California Food Handler Exam Questions With Verified Answers.

California Food Handler Exam Questions With Verified Answers. What is the most important thing to do that people can prevent foodborne illness? - answerwashing their hands what is the leading cause of foodborne illness? - answerimproperly cooked food and temperature abused food always store ready to eat foods (RTE) away or above from? - answerraw food shell eggs are what type of food? - answerraw food what are the four steps to clean and sanitizing? - answer, 2. rinse, 3. sanitize, 4. dry when handling RTE, you use? - answerutensils or gloves to handle RTE 7 things that hands must be always washed? - answer1. before work, 2. returning from outside, 3. before handling RTE, 4. before donning glove/after every glove changed, 5. after restroom/break/eating/etc, 6. every 4 hours, and 7. when they become contaminated. what are the best devices for taking internal temperature of foods? - answerdigital thermocouples or probe thermometer never rely on what device to determine the status/temperature of food? - answersurface probes or air temperature thermometer, bi-metallic stem thermometer (non digital) bi metallic stem thermometer (non-digital) are not recommended as they require? - answerregular calibration throughout the day bacteria has what 3 important phases of growth - answer1. lag phase, 2. log phase, 3. death phase lag phase - answerthe time it takes for bacteria begin to replicate log phase - answerthe replication and growth of bacteria (logarithmic growth) death phase - answerreduction in population numbers due to limited or declining resources the 4 hour rule is when? - answerthe bacteria can't be allowed to enter the lag phase and as such food should not be considered safe if we can't determine its disposition within a 4 hour time frame