ServSafe Chapter 7

What is the problem with storing raw ground turkey above raw ground pork?

A- Cross-Contamination

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?

A- Lettuce, fresh salmon, fresh pork roast, fresh chicken breast.

An air temperature measuring device used to measure the temperature in a cooler must be how accurate?

C- 3*F either way.

How long can ready to eat TCS food that was prepped in-house be stored if it is held at 41*F or lower?

C- 7 days

Due to an operation's limits, ready to eat and uncooked food must be stored in the same cooler. How should food be stored in top-to-bottom order?

C- According to minimum internal cooking temperatures, with ready to eat food on top shelf and poultry on the bottom.

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

C- Date that food should be thrown out.

When must you discard tuna salad that was prepped on July 19th?

C- July 25th

Date Marking

A date on ready-to-eat TCS food held for more than 24 hours indicating by when the food must be sold, eaten, or thrown out.

At what air temperature can you store shell eggs?

B- 45* or lower.

How far above the floor should food be stored?

D- At least 6 inches. (15 Centimeters)

Where in a cooler should dairy products be stored?

D- Away from the door, in the coldest part of the cooler.

First-In, First-Out (FIFO)

Method of stock rotation in which products are shelved based on their use-by or expiration dates, so oldest products are used first.

Reduced-oxygen packaged (ROP) food

Packaging method that reduces the amount of oxygen available in order to slow microbial growth. ROP methods include sous vide, MAP, and vacuum packaging.