The Flow Of Food: Service

Question 1

Hot foods need to be held at what temperature?

Answer 1

135

Question 2

When food is held below 135 what pathogen could grow?

Answer 2

Bacillus cereus

Question 3

What pathogen can grow when food is above 41 degrees?

Answer 3

Staphylococcus aureaus

Question 4

Write a T next to the food that you must throw out. Write an R next to the items you can re-serve.
1 _ chili held without temperature controls for 5 hours
2 _ previously served, but untouched, basket of bread
3 _ bottle of ketchup
4 _ untouched slice of pie with whipped cream returned by a customer
5 _ individually wrapped crackers
6 _ unwrapped butter served on a plate
7 _ mustard packet
8 _ ice used to hold cold food on a self service area
9 _ breaded, baked fish returned by a customer who wanted broiled fish
10 _ an apple that has been in a vending machine for 8 days that has been washed and wrapped

Answer 4

1 _ T chili held without temperature controls for 5 hours
2 _ T previously served, but untouched, basket of bread
3 _ R bottle of ketchup
4 _ T untouched slice of pie with whipped cream returned by a customer
5 _ R individually wrapped crackers
6 _ T unwrapped butter served on a plate
7 _ R mustard packet
8 _ T ice used to hold cold food on a self service area
9 _ T breaded, baked fish returned by a customer who wanted broiled fish
10 _ R an apple that has been in a vending machine for 8 days that has been washed and wrapped

Question 5

Which part of the plate should a food handler avoid touching when serving customers?

Answer 5

Top

Question 6

An operation has a small salad bar with 8 different items on it. How many serving utensils are needed to served the items on the salad bar?

Answer 6

8

Question 7

At what maximum internal temperature should cold TCS food be held?

Answer 7

41

Question 8

What item must customers take each time they return to a self service area for more food?

Answer 8

Clean plate

Question 9

At what minimum temperature should hot TCS food be held?

Answer 9

135

Question 10

An operation is located in a jurisdiction that allow it to hold TCS food without temperature control. How many hours can it display hot TCS food without temperature control before the food must be sold, served, or thrown out?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

Which food items can be displayed in a self service area without the use of packaging, sneeze guards, or a display case to protect them from contamination?

Answer 11

Nuts in the shell

Question 12

What is the maximum distance that sneeze guards can be located form the self service counter to protect food from contamination?

Answer 12

14 inches