Serv Safe Chapter 5

Shell eggs received at an air temperature of 45 degrees F

Accept

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

It must be correctly frozen before you receive it.

What is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS food?

41 degrees F or lower

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

7 days

Fresh salmon with flesh that springs back when touched

Accept (2)

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 temperatures 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 degrees F under what condition?

It is cooled to 41 degrees F or lower in 4 hours

In top-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 salmon, fresh pork roast, fresh chicken breasts.

Items stacked on the fridge top to bottom

Ready-to-eat food Seafood Whole cuts of beef and pork Ground meat and ground fish Whole and ground poultry

Chicken received at an internal temperature of 50 degrees F

Reject (1)

Can of red kidney beans with a small dent on one side of the can

Reject (2)

Bag of flour that is dry but has a watermark on it

Reject (3)

Live oysters without shellstock identification

Reject (4)

Frozen meat with large ice crystals on the packaging

Reject (5)

Milk received at 50 degrees F

Reject (6)

Mozzarella cheese with small spots of mold

Reject (7)

Vacuum-packed bacon with the seal broken but no other obvious damage

Reject (8)

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