NYC FOOD EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Shellfish tags must be filed in order of delivery date and kept for a period of
90 days
Fresh shell eggs must be refrigerated upon receipt, at an ambient temperature of
45 degrees
foods in modified atmosphere packages provide ideal conditions for the growth of:
clostridium botulinum
the recommended range of the bi-metallic stem thermometer is
0 and 220
Meat inspected by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture must have a/an: ____________ stamp.
USDA inspection stamp
Smoked fish provide ideal conditions for the growth of Botulinum spores. Therefore, this
product must be stored at:
38 or below
four types of defective canned products that must be removed from circulation
dent on any of the seams, severely rusted, severely dented, leaking, swollen ends
chemical hazard? hair and false fingernails
no! physical
can sulfites be used if you disclose it on the menu?
no
foods that have been contaminated by pathogens (will/will not) change in taste and smell)
will not
, what are the six factors that affect the growth of bacteria?
FATTOM food, acidity, temperature, time, oxygen, moisture
which of the following may encourage rapid growth of bacteria? cooked rice or hard boiled
air cooled egg
hard boiled air cooled egg
what type of bacteria grows best at temperatures between 50 and 110?
mesophyllic bacteria
what is the water activity level at which bacteria have difficulty reproducing?
.85
during which phase do bacteria grow most quickly?
log phase
most viral food-borne diseases are a result of poor personal hygeine (T/F)
T
the food-borne parasite typically found in under-cooked pork is:
Trichinella spiralis
the food-borne parasite typically found in marine fish is:
Anisakid simplex
the most popular chemical sanitizer is
chlorine
salmonella enteritidis is mainly associated with
poultry
We can control the growth of the microorganism clostridium perfringens by _________
,_________, ___________.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Shellfish tags must be filed in order of delivery date and kept for a period of
90 days
Fresh shell eggs must be refrigerated upon receipt, at an ambient temperature of
45 degrees
foods in modified atmosphere packages provide ideal conditions for the growth of:
clostridium botulinum
the recommended range of the bi-metallic stem thermometer is
0 and 220
Meat inspected by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture must have a/an: ____________ stamp.
USDA inspection stamp
Smoked fish provide ideal conditions for the growth of Botulinum spores. Therefore, this
product must be stored at:
38 or below
four types of defective canned products that must be removed from circulation
dent on any of the seams, severely rusted, severely dented, leaking, swollen ends
chemical hazard? hair and false fingernails
no! physical
can sulfites be used if you disclose it on the menu?
no
foods that have been contaminated by pathogens (will/will not) change in taste and smell)
will not
, what are the six factors that affect the growth of bacteria?
FATTOM food, acidity, temperature, time, oxygen, moisture
which of the following may encourage rapid growth of bacteria? cooked rice or hard boiled
air cooled egg
hard boiled air cooled egg
what type of bacteria grows best at temperatures between 50 and 110?
mesophyllic bacteria
what is the water activity level at which bacteria have difficulty reproducing?
.85
during which phase do bacteria grow most quickly?
log phase
most viral food-borne diseases are a result of poor personal hygeine (T/F)
T
the food-borne parasite typically found in under-cooked pork is:
Trichinella spiralis
the food-borne parasite typically found in marine fish is:
Anisakid simplex
the most popular chemical sanitizer is
chlorine
salmonella enteritidis is mainly associated with
poultry
We can control the growth of the microorganism clostridium perfringens by _________
,_________, ___________.
