Poultry, Seafood and other meats Flashcards
If a food is labelled “Fish: use by today” what should you do?
Answer: Do not use the fish and tell the manager
While commonly linked with contaminated ground beef, what pathogen has also been linked with contaminated produce?
Answer: Shiga toxin- producing e-coli
Which practice can reduce salmonella spp in poultry to safe levels?
Answer: Cooking food to the right temp
Which food borne illness has been linked with ready to eat food and shellfish contaminated by sewage?
Answer: Hepatitis A
What is the best way to prevent a foodborne illness caused by seafood toxins?
Answer: Purchasing food from reputable suppliers
A person who ate raw oysters later became disoriented and suffered memory loss. What illness was most likely the cause?
Answer: Amnesic shellfish poisoning
A catering company has 10 trays of cooked ground beef that was properly cooled and packaged from the previous day. The food now needs to be reheated to \_\_\_ before serving. A) 165 degrees F B) 145 degrees F C) 130 degrees F D) 155 degrees F
Answer: A (165 degrees F)
To cool a cooked, 10 pound pork roast before refrigerating, you should:
A) Immerse the entire roast directly into a warm water bath
B) Place the entire roast in a 5 inch pan on the bottom shelf
C) Cut the roast into smaller pieces
D) Cover the entire roast
Answer: C (Cut the roast into smaller pieces)
Smoked Fish Temperature
Answer: 38 F or below because of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum
occurs during warm weather when red algae is eaten by small fish. Predators then eat the small fish. Humans become sick once they eat the predatory fish A) Clostridium Botulinum B) Ciguatera Intoxication C) Hot water sanitizing D) How to rapidly cool foods
Answer: B (Ciguatera Intoxication)
What is associated with raw poultry and raw shell eggs
Answer: Salmonella Enteritidis
What is the food-borne parasite found in marine fish?
Answer: Anisaki Simplex
How to avoid E. Coli?
Answer: Cook hamburger and ground meats at 158 degrees F
