FDSC 3303 REVIEW TIPS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔Poultry receiving - ✔✔41F or lower no discoloration no odor
✔✔Egg receiving - ✔✔45F or lower clean unbroken shells
✔✔Milk receiving - ✔✔45F or lower cool to 41F in 4 hours
✔✔Frozen food receiving - ✔✔Frozen solid no ice crystals
✔✔Canned food reject - ✔✔Swollen dented leaking no label
✔✔Dry food reject - ✔✔Pests mold moisture damage
✔✔Hot TCS food receiving - ✔✔135F or higher
✔✔ Listeria monocytogenes characteristics - ✔✔Rod no spores psychrophile grows in
refrigeration opportunistic pathogen
✔✔Listeria habitat - ✔✔GI tract soil damp cool environments decaying vegetation
✔✔Listeria foods - ✔✔Unpasteurized dairy deli meats hot dogs soft cheese RTE foods
✔✔Listeria symptoms mild - ✔✔Rash nausea vomiting diarrhea fever backache
✔✔Listeria symptoms severe - ✔✔Meningitis septicemia pneumonia abortion
✔✔Listeria onset and duration - ✔✔Hours to weeks onset duration days to weeks
✔✔Listeria prevention - ✔✔Avoid unpasteurized dairy cook properly prevent cross
contamination discard expired food
, ✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus characteristics - ✔✔Curved rod halophile marine
environment
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus foods - ✔✔Raw oysters seafood seawater
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus symptoms - ✔✔Watery diarrhea cramps nausea vomiting
fever chills
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus onset and duration - ✔✔12 to 24 hours onset 1 to 7 days
duration
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus prevention - ✔✔Approved suppliers cook seafood properly
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus characteristics - ✔✔Rod marine environment severe septicemia
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus foods - ✔✔Raw oysters
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus symptoms - ✔✔Fever chills nausea skin lesions death possible
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus high risk - ✔✔Liver disease diabetes
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus onset - ✔✔About 24 hours
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus prevention - ✔✔Approved suppliers cook oysters
✔✔Bacillus cereus diarrheal form - ✔✔Cooked vegetables meats diarrhea cramps no
vomiting
✔✔Bacillus cereus diarrheal onset and duration - ✔✔6 to 15 hours onset 6 to 24 hours
duration
✔✔Bacillus cereus emetic form - ✔✔Cooked rice nausea vomiting
✔✔Bacillus cereus emetic onset and duration - ✔✔0.5 to 6 hours onset up to 24 hours
duration
✔✔Bacillus cereus prevention - ✔✔Avoid temperature abuse proper holding cooling
✔✔Staphylococcus aureus characteristics - ✔✔Cocci clusters salt tolerant low water
activity
✔✔Staphylococcus aureus habitat - ✔✔Human skin hair nose wounds animals
SET A+
✔✔Poultry receiving - ✔✔41F or lower no discoloration no odor
✔✔Egg receiving - ✔✔45F or lower clean unbroken shells
✔✔Milk receiving - ✔✔45F or lower cool to 41F in 4 hours
✔✔Frozen food receiving - ✔✔Frozen solid no ice crystals
✔✔Canned food reject - ✔✔Swollen dented leaking no label
✔✔Dry food reject - ✔✔Pests mold moisture damage
✔✔Hot TCS food receiving - ✔✔135F or higher
✔✔ Listeria monocytogenes characteristics - ✔✔Rod no spores psychrophile grows in
refrigeration opportunistic pathogen
✔✔Listeria habitat - ✔✔GI tract soil damp cool environments decaying vegetation
✔✔Listeria foods - ✔✔Unpasteurized dairy deli meats hot dogs soft cheese RTE foods
✔✔Listeria symptoms mild - ✔✔Rash nausea vomiting diarrhea fever backache
✔✔Listeria symptoms severe - ✔✔Meningitis septicemia pneumonia abortion
✔✔Listeria onset and duration - ✔✔Hours to weeks onset duration days to weeks
✔✔Listeria prevention - ✔✔Avoid unpasteurized dairy cook properly prevent cross
contamination discard expired food
, ✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus characteristics - ✔✔Curved rod halophile marine
environment
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus foods - ✔✔Raw oysters seafood seawater
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus symptoms - ✔✔Watery diarrhea cramps nausea vomiting
fever chills
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus onset and duration - ✔✔12 to 24 hours onset 1 to 7 days
duration
✔✔Vibrio parahaemolyticus prevention - ✔✔Approved suppliers cook seafood properly
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus characteristics - ✔✔Rod marine environment severe septicemia
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus foods - ✔✔Raw oysters
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus symptoms - ✔✔Fever chills nausea skin lesions death possible
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus high risk - ✔✔Liver disease diabetes
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus onset - ✔✔About 24 hours
✔✔Vibrio vulnificus prevention - ✔✔Approved suppliers cook oysters
✔✔Bacillus cereus diarrheal form - ✔✔Cooked vegetables meats diarrhea cramps no
vomiting
✔✔Bacillus cereus diarrheal onset and duration - ✔✔6 to 15 hours onset 6 to 24 hours
duration
✔✔Bacillus cereus emetic form - ✔✔Cooked rice nausea vomiting
✔✔Bacillus cereus emetic onset and duration - ✔✔0.5 to 6 hours onset up to 24 hours
duration
✔✔Bacillus cereus prevention - ✔✔Avoid temperature abuse proper holding cooling
✔✔Staphylococcus aureus characteristics - ✔✔Cocci clusters salt tolerant low water
activity
✔✔Staphylococcus aureus habitat - ✔✔Human skin hair nose wounds animals
