Food Handlers Chapter 4 Preventing Cross-Contamination

Select the actions that could cause cross-contamination

• Storing ready-to-eat food in a separate cooler from raw food.

• Storing cleaning chemicals and dry pasta in the same area.

• Placing potato salad underneath raw chicken in a cooler.

Select the actions that could cause cross-contamination

• Using the same spatula for raw hamburgers and cooked hamburgers.

• Wrapping a hamburger while wearing single use gloves.

• Serving a drink by holding it from the top of the glass.

• Providing a single set of tongs for all items in a self-service area.

Describe in your own words if the following is a safe practice:

Bob debones raw chicken on a white cutting board. He immediately uses the same knife and cutting board to dice onions.

Describe if the following is safe or not:

Mary trims a raw roast on a red cutting board. She washes her hands and puts on new gloves. Then she uses a new knife to slice tomatoes on a green cutting board.

Describe if the following is a safe practice:

Ted preps salads from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. He cleans and sanitizes the prep table and the knife and cutting board. Mary filets raw fish on the same prep table at 9:30 AM.

Select the image that could cause cross-contamination.

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Answer explanation

Image 1 - Store equipment that touches food, such as cutting boards, at least six inches off the floor.

Image 2 - Store cups upside down on a clean and sanitized surface.

Image 3 - Store equipment that touches food, such as cutting boards, at least six inches off the floor.

Select the image that could cause cross-contamination.

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Answer explanation

Image 1 - Store utensils with handles up.

Image 2 - Chemicals and cleaning supplies should not be stored near food.

Image 3 - Never store cleaning equipment near food.

Frank got some desserts from the cooler and found raw meat juice on them. What should he do?

• Wipe off the meat juice and then serve them.

• Set the desserts aside and then tell his manager.

• Throw out the desserts with juice on them and then serve the remaining ones.

• Throw them all out and then tell his manager.

Select the food items that contain a Big 8 Allergen.

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Answer explanation

Image 1: Blue cheese dressing contains milk, which is a Big Eight Allergen.

Image 2: Lobster is a crustacean shellfish, which is a Big Eight Allergen.

Image 4: Pecan pie contains pecans, which are tree nuts. They are Big Eight Allergens.

Jose is prepping roast beef and gravy for a customer who is allergic to milk. He doesn't know whether the gravy in the pot is made with milk or water. Select what he should do next.

• Reheat the gravy to 212 F.

• Serve the beef with less gravy.

• Stop and ask his manager.

• Serve the gravy anyway.