Food Safety Quiz

What must be immediately done to food after it is thawed in a microwave?

• Hold it.

• Cool it.

• Freeze it.

When preparing protein salads, such as tuna or egg salad, never use leftover TCS ingredients that have been held longer than

• 2 days

• 3 days

• 5 days

• 7 days.

How should pooled eggs be handled to keep them safe?

• Cook them right after mixing them.

• Make additional batches in the same container.

• Leave them at room temperature for 4 hours or less.

Food being cooled must pass quickly through which temperature range to reduce pathogen growth?

• 65°F to 20°F (18°C to -6°C)

• 125°F to 70°F (52°C to 21°C)

• 180°F to 130°F (82°C to 54°C)

What is the required minimum internal cooking temperature for rice that will be hot-held for service?

• 135°F (57°C)

• 145°F (63°C)

• 155°F (68°C)

Which practice requires a variance?

• Packaging food using a reduced oxygen method

• Holding food without temperature control

• Cooling food using the two-stage cooling method

What is the required minimum internal cooking temperature for ground beef?

• 135°F (57°C) or higher for 15 seconds

• 145°F (63°C) or higher for 15 seconds

• 155°F (68°C) or higher for 17 seconds

What is the required minimum internal cooking temperature for seafood?

• 135°F (57°C) or higher for 15 seconds

• 145°F (63°C) or higher for 15 seconds

• 155°F (68°C) or higher for 17 seconds

What guidelines should be followed when handling ice to keep it safe?

• Store ice scoops in the ice machine.

• Only handle ice with bare hands after handwashing.

• Use a glass to scoop ice.

A food handler took out a hotel pan of tuna salad to make two dozen tuna sandwiches. What error was made?

• There was no error.

• Too much tuna salad was taken out at one time.

• Too much time was spent in the temperature danger zone.

• The tuna salad was exposed to the temperature danger zone.