OVERALL Flashcards
RESTRICT OR EXCLUDE
The food handler has persistent sneezing, coughing, or a runny nose that causes discharges from the eyes, nose, or mouth.
Restrict the food handler from working with exposed food, utensils, and equipment.
RESTRICT OR EXCLUDE
The food handler has at least one of these symptoms from an infectious condition:
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Jaundice (yellow skin or eyes)
Exclude the food handler from the operation.
Vomiting and diarrhea
Food handlers must meet one of these requirements before they can return to work:
Have had no symptoms for at least 24 hours.
Have a written release from a medical practitioner.
Jaundice
Food handlers with jaundice must be reported to the regulatory authority. Food handlers who have had jaundice for seven days or less must be excluded from the operation.
Food handlers must have a written release from a medical practitioner and approval from the regulatory authority before returning to work.
RESTRICT OR EXCLUDE
The food handler is vomiting or has diarrhea and has been diagnosed with an illness caused by one of these pathogens:
Norovirus
Shigella spp.
Nontyphoidal Salmonella
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
Exclude the food handler from the operation.
Report the situation to the regulatory authority.
How many hours can food stay in the temperature danger zone before it is thrown out?
2 hours
Most basic way to prevent cross-contamination?
Keep raw and ready to eat food away from each other.
How can you prevent cross contamination?
Keep raw food away from RTE foods
Use separate equipment for raw and RTE food
Clean and sanitize before and after tasks
Accuracy of temperature food
To within +- 2 F
Accuracy of air temperature
To within +-3F
Important considerations in taking temp
Insert thermometer in thickest part of food
Take another reading in a different spot - temps may vary in different areas
Time bimetallic thermometer must be inserted before you record the food temperature.
15 seconds
Bimetallic termometer temperature
0-220
Bimetallic is good for
thick foods
With bimetallic, insert up to
dimple
Good thermometer for think and thick foods
Thermocouple
thermometer sensing probe is on
tip
Types of thermocouple / thermistor thermometer
Surface probe, penetration probe, air probe
thermometer for soups, sauces, oil
bimetallic, immersion probe
thermometer for temp of a griddle
surface probe
thermometer for hamburger
thermocouple penetration probe
thermometer for steak
penetration probe
thermometer for roast
penetration or bimetallic
thermometer for temp inside cooler or oven
air probe or infrared
What are general inspection guidelines when receiving?
Checking temperature
Packaging
Documents and Stamps
Receiving temp for cold TCS foods such as melon, cut lettuce, sliced tomatoes.
41 F or lower
Receiving temp for live shellfish - oysters, mussels, clams, and scallops
Receive at air temp of 45 F and internal temp no grater than 50 F
Cool shellfish to 41 F or lower in 4 hours
Receiving temp Shucked shellfish
45 F or lower
Cool the shellfish to 41 F or lower in four hours
Receiving temp Milk
45 F
Cool to 41 F or lower in 4 hours
Receiving temp shell eggs
Receive at an air temperature of 45 F
Receiving temp hot TCS food
135 F or higher
When to reject frozen foods?
Fluids or water stains appear in case bottoms or packaging
Ice crystals or frozen liquids on the food or packaging - this may be evidence of thawing and refreezing - time and temp abuse
Packaging when receiving - just read
Must be intact Reject if damaged - tears/holes/punctures ROP - can't be bloated or leaking No liquid leaks, dampness, water stains No pest signs Must be labeled correctly
Receiving documents and stamps - just read
Don’t remove the tag until last item has been used
Keep it for 90 days
Fish that will be eaten raw or partially cooked must indicate the fish was correctly frozen before you received it.
Label food that is packaged on site for retail sale. What goes on te label?
Common name of the food or a statement that clearly identifies it.
Quantity of the food.
List of ingredients and subingredients in descending order by weight. This is necessary if the item contains two or more ingredients.
List of artificial colors and flavors in the food.
Chemical preservatives.
Name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor.
Source of each major food allergen contained in the food. This is not necessary if the source is already part of the common name of the ingredient.
How long can RTE TCS foods be stored ?
7 days
Temperature at which food can be stored for seven days?
41 or lower.
RTE TCS foods must include date marking if it will be held for longer than
24 hours
Cold TCS foods should be stored at
41 F or lower
Hot TCS foods should be held at
135 F OR HIGHER
How far off the floor should suplies e stored?
6 inches
In freezer, raw meat/poultry/seafood can be stored with or above RTE food if
all the items have been commercially processed and packaged
Order of storage of foods in cooler.
RTE, SEAFOOD, WHOLE CUT OF BEEF AND PORK, GROUND MEAT AND GORUND FISH, POULTRY
Minimum internal cooking temperature of seafood
145 F
Minimum internal cooking temperature of whole cuts of beef and pork
145
Minimum internal cooking temperature of ground meat and ground fish
155
Minimum internal cooking temperature of poultry
165
ow long must a shell stock identification tag be kept on file?
90 days
how long must a shell stock identification tag be kept on file?
90 days
method f cooling good for thick foods such as mashed potatoes
blast or tumble chiller
Thawing food in Running water
Submerge under running drinkable water at 70 F or lower
Thawing ROP fish
Rmove from packaging before thawing it under refrigeration
before or immediately after thawing it under running water
How should poled eggs be handled?
Cook promptly after mixing or store at 41 F or lower
Guidelines for breading
Small batches
Prompt storage
Unused items - have a plan to throw out
Thorough cooking
When do you need a variance?
Packaging fresh juice on-site for sale at a later time unless the juice has a warning label that complies with local regulations.
Smoking food as a way of preserving it (but not to enhance flavor).
Using food additives or adding components such as vinegar to preserve or alter the food so that it no longer needs time and temperature control for safety.
Curing food.
Custom-processing animals for personal use. For example, a hunter brings a deer to a restaurant for dressing and takes the meat home for later use.
Packaging food using a reduced-oxygen packaging (ROP) method. This includes MAP, vacuum-packed, and sous vide food, as shown in the photo.
Sprouting seeds or beans.
Offering live shellfish from a display tank.
Minimal internal temperature POULTRY
165 <1
Minimal internal temperature GROUND MEAT
155 for 15 second
Minimal internal temperature Shell eggs that will be hot held for service
155 FOR 15 SECS
Minimal internal temperature SEAFOOD
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature STEAKS
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature SHELL EGGS THAT WILL BE SERVED IMMEDIATELY
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature ROASTS
145 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature FRUIT, VEGETABLE, GRAINS, AND LEGUMES
135 F for 15 seconds
Minimal internal temperature TEA
175 F for 15 seconds
Temperature if you are cooking food in a microwave
165 F
What should happen if TCS food is cooked in the microwave?
Cover the food to prevent its surface from drying out.
Rotate or stir it halfway through the cooking process so that the heat reaches the food more evenly.
Let the covered food stand for at least two minutes after cooking to let the food temperature even out.
Check the temperature in at least two places to make sure that the food is cooked through.
Cool TCS foods from 135 to 41 or lower within (geral)
6 hours
First, cool food from …… to……… within………
135-70 2 hrs
Ice-water bath method of cooling
Divide into smaller containers, place into prep sink or large for filled with ice water
Stir food often to cool it faster
Ice or cold water as an ingredient
to cool soups or stews right away - recipe is made with less water than required
Then cold water or iced is added after cooking to cool the food and provide the remaining water
Reheating temp for TCS foods `
165 F for 15 secs
Reheating commercially processed and packaged ready-to-eat foods temp
135 F
If you are packaging fish using ROP - guidelines?
be frozen before during or after packaging
include a label that state the fish must be frozen until used.
how ofte shold i clean and sanitize utensils if used for the same purpose
4 ours
Hold cold food without temperature control for…
6 hours
Holding cold food
Hold at 41 F or lower before removing from refrigeration
Label with time removed and time to discard
Make sure the food does not exceed 70 F
Sell, serve, or throw out the food within 6 hours
Holding hot food without temperature control up to
4 hours
Bare hands contact
Wear single use gloves when handling RTE foods
Can use bare hands when a dish does not contain raw meat, seafood, or poultry and will be cooked to at least 145°F
Utensil storage
Store with the handle extended above rim of container
If non TCS food can place them on a clean and sanitize food contact surface