Food Safety Flashcards
What is food safety
It helps you advance in your food career and the knowledge will help you.
What is food born illness
Eating contaminated, food and eating contaminated food with a foreign object. 
What is contamination?
Unintended presence of harmful substances, or microorganisms in food 
What kind of contamination is there?
Physical, chemical, and biological 
What is physical contamination?
Stuff like dirt, broken glass pieces of hardware or other objects found in food
How to prevent physical contamination 
Keep a jewellery at home, note any deterioration, cautiously open packages, and always wear a hairnet 
What’s chemical contamination?
Pesticides, food additives, preservations, cleaning supplies and toxic metals found in food 
How to prevent chemical contamination
Store and label chemicals and food, Use cleaning products safely and use safe containers for acidic food. 
What is biological contamination?
Contamination by microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites, molds, and yeast 
How to prevent biological contamination
Prevent, delay and kill 
How does cross contamination occur? 
Harmful microorganisms can travel from food handlers, equipment, and raw food to ready to eat food 
What is the proper refrigeration storage internal product temperature? 
Four Celsius or 40 Fahrenheit for short periods 
How do you store raw meat?
Cooked/ready to eat food, and below ready to eat/prepare food are kept separate 
What temperature should it not be below and why?
0 to 4 Celsius. Because your food will freeze.
Food shouldn’t be left out any more than what
4 hours
How to properly serve 
Insist customers use clean plates each time they go back to the buffet, always wash hands and store single service items off the floor in closed containers 
How to use a thermometer
Calibrate regularly and keep stem clean and sanitized to prevent cross-contamination 
How to properly wash your hands 
- Wet hands with hot running water.
- Applies soap.
- Scrub for at least 20 seconds.
- Rinse hands.
- Dry hands.
- Turn off water with paper towel to avoid rec contamination.
How to properly use gloves
Change gloves as often as you would wash your hands, hands must be washed before putting new gloves on
How do allergies enter the body
Ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption 
What is an allergen?
Any substance that causes a allergic reaction?
Anaphylaxis
Shock induced by allergens that may cause a decrease in blood pressure
What to do when shopping?
Purchase quality ingredients, don’t buy expired, damaged or foods of questionable freshness or quality, and keep cold foods, cold, and frozen foods frozen from store to destination 
How to properly store foods?
Cold and frozen foods get put away immediately, always rotate food, cook or freeze perishable foods within a few days
How do you control pests from getting in the kitchen?
Throw garbage out regularly, washngarbage bins and keep covered, have screens on windows and keep doors shut, and keep food covered and off the floor 
How to properly thaw food
- Under cold water.
- Microwave
- Fridge.
What do you need to remember about thawing food in the microwave
Food that thawed in a microwave must be cooked immediately 
Safe cooling tips
Cut/divide into small portions or put in shallow containers, use the ice water bath method, don’t cover food with a lid or plastic wrap until cooled and never put the hot food into the fridge or freezer
How to properly clean dishes
- Wash with warm water and dish soap.
- Rinse and 45 Celsius/113 Fahrenheit water.
- Sanitize with chemicals like bleach, iodine, and chlorine.
