Food Safety & Sanitation Test Review

Choose the statement that is the safest kitchen practice:

• Standing on a wet floor while plugging in your blender

• Turning handles outward on the stove top

• Using a sharp knife to chop vegetables

• Storing the cleaning spray on the counter by your spices

What should you never put on a grease fire?

• A metal lid

• Baking soda

• Salt

• Water

True/False: It is safe to thaw/defrost your food in the refrigerator

• True

• False

First-aid for a first degree burn is to:

• place the burned area under cold, running water

• apply butter, oil or mayonnaise to the burn

• break any blister that may form

• wrap the burned area tightly with a sterile guaze

In case of electric shock, FIRST:

• pull the victim away from the source of power

• disconnect the main power source

• spray the victim with water to cool them down

• administer CPR immediately

How should you lift the lid off of a pan that is full of hot, steamy food?

• Lift the lid so the steam is directed toward your face

• Lift the lid straight up

• Lift the lid so the steam is directed away from you

• Lift and fan the lid over the steam to re-direct the air

The "bad" bacteria that cause foodborne illness are called:

• electrons

• fungi

• microorganisms

• pathogens

The first aid for a bleeding cut is to (after washing):

• apply neosporin

• put a band aid on it

• wrap the cut in sterile gauze

• apply direct pressure

The first dishes to be washed are:

• glassware

• cutting board

• knives

• pots and pans

Choose the statement that is NOT a safe kitchen practice:

• Standing on a step stool to reach things up high

• Waiting to clean up a spill until the end of a lab

• Washing your hands after handling raw meat

• Putting long hair up when cooking