Food Handlers Certificate Answers
Question: Potentially Hazardous foods
Answer: any food that supports the rapid growth of microorganisms
Question: Three thermometers used for measuring food temperature
Answer: Bi-metallic stem (0-220), thermocouple, thermistor(digital)
Question: Raw Shell Eggs Temperature
Answer: 45 F
Question: Smoked Fish Temperature
Answer: 38 F or below because of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum
Question: All Refrigerated Food except eggs/smoked fish Temperature
Answer: 41 F or below
Question: Reasons Canned Products Must be Rejected
Answer: dents in seams, swelling, severe rust, leakage or no label. Home-canned foods are unacceptable
Question: Vacuum Packaging of any food product in retail food establishment is
Answer: Prohibited by law unless special authorization is obtained through the Department of Health
Question: FIFO
Answer: First In First Out- used to implement date products
Question: All Food must be stored at least
Answer: 6 inches off the floor
Question: To Prevent Cross Contamination
Answer: raw food must be placed under cooked food
Question: Food for storage must be covered and stored in
Answer: Vermin-proof containers
Question: The Three Main Food Hazards
Answer: physical, chemical, biological
Question: Physical Hazards
Answer: glass fragments, metal etc.
Question: Chemical Hazards
Answer: pesticide, cleaning agents, prescription medicine
Question: Biological Hazards
Answer: bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi
Question: Pathogenic bacteria
Answer: no change in appearance, taste or smell
Question: 4 phases of bacteria growth
Answer: Lag, Log, Stationary and Death
Question: the most rapid growth of bacteria
Answer: Log phase
Question: 6 factors that affect growth of bacteria
Answer: Food, Acidity, Temperature Danger Zone, Time, Oxygen, and Moisture (FATTOM)
Question: Viruses
Answer: cannot reproduce in food, rather they use food to get inside the body
Question: Hepatitis A and norovirus
Answer: 2 viruses that typically contaminate our food supply through fecal contaminated waters or food
Question: Trichinella Spiralis
Answer: food-borne parasite founded in under-cooked pork and can be eliminated by cooking pork to 150F for 5 minutes
Question: Anisaki Simplex
Answer: food-borne parasite found in marine fish
Question: Salmonella Enteritidis
Answer: associated with raw poultry and raw shell eggs
Question: How to avoid Clostridium Perfringes
Answer: rapid cooling, rapid heating, and avoid preparing foods
Question: Staphylococcal
Answer: food intoxication bacteria carried by human beings. It can be prevented by good personal hygiene and avoiding bare hands with ready-to-eat food.
Question: How to avoid E-Coli
Answer: cook hamburgers and ground meats at 158F
Question: Clostridium Botulinum
Answer: caused a disease called Botulism. This bacteria is associated with home-canned foods, swollen cans, smoked fish, garlic and il, and any foods in an anaerobic environment
Question: Ciguatera Intoxication
Answer: occurs during warn weather when red algae is eaten by small fish. Predators then eat the small fish. Humans become sick once they eat the predatory fish
Question: Scombroid Poisoning
Answer: occurs from eating certain fish with high levels of histamines due to time and temperature abuse
Question: 3 methods for defrosting frozen foods
Answer: refrigerate them, place under cold water, or microwave oven
Question: Poultry, stuffed meat and stuffing Temperature
Answer: 165 F
Question: Eggs, Fish, Shellfish, Lamb, and other meats Temperature
Answer: 140 F
Question: All hot foods stored in hot-holding unit must be held at
Answer: 140 F
Question: How to rapid cool foods
Answer: immersion in an ice-water bath with stirring, 4 inch swallow cooling pans with product depth of 1 and 2 inches, rapid chill unit, and cut solid foods to smaller pieces
Question: Hot foods placed in refrigerator
Answer: must be covered only if they completely cooled at a temp of 41 F or below
Question: Previously cooked and refrigerated foods must be served
Answer: by rapid reheating of 165 F in a stove or oven
Question: Air-breaks
Answer: must be provided in all culinary and pot/dish washing sinks
Question: Atmosphere Vacuum Breakers
Answer: must be installed in any equipment that has direct connection with potable water supply. Ex- ice machines, coffee machines, dishwashers
Question: Cross connection can be prevented
Answer: by installing hose-bib vacuum breaks
Question: all gas-fired water heaters must be installed
Answer: by a license plumber and must be monitored for back-drift
Question: Proper manual dish cleaning
Answer: wash, rinse, sanitize and air dry
Question: Hot water sanitizing
Answer: can be done by immersing utensils in water with a temp of 170F for at least 30 seconds
Question: 50 PPM Chlorine based sanitizing solutions
Answer: add 1/2 ounce of bleach to 1 gallon of water and used for soaking utensils
Question: bathrooms for patrons
Answer: must be provided if there are 20 seats or more in a dining area
Question: 100 PPM Chlorine based sanitizing solutions
Answer: add 1 ounce bleach and 1 gallon of water and used for wiping, spraying or pouring
Question: Wiping cloths
Answer: must be stored with solution strength of 50 PPM
Question: Rat droppings
Answer: are a critical violation
Question: Best method to eliminate flies and roaches
Answer: proper cleaning and sanitizing
Question: HACCP and 7 methods of this
Answer: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. Identify hazard, determine critical control point, set up critical limits, monitor CCP, take corrective actions, verify system is working, and record keeping
Question: HACCP
Answer: it is a system of food safety, which is mainly concerned with control of harmful microorganisms
Question: CCP
Answer: citical control point- any point in the food flow where action must be taken to eliminate hazard
Question: if potentially hazardous food is left for 2 or more hours in the Temp Danger Zone
Answer: it must be discarded
Question: Artificial trans fat
Answer: increases LDL- the bad cholesterol, leading to heart disease. It is banned from all restaurant foods