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Lesson 3: Contaminants

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Toxins from seafood, mushrooms, and molds present the greatest potential for:

a)

Physical Contamination

b)

Biological Contamination

c)

Chemical Contamination

d)

Cross-contamination

2.

The contamination that results from the spread of bacteria from meat to vegetables is called:

a)

Cross

b)

Transfer

c)

Chemical

d)

Physical

3.

Perhaps the most common vehicle of contamination in the food industry is:

a)

Jewelry, and so should be sterilized weekly.

b)

Clothing, and so should be dry cleaned often.

c)

Hands, and so should be washed often.

d)

Hair, and so should be kept cut short and clean.

4.

Contamination of food items by other living organisms is known as:

a)

Physical Contamination

b)

Biological Contamination

c)

Chemical Contamination

d)

All of the above

5.

You notice a food handler trim excess fat from a T-bone steak and then move towards a bowl of potatoes to begin peeling them with the same knife. What action should you take?

a)

Caution the food handler that she must was the potatoes before peeling.

b)

Direct the food handler to give the steak to the cook immediately.

c)

Caution the food handler that she must clean and sanitize her knife.

d)

Direct the food handler to wipe off the preparations surface before continuing.

6.

Because they are living organisms, which one of the following methods would be both effective and safe to help reduce pathogenic contaminants in food?

a)

Herbicides

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Heat

d)

Pesticides

7.

Checking the dining areas of an eating establishment for evidence of flaking paint, broken light bulbs, and wood damage will reduce the chances of:

a)

Chemical contamination

b)

Physical contamination

c)

Cross-contaminations

d)

Biological contamination

8.

An employee brings you a bag of oatmeal that he had found black specks. What is the MOST LIKELY cause of those specks?

a)

The supplier’s bulk bins have not been cleaned, and rust has built up in them.

b)

Pest have gotten into the bag and left waste secretions in the oatmeal.

c)

Oatmeal usually has black spots on the flakes, so the cause is natural.

d)

The bag was left open and dirt and/or dust has settled on the oatmeal.

9.

Although all of the following methods will promote the prevention of food contamination, which one has the most continuous effect?

a)

Educating employees about clean, responsible, and legal food handling.

b)

Keeping foods separate.

c)

Forbidding unauthorized persons from handling food.

d)

Encouraging the reporting of contamination.

10.

Which one of the following contaminants is a physical contaminant?

a)

Hair

b)

Salmonella

c)

Botulism

d)

Insecticide

11.

Which of these is commonly associated with foodborne illness?

a)

Corn

b)

Tater tots

c)

Meats, milk, eggs

d)

Hungry hungry hippos

12.
What is E-Coli?
a)
Food
b)
Bacteria
c)
Birds
d)
Rhino
13.

What is a host?

a)

An animal or plant a parasite lives off of.

b)

An flower blooming.

c)

A person having a party.

d)

Hungry hungry hippos.

14.
What pH does C. Botulinum need to grow?
a)
3.7
b)
4.6
c)
5.3
d)
12
15.

Food safety is the practice of handling food in ways that prevent contamination or spoilage.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What should be done if there is ANY doubt regarding the quality and safety of food?

a)

Take a bite to test the food item.

b)

The food item must be immediately thrown out, and the disposal recorded.

c)

Remove any part of the food item that is compromised, then it will be safe to use.

d)

Have your manager check the food item.

17.

Match the contaminant with the appropriate category: Animal bones

a)

Biological

b)

Chemical

c)

Physical

18.

Match the contaminant with the appropriate category: Cleaning supplies

a)

Biologial

b)

Chemical

c)

Physical

19.

Match the contaminant with the appropriate category: Rocks/stones

a)

Biological

b)

Chemical

c)

Physical

20.

Match the contaminant with the appropriate category: Pesticides

a)

Biological

b)

Chemical

c)

Physical