HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH - FOOD SAFETY
CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
3L-LCompartmentLSink:LWaterLTemperatureL-LANSWERL110LF



3L-LCompartmentLSink:LSanitation:LConcentrationsL-LANSWERLChlorine:L50-200Lppm

QuaternaryLammonium:L200Lppm

Iodine:L12.5-25Lppm



WhyLdoLILneedLtoLsanitizeLutensilsLorLequipmentLifLILwillLbeLusingLitLforLcooking?L-
LANSWERLThereLisLnoLguaranteeLthatLtheLheatLinvolvedLinLcookingLwillLheatLallLpartsLofLtheLutensilsLorLequip

mentLtoLaLtemperatureLthatLwillLkillLtheLharmfulLmicroorganisms.LAlso,LtheLutensilsLorLequipmentLmayLnotL
beLusedLforLcooking.Linstead,LtheLutensilsLorLequipmentLmayLbeLusedLforLmixingLwithLnoLheatLinvolved.



WhatLareLtheLcommonLtypesLofLsanitizersLtoLuse?L-LANSWERLHotLwater

Chlorine

Iodine

QuaternaryLAmmoniumLCompoundL(QUATS)



WhatLareLtheLadvantagesLofLhotLwaterLsanitizer?L-
LANSWERLMainlyLusedLinLmechanicalLdishwasher;LcleanLinLplace;LeasyLtoLmeasureLtemperatureLwithLbuilt-

inLthermometer



WhatLareLtheLadvantagesLofLchlorineLsanitizer?L-
LANSWERLRelativelyLinexpensive;LkillsLmostLmicroorganisms;LdoesLnotLformLfilm;LeasyLtoLmeasureLwithLtestL

strips



WhatLareLtheLadvantagesLofLiodineLsanitizer?L-LANSWERLStable,LlongLshelfLlife;Lnon-
corrosive;LkillsLmostLorganismsLincludingLyeastsLandLmolds;LcolorLgivesLindicationLorLstrength

, WhatLareLtheLadvantagesLofLQUATSLsanitizer?L-LANSWERLNon-
corrosive;LlessLaffectedLbyLorganicLmatter;LcanLbeLappliedLasLaLfoamLforLvisualLcontrol;LeffectiveLodorLcontro
l;LeffectiveLagainstLListeriaLmonocytogenes,LaLresistantLtypeLofLbacteriaLableLtoLgrowLatLlowerLtemperatures



WhatLareLtheLdisadvantagesLofLhotLwaterLsanitizer?L-
LANSWERLMayLcauseLburns;LmayLneedLlargeLhotLwaterLheaterLandLbooster




WhatLareLtheLdisadvantagesLofLchlorineLsanitizer?L-
LANSWERLCorrodesLmetalLandLweakensLrubber;LbreaksLdownLquicklyL(needLtoLaddLmoreLchlorineLoften);Lirr

itantLtoLskin,LeyesLandLnose;LeffectiveLonlyLforLwaterLbelowLpHL10;LmayLleaveLwaterLspots



WhatLareLtheLdisadvantagesLofLiodineLsanitizer?L-
LANSWERLExpensive;LmayLstainLplasticsLandLporousLmaterials;LdoesLnotLworkLaboveL120F




WhatLareLtheLdisadvantagesLofLQUATSLsanitizer?L-
LANSWERLInactivatedLbyLmostLdetergents;LmayLbeLineffectiveLforLcertainLmicroorganisms;LmayLbeLineffectiv

eLinLhardLwaterL(lotsLofLminerals);LrelativelyLexpensive



WhyLmustLILtestLtheLconcentrationLofLtheLsanitizerLwithLtestLstrips?L-
LANSWERLTheLamountLofLsanitizerLaddedLtoLtheLwaterL(concentration)LisLcritical.LTooLlittleLsanitizerLwillLnotL

beLeffectiveLandLmayLcauseLfoodLpoisoning.LTooLmuchLsanitizerLmayLcauseLtaste/odorLproblems,Ltoxicity,La
ndLwasteLofLmoney.LTestLstripsLmustLbeLusedLtoLtestLtheLstrengthLofLtheLconcentrationLbecauseLdetergents,L
organicLmaterial,LandLrinseLwaterLweakensLtheLstrengthLofLtheLconcentration.LTheLcolorLorLsmellLcannotLco
nfirmLtheLstrengthLofLtheLconcentration.



PHFL-LANSWERLPotentiallyLhazardousLfoods



TCSL-LANSWERLTemperatureLcontrolledLforLsafety



RapidlyLcoolingLtoLwhatLinternalLtemperatureLorLPHF/TCS?L-LANSWERL41FLorLbelow



PHF/TCSLmustLbeLcooledLfromL___________LwithinL_________Lhours,LcontinueLcoolingLfromL___________
_LwitchingL______Lhours.L-LANSWERL135FLtoL70F;L2LhoursL

70FLtoL41F;L4Lhours