Food handlers card test practice questions and answers

Food handlers card test practice questions and answers What are three hazards people can get sick from? - Answer️️ --physical -biological -chemical What are foodborne illnesses? - Answer️️ -Sicknesses caused from not washing your hands or not cooking to the proper temperature. What are potentially hazardous foods? - Answer️️ -Foods that are more likely than others to support the rapid growth of bacteria that cause foodborne illness What are four causes of foodborne illness? - Answer️️ --Bacteria -Viruses -Parasites -Chemicals What is the most common foodborne illness caused from? - Answer️️ - Bacteria When does bacteria grow the fastest? - Answer️️ -When in the "Danger Zone" ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 2 of 5 Bacteria grow and multiply in what conditions? - Answer️️ -Food, moisture, temperature, and time What virus can be spread from a worker not washing their hands? - Answer️️ -Hepatitis A How can parasites be killed? - Answer️️ -Freezing How can you tell if a food is contaminated? - Answer️️ -It may look or smell weird. However, sometimes it can look and smell fine but still make someone sick. What are the four R's when dealing with someone with food allergies? - Answer️️ --Refer -Review -Remember -Respond How long should you wash your hands? - Answer️️ -20 seconds How do you wash hands? Steps - Answer️️ -1. Wet 2. Soap 3. Wash 4. Rinse 5. Dry 6. Turn off water with paper towel ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 3 of 5 Should you touch ready to eat foods with your bare hands? - Answer️️ - Never Should you work if you are sick? - Answer️️ -Never What is the range of temperatures that is in the "Danger Zone"? - Answer️️ -41 to 135 degrees Cold foods must be held at what temperature? - Answer️️ -41 degrees or below If the food temperature is maintained below 41° F, then it must be - Answer️️ - discarded after 7 days Hot cooked foods must be held at what temperature? - Answer️️ -135 degrees Poultry (chicken, turkey, stuffed meats) should be cooked to at least - Answer️️ -165 degrees Ground meats and eggs not consumed right away should be cooked to at least - Answer️️ -155 degrees Non-ground meats, seafood, and eggs consumed right away should be cooked to at least - Answer️️ -145 degrees Any food cooked in a microwave should be cooked to at least - Answer️️ -165 degrees ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 4 of 5 Cooling foods should be put back in the fridge when it falls below what temperature? - Answer️️ -135 degrees The best way to cool food is to - Answer️️ -avoid it When cooling food, the food must be cooled down from 135°F to 70° within - Answer️️ -2 hours When cooling food, the food must be cooled down from 70°F to 41°F within - Answer️️ -4 hours Food should only be reheated - Answer️️ -once and within an hour (165 degrees) If your thermometer does not give you a temperatur