Food Safety Quiz

Ready-to-eat TCS food must be date marked if it will be stored for longer than

• 12 hours.

• 24 hours.

• 36 hours.

• 48 hours.

What is the maximum amount of time that ready-to-eat TCS food can be stored in a cooler at 41°F (5°C) before it must be sold, served, or thrown out?

• 2 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

• 9 days

What should be done to ready-to-eat TCS food that will be prepped on-site and held for longer than 24 hours?

• Date mark it.

• Sell it.

• Throw it away.

• Serve it within the next hour.

Any item not stored in its original container must be

• labeled.

• thrown out.

• used immediately.

• served as quickly as possible.

What must be included on the label of food that has not been stored in its original container?

• The food’s common name

• A list of ingredients

• Major allergens

• Preservatives in the food

What is the discard date for potato salad that was prepared and stored on October 1?

• October 6

• October 7

• October 8

• October 9

A chef was preparing a dish that included beef and pork. The beef had a use-by date of September 1 while the pork had a use-by date of September 15. What is the discard date of the dish?

• September 1

• September 8

• September 15

• September 22

How should food be rotated in storage?

• So items with the earliest use-by dates are used before items with later dates

• So items with the earliest use-by dates are discarded before items with later dates

• So items with the latest use-by dates are used before items with earlier dates

• So items with the latest use-by dates are discarded before items with earlier dates

What should be done with food that has passed its use-by date?

• It should be discarded

• It should be used immediately

• It should only be reheated once

• It should be cooked to a higher internal temperature

At what temperature must cold TCS food be stored to keep it safe?

• 41°F (5°C) or lower

• 45°F (7°C) or lower

• 50°F (10°C) or lower

• 65°F (18°C) or lower