address, a certification number, and a...

Shucked date

Food handlers who work in a nursing home cannot work if they have which symptoms?

Sore throat with fever

Covering wounds can help prevent the spread of with pathogen?

Staphylococcus aureus

Which pathogen is primarily found in the hair, nose, and throat of humans?

Staphylococcus aureus

What should a manager do at a nursing home if a cook calls with headache, nausea, and diarrhea?

Tell them to stay away from work and see a doctor

What must be done to ensure that a sanitizer solution spray for food contact surfaces, is made correctly?

Test the solution with sanitizer test kit

A cook wore single use gloves while forming raw ground beef into patties. The cook continued to wear them while slicing hamburger buns. What was his mistake?

The cook did not wash his hands and put on new gloves before slicing the buns

When a food handler has been diagnosed with shigellosis, what steps must be taken?

The food handler must be told to not come into work

A box of sirloin steaks carries a state department of agriculture inspection stamp. What does this stamp indicate?

The meat and processing plant have met USDA or a state department of agricultures standards

Why are elderly people at higher risk for food borne illnesses?

Their immune systems have weakened with age

Cooking tomato sauce in a copper pot can cause which foodborne illness?

Toxic metal poisoning

Which of these practices can help prevent cross contamination?

Using a designated cutting board when preparing meat

What must food handlers do after touching their hair, face, or body?

Wash their hands

A food handler has finished trimming raw chicken on a cutting board and needs it to prep vegetables. What must be done to the cutting board?

Washed, rinsed, sanitized

When should food handlers who wear gloves wash their hands?

before putting on gloves

At what temperatures do food borne pathogens grow most quickly?

between 70 and 125

The three categories of food safety hazards are...

biological, physical, chemical

To prevent food allergens from being transferred to food...

clean and sanitize utensils before use

What is the first step in developing a haccp plan?

conduct hazard analysis

The temp of pot of stew is checked during holding. It has not met the critical limit and is thrown out according to policy, This is an example of which haccp principle?

corrective action

Which food requires a USDA inspection stamp?

egg products

Itching and tightening of the throat are symptoms of...

food allergies

FATTOM

food, acidity, time, temp, oxygen, moisture

What type of thermometer is not appropriate for use in a restaurant or food service operation?

glass thermometer

Which food should be rejected?

live shellfish received with out shellstock tags

What is the third step in active managerial control?

monitor the policies and procedures

Food handlers should not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum or tobacco while..

prepping food

A food safety mgmt system is a group of ____ preventing foodborne illness

procedures and practices

The five most common risk factors for foodborne illnesses are...

purchasing food from unsafe sources, failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temps, practicing poor personal hygiene, and using contaminated equipment

What is correct way to cool a pot of clam chowder?

put pot in ice water

Food handlers should keep their finger nails..

short and unpolished

Bacillus cereus

spore forming bacteria found in soil. The bacteria can produce two different toxins when allowed to grow to high levels. The toxins cause different illnesses (diarrhea and vomiting)

What should food handlers do after prepping food and before using the restroom?

take off their aprons

Infrared thermometers should be used to...

take the surface temperature of a grill

Large ice crystals in a case of frozen food are evidence that the product may have been...

thawed and refrozen

What is the purpose of a food safety mgmt system?

to identify and control possible hazards

For a foodborne illness to be considered and "outbreak", a minimum of how many people must experience the same illness after eating the same food?

two

Viruses such as norovirus and hepatitis A can be spread when food handlers fail to...

wash their hands

Flatware and utensils that have been cleaned and sanitized should be stored..

with the handles facing up