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Health and Safety & Food Safety Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which symbol represents 'Environmental Hazard'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Food poisoning bacteria need the 4 following right conditions to grow and multiply. They are

a)

air

water

food

cold temperature

b)

food

warm temperature

time

moisture

c)

time

hot temperature

moisture

water

d)

water

food

space

time

3.

Listeria, Campylobacter, E-Coli, Salmonella are all types of

a)

diseases

b)

food poisoning pathogenic bacteria

c)

viruses

d)

foods

4.

Cross-contamination is when (3 possible answers)

a)

eating raw food

b)

handling raw meat then handling cooked meat without washing hands

c)

food poisoning bacteria is transferred directly or indirectly from one place onto food

d)

food poisoning bacteria is present in food and is cooked to a high temperature

e)

using a knife to fillet a fish and cutting some bread with the same knife having only been wiped with a dirty dishcloth

5.

The optimum temperatures for which bacteria to grow in are:

a)

-5 and -18 degrees Celcius

b)

0 and 5 degrees Celcius

c)

18 and 75 degrees Celcius

d)

5 and 63 degrees Celcius

6.

Food poisoning bacteria prefer foods that are generally high in protein, have been cooked (and left for a while) or that contain moisture, or have not been washed properly.

Which of the foods below either contain moisture, or are high in protein, may not have been prepared properly- (therefore known as 'high-risk' foods)?

a)

Cooked breakfast

b)

Dried pasta

c)

raw fish

d)

cooked pasta

e)

Caesar salad

7.

Select situations when a food handler must always wash their hands

a)

After handling rubbish

b)

Before preparing food

c)

After sneezing, coughing or blowing nose

d)

After going to the toilet

e)

After preparing raw foods (such as meat, fish, eggs)

8.

An Environmental Health Officer 's role is

a)

to open new food businesses

b)

to work in conservation and protect wildlife

c)

to protect public health by ensuring that any food business correctly follows food safety legislation

d)

to sell food to the public

9.

An Environmental Health Officer can, by law, do the following

a)

Take photos as evidence of what they find during an inspection

b)

Deliver food to the business

c)

Take food samples away from business for testing in a lab for food poisoning bacteria

d)

Sell the business

e)

enter the premises without an appointment

10.

An Environmental Health Officer has to make sure that food handlers are correctly trained in food hygiene and safety

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If an Environmental Health Officer has to close a business and stop it selling food if there is a high risk of food poisoning, this is called an

a)

Emergency Closure

b)

Emergency Notice

c)

Emergency Call Out

d)

Emergency Hygiene Prohibition Notice

12.

Which of the following foods is NOT a common allergen

a)

Fish

b)

Wheat

c)

Soya

d)

Shellfish

e)

Potatoes

13.

VISIBLE Symptoms of Anaphylactic Shock are

a)

Raised, red/pink itchy rash on skin (hives)

b)

Swollen lips and eyelids

c)

Pain in stomach/feeling nauseous

d)

Tightening/swelling of throat making it difficult to breathe

14.

Which food is NOT one of the 14 main allergens

a)

sesame seeds

b)

Mustard

c)

Celery

d)

Aubergine

15.

Look at the menu and identify FIVE foods that can cause an allergic reaction in some people. Type your answers in the box below.

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16.

Food Labelling regulations are needed by law to inform and educate customers.

Tick the boxes that you think are correct in terms of reasons why food labelling is provided.

a)

To provide the list of ingredients in the food product (including any of the 14 allergens)

b)

To give the net weight,

the quantity of certain ingredients,

the name or descriptive name of the food product,

the name and address of the manufacturer

c)

To provide the nutritional information of the different nutrients

d)

To provide the 'Best Before' or 'Use by' date

and the storage conditions and instructions &

preparation & cooking instructions

17.

Which foods can people have an 'intolerance' to?

a)

Eggs

b)

Milk and dairy products

(Lactose)

c)

Soya

d)

Gluten

18.

Tick the NON-VISIBLE symptoms that a food intolerance can trigger

a)

Bloated stomach

b)

Difficulty breathing

c)

Feeling sick

Stomach ache

d)

Headache

e)

Wind/ Flatulence

19.

Coeliac's disease is where someone's immune system reacts severely to

a)

sugar

b)

sulphites

c)

salt

d)

gluten

20.

Provide 3 Controls to be put in place for STORAGE OF FOOD so that it does NOT become contaminated or put at risk of developing Food poisoning bacteria.

Consider: Fridge /freezer temperatures- Setting and checking

Storage of dried foods (temperatures)

Air/ darkness

Pests- contamination

First In First Out

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21.

What is this piece of equipment called and what is it used for?

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22.

HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point.

Tick the POTENTIAL HAZARDS in relation to food purchasing/storing/preparing and cooking

a)

Food is prepared using the correct colour-coded utensils to avoid cross-contamination

b)

Food may not be cooked all the way through

c)

Dry foods may be contaminated by pests

d)

Fridge storage may not be set to the correct temperature

e)

Food on arrival is delivered fresh