Safe Food Handling Exam Questions
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food borne illness: - ✔✔transmitted to people through food. this is almost always
preventative.
What are the 3 potential hazards that can contaminate food? - ✔✔Biological, Physical,
Chemical
What is a Biological Hazard? - ✔✔when living organisms are found in food that make
you sick
What is a pathogen? - ✔✔Disease-producing germs, such as bacteria, viruses and
parasits
What is a Physical Hazard? - ✔✔when foreign objects are found in food usually large
enough to see (glass, metal shavings, jewelry, hair, bandages, small bones)
What is a Chemical Hazard? - ✔✔When food is contaminated by cleaning products or
food additives, pesticides, First aid products
What are some symptoms of food that has been contaminated by chemicals? - ✔✔Hives,
swelling of lips, trouble breathing, vomiting or diarrhea
FAT TOM: - ✔✔pathogens need FAT TOM:
F: food.
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, A: acidity.
T: temp.
T: time.
O: oxygen.
M: moisture.
What is Direct Contamination? - ✔✔when food is delivered already contaminated with
parasites
What is Cross Contamination? - ✔✔when food comes in safe but comes in contact with
biological, chemical or a physical hazard when being prepared, cooked or served
Give an example of how food might be cross contaminated? - ✔✔When you cut chicken
on a cutting board and then cut produce on the same cutting board
Food most likely to become unsafe: - ✔✔-Diary products
-fish
-shell eggs
-shell fish
-poultry
-crustaceans
-meat; beef, pork, lamb
-baked potatoes
-tofu/soy protein
-sprout seeds -melons
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and Answers 100% Pass
food borne illness: - ✔✔transmitted to people through food. this is almost always
preventative.
What are the 3 potential hazards that can contaminate food? - ✔✔Biological, Physical,
Chemical
What is a Biological Hazard? - ✔✔when living organisms are found in food that make
you sick
What is a pathogen? - ✔✔Disease-producing germs, such as bacteria, viruses and
parasits
What is a Physical Hazard? - ✔✔when foreign objects are found in food usually large
enough to see (glass, metal shavings, jewelry, hair, bandages, small bones)
What is a Chemical Hazard? - ✔✔When food is contaminated by cleaning products or
food additives, pesticides, First aid products
What are some symptoms of food that has been contaminated by chemicals? - ✔✔Hives,
swelling of lips, trouble breathing, vomiting or diarrhea
FAT TOM: - ✔✔pathogens need FAT TOM:
F: food.
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, A: acidity.
T: temp.
T: time.
O: oxygen.
M: moisture.
What is Direct Contamination? - ✔✔when food is delivered already contaminated with
parasites
What is Cross Contamination? - ✔✔when food comes in safe but comes in contact with
biological, chemical or a physical hazard when being prepared, cooked or served
Give an example of how food might be cross contaminated? - ✔✔When you cut chicken
on a cutting board and then cut produce on the same cutting board
Food most likely to become unsafe: - ✔✔-Diary products
-fish
-shell eggs
-shell fish
-poultry
-crustaceans
-meat; beef, pork, lamb
-baked potatoes
-tofu/soy protein
-sprout seeds -melons
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