Food Handling: Preventing Cross-Contamination Final Assessment

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined section. is the transfer of pathogenic bacteria from one food to another.

• Cross-contamination

• Contact

Surfaces which do not touch food should always be cleaned and sanitized.

• True

• False

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined section. removes food and other contaminants from surfaces.

• Cleaning

• Sanitizing

Cleaning and sanitizing should occur after __________ hours if the item has been in constant use.

• Four

• Two

• Six

• Eight

How should items which are too large to fit in a sink be cleaned and sanitized?

• The item may be taken apart or cleaned in a stationary state

• The item should be moved to the sink anyway

• Large items do not need to be cleaned and sanitized

• The item can just be wiped with a sanitizing solution

Where is a three-compartment sink used most often?

• Home kitchens

• Classroom kitchens

• Every kitchen

• Commercial kitchens

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined section. During a busy service, a cutting board for raw chicken is mistakenly used for chopping vegetables. Tyler notices the food crime and takes the correct action.

• by disposing of the contaminated food

• by not saying anything about what he witnessed

How can cross-contamination be prevented during food preparation?

• Preventing ready-to-eat foods from touch surfaces which have been in contact with raw meat

• Cleaning produce after preparation

• Use a cracked wooden cutting board

• Not cleaning or sanitizing during food preparation

Food handlers can prevent cross-contamination by not touching parts of dishes, glassware or utensils which encounter ________.

• B. Food

• A. Water

• C. Air

• D. Soap

Which of the following shows the correct order of steps to hand washing dishes?

• Scrape food, rinse, wash, rinse, dry

• Wash, rinse, scrape food, dry, rinse

• Rinse, dry, wash, scrape food, rinse

• Dry, wash, rinse, scrape food, rinse