Safety and Sanitation Review

When bacteria multiply in food, the look, taste, and smell of the food changes quickly, allowing people to detect easily the presence of the harmful bacteria.

• True

• False

Refilling a serving dish of food that has been sitting out for awhile may cause cross-contamination.

• True

• False

Freezing food stops bacteria from growing and kills them

• True

• False

Partially cooking food and waiting to finish the cooking later is a safe way to destroy harmful bacteria.

• True

• False

Food is unsafe to refreeze if ice crystals are visible on the food.

• True

• False

The primary role of the Environmental Protection Agency in food safety is to oversee and regulate the use of pesticides in the food industry.

• True

• False

Many of the thousands of types of bacteria found naturally in the environment and in the human body are harmless.

• True

• False

Raw meat and poultry should be carried to the range on a clean plate, cooked, and then returned to the plate.

• True

• False

Damage to cans or other forms of packaging increase the likelihood that the food inside will be spoiled.

• True

• False

Large pots and other heavy or bulky kitchen tools or utensils should be stored in high cabinets out of reach of children.

• True

• False