ServSafe Flashcards
What food item does the FDA advise against putting on a children’s menu?
rare cheeseburgers
What is a cross-connection?
link between sources of safe and dirty water
When should hand antiseptic be used?
after washing hands
What must you do to keep food safe after thawing it in a microwave?
cook it
Bones in a fish fillet, a cheery pit, and human hair are examples of which contaminant?
physical
What even often causes illness from Norovirus?
a food handler did not wash their hands before touching ready to eat food.
Which food requires a USDA inspection stamp? egg products, sushi-grade tuna, fresh produce, or dry rice?
egg products
TRUE OR FALSE
A person with Hepatitis B should be prevented from food handling
FALSE
Foodservice equipment that has been certified as meeting certain standards may be stamped with the ___________ mark
NSF
TRUE OR FALSE
When in crisis, contact the media before they contact you.
TRUE
When returning to the buffet line for more food, customers should not ______ their dirty plates.
refill
Lighting in food preparation areas should be ____ foot-candles in intensity
50
Maximum cold food temperature for precut vegetables such as tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, and precut melons.
41 for 15 sec
Minimum hot holding temperature for fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables or cooked grains and legumes held on a steam table or in a hot box.
135 for 15 sec
Commercially prepared, fully cooked products minimum hot holding temperature
135 for 15 sec
Temperature for seafood, beef & pork steak or chops, commercially raised game.
145 for 15 sec
Temperature for eggs cooked to order, placed onto a plate-immediately served.
145 for 15 sec
Temperature for beef, pork, lamb and veal roasts
145 for 4 minutes
Temperature for ground, chopped, minced products containing beef, pork, or fish
155 for 15 sec
Temperature for injected or mechanically tenderized meats
155 for 15 sec
Temperature for eggs held on a steam table
155 for 15 sec
Temperature for cubed or salisbury steaks
155 for 15 sec
Temperature for poultry–whole or ground or stuffed
165 for 15 sec
Temperature for pasta stuffed with eggs, fish, pork, or beef or any stuffed meat or seafood
165 for 15 sec
Temperature for dishes made with previously cooked TCS foods
165 for 15
Reheat foods to ______ degrees for _____ within 2 hours in a cooking unit.
165 for 15 sec
Tea should reach ____ degrees, if automatic equipment is used for ____, and if traditional steeped for ____.
- 175 degrees
- 1 min
- 5 min
When microwave cooking cover container; _______ or ______ during the cooking process; Let sit ___ minutes before taking temperature. Temperature must reach ______ degrees for ____ seconds. Take the temperature in ___ places in the food.
- rotate or stir
- two minutes
- 165 degrees for 15 sec
- two places
What is the temperature danger zone?
between 41 degrees and 135 degrees Fahrenheit
Pathogens (bacteria) need six conditions to grow. FAT TOM stands for?
Food
Acidity
Temperature
Time
Oxygen
Moisture
Food safety management system based on the idea that if significant biological, chemical, or physical hazards are identified at specific points within a product’s flow through the operation, they can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to safe levels.
HACCP
Name the TCS foods
- Milk and dairy products
- Meat: beef, pork, and lamb
- fish
- baked potatoes
- tofu or other soy protein
- sliced melon, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
- shell eggs
- poultry
- shellfish and crustaceans
- heat-treated plant food such as cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
- sprouts and sprout seeds
- untreated garlic and olive oil mixtures