Food Hygiene and Safety

When should you wash your hands?

• Before starting to cook
• After Cooking
• In between different foods
• Whenever you need to

If you are preparing food and the knife drops, what should you do?

• Try to catch it
• Let it fall
• Scream and panic
• Pick it up and continue to use it

Lifting a lid away from your face (like a shield) can help prevent a _______ ?

• Cut
• Burn/Scald
• Fall
• Shock

Which is safest - a dull (blunt) knife or a sharp knife?

• Sharp
• Dull
• Either is fine

Why are sharp knives better to use than dull ones?

• You get a cleaner cut
• Not as much pressure is needed
• Less likely to slip
• All are correct

If an oil fire starts, what should you NOT do?

• Put a lid on it
• Put water on it
• Put a damp cloth on it
• Leave it to go out on its own

Cuts can be prevented by...

• Using sharp knives
• Using a chopping board
• Keeping knives out of the washing up bowl
• All of these

How can you prevent burns?

• Crouch when opening the oven
• Turn pan handles to the side
• Use oven gloves
• All of these

Food poisoning is when you get ill from eating food contaminated with bacteria

• True
• False

A food which is most likely to cause food poisoning is called a "low risk food"

• True
• False