Kitchen and Food Safety & Sanitation

What is the best way to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria in the kitchen?

• use a sponge with water to clean the counters

• proper hand washing

• do all kitchen work first thing every morning

• only one person in the kitchen at a time

Spreading bacteria to clean food from contaminated word surfaces, hands, utensils or food is called:

• botulism

• cross-contamination

• hygiene

• food-borne illness

The process of making something clean is called:

• cross contamination

• pathogen

• sanitize

• temperature danger zone

Proper hand washing includes water, soap and

• oil

• bleach

• friction

• dish detergent

Perishable foods can be left out at room temperature for:

• There is no safe time for foods to be left out

• more than four hours

• no more than two hours

• as long as you want as long as they are covered

In order to multiply, most bacteria need:

• cold and dry conditions

• being placed on top of the refrigerator

• warm and moist conditions

• temperature above 165 degrees

Which of these can be beneficial microorganisms

• fungi

• yeast

• bacteria

• all of the them

Dishes should be washed in this kind of water

• warm and soapy

• cold and soapy

• hot and soapy

• any temperature of water as long as you have plenty of soap

It's always a good idea to wash your hands after:

• blowing your nose

• touching your hair

• working with raw meat

• all of these reasons

Knives and cutting boards can be used multiple times for vegetables and meat during meal preparation before needing to be washed.

• True

• False