Diagnostic Test Questions and Answers Flashcards
The purpose of a food safety management system is to:
C. Prevent foodborne illness by controlling risks and hazards
A manager’s responsibility to actively control risk factors for foodborne illnesses is called
D. active managerial control
A manager asks a chef to continue cooking chicken breasts after seeing them cooked to an incorrect temperature. This is an example of which step in active managerial control?
C. Corrective action
A manager walks around the kitchen every hour to answer questions and to see if staff members are following procedures. This is an example of which step in active managerial control?
Management oversight
One way for managers to show that they know how to keep food safe is to
become certified in food safety
A power outage has left hot TCS food out of temperature control for six hours. what must be done with the food?
Throw the food away.
In the even of an imminent health hazard, such as a water supply interruption, the operation must
notify the regulatory authority.
What is the best way to protect food from deliberate tampering?
Make it as difficult as possible for someone to tamper with it.
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manger should know whom to contact about suspicious activity, monitor the security of products, keep information related to food security on file, and know
who is in the facility
Where should food handlers wash their hands?
Designated sink for handwashing
What must food handlers do after touching their body or clothing?
Wash their hands
When washing hands, what is the minimum time that food handlers should scrub hands and arms with soap?
10 seconds
After which activity must food handlers wash their hands?
Clearing tables
What is the main reason for food handlers to avoid scratching their scalps
Spreading pathogens to the food
When may food handlers wear plain band rings
At any time
What should a food handler do when working with an infected cut on the finger
Cover the wound with an impermeable bandage or finger cot and a glove
What is the only jewelry that may be worn on the hands or arms while handling food?
Plain band ring
In addition to the other criteria, how many people must have the same symptoms in order for a foodborne illness to be considered an outbreak?
At least 2
When should a food handler with a sore throat and a fever be excluded from operation?
Customers served are primarily a high-risk population
What is a basic characteristic of a virus
Requires a living host to grow
After handling raw meat and before handling produce, what should food handlers do with their gloves?
Wash hands and change them
Where should personal items, like a coat, be stored in the operation?
In a designated area, away from food
23What should food handlers do after prepping food and before using the restroom?
Take off their aprons
How should the temperature of a shipment of sour cream be taken when it arrives at an operation?
Remove the lid of a container and put the thermometer stem into the sour cream
Ice crystals on a frozen food item indicate
time-temperature abuse
What is the most important factor in choosing an approved food supplier?
It has been inspected and complies with local, state, and federal laws.
Which item should be rejected?
Bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
Supplies should be stored away from the walls and at least ________ off of the floor
6 inches (15 centimeters)
Soup that is being hot-held on a buffet should be labeled with the
Name of the food
How should chemicals be stored?
Away from prep areas
What should be done to ready-to-eat TCS food that will be prepped on-site and held for longer than 24 hours
Date mark it
What must a manager do with a recalled food item in the operation?
Store the recalled item separately from other food