Food service manager – Flashcards
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Foodborne intoxication is caused by eating foods that contain?
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poison producing microorganisms
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Hepatitis A virus would most likely be found in what foods?
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raw oysters
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The chef has just finished preparing raw chicken in a citrus marinade. She will store them in the fridge for the next shift to cook for dinner. In order to prevent cross contamination, where should the chef place the tray of chicken breasts in the fridge?
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on the bottom shelf next to the ground turkey
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If food has been thawed but is not needed, you should NOT:
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re-freeze it within 2 hours
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The correct method for calibrating a stem type thermometer is:
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In water and ice, and calibrate to 32 degrees
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What is the minimum internal temperature for transporting hot TCS food and hot holding TCS food items?
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135 degree
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A food worker comes to work and doesn't know she has yellow skin and eyes. What should the person in charge do?
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Exclude the food worker for the operation
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A woman runs out of the bathroom in a fast food restaurant, and frantically tells the manager that the toilet has backed up and is over flowing into the service area. What should the manager do?
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Close the restaurant and report the incident to the local health department
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The minimum internal temperature of a pork roast or tuna casserole cooked in a microwave is?
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165 degrees for 15 seconds
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Disposable food service gloves must:
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be changed when changing tasks
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What are the minimum footcandles allowed for a walk-in refrigerator?
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10 footcandles
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If a customer vomits in a food preparation area, what should be done?
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Isolate the area until it is properly cleaned and sanitized
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The safe way to thaw large poultry or meat products is:
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In a refrigerator at 41 degrees or lower at 71 degrees or higher
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The minimum internal temperature and time allowed for cooking a roast beef is:
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130 degrees for 112 minutes
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Which pathogen would require a food handler to be excluded from work?
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salmonella typhi
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Which of these disease-causing bacteria may be found in shell eggs?
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salmonella spp.
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The chef prepared a large quantity of home-made beef stew and divided it up into two shallow pans for cooling. He placed the pans in the refrigerator, and stirred them frequently. However, he was unsuccessful in cooling the stew from 135 to 70 degrees within two hours. What must the chef do to safely cool the stew?
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He must reheat the stew to 165 degrees for at least 15 seconds, and then begin the cooling process again.
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Listeria bacteria is especially dangerous because:
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It can grow in cold temperatures
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The term cross-contact in food safety refers to?
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Allergen prevention
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The internal receiving temperature of fresh raw beef must be?
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41 degrees
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Which of the following describes diarrhea, vomiting, fever and jaundice, and are required to be reported to the local health authority?
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Diseases
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Which of the following is a safe food handling practice?
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Clean and sanitize food contact surfaces in constant use at least every 4 hours
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The chef has just removed a chicken and noodle casserole from the oven. He reaches for his bimetallic-stemmed thermometer to check the temperature. Where should the chef insert the thermometer to get an accurate reading?
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Into the center, or thickest part of the casserole
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You have a food delivery arriving in an hour that will consist of milk cartons, fresh chicken breasts, and vacuum-packed bacon. What is the best thermometer to use to check product temperature on all of these products?
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bimetallic thermometer
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Grease traps must be cleaned on a regular basis because they can?
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cause a backup
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The first step in planning a food safety training program is?
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Identify the topics for training
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A food handler is infected with shiga toxin producing E.coli. What is one of the things the person in charge need to do?
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Report the illness to the local health department
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The best way to prevent from pest infestations is to?
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Have an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
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Products stuffed with either raw chicken or beef, must be cooked to an internal temperature of?
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165 degrees for 15 seconds
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Which of the following are three foods on the list of the "8 most common food allergens"?
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milk, wheat, soybeans
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E.Coli is a?
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Bacteria that produces shiga toxins
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Which of the following illnesses Do Not have to be reported to the local health department?
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Giardiasis
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Which of the following is NOT a method of removing oxygen from packaged foods?
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HMR
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When leaving the food prepartion area, food handlers should?
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leave their apron
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Sanitizers can evaporate in the final rinse of a warewashing machine if?
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The water is too hot
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Which type of temperature probe would you use to measure the temperature of an oven or refrigerator?
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Air
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Anisakis Simplex is a parasite found in?
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Fish
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The Bacilus Cereus is mostly found in?
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Soil
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Wearing a beard in a food preperation area?
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might need to be covered with a net
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When cooking in a microwave, TCS foods should?
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be rotated or mixed halfway through the cooking process
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In a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, CCP's are identified in?
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A flow chart
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The minimum wash temperature for chemical sanititizing in a warewashing machine should be?
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120 degrees
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Which organism is most likely to multiply in vacuum or airless packaged foods?
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Clostridium Botulinum
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Back Siphoning occurs when the potable water pressure is lower than the waste water pressure, and the waste water backs in to the potable water, creating a cross connection. A good method of preventing this from happening is?
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Air gaps
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The entire hand washing process should take at least?
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20 seconds
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A food service worker must not have direct contact with food if they?
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Have a wound that is draining
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After washing hands, the most sanitary way to dry them is with?
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single use paper towel
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Light bulbs in food service area must?
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be covered to prevent physical contamination
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If the water supply to an establishment is shut off, and there is no alternate potable water source?
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The establishment needs to close until the water supply is restored
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Frozen foods, other than ice cream, must not be stored at a temperature over?
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10 degrees
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Clean plates are required for each trip to a buffet because?
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Contamination can be prevented
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All of these are TCS foods except?
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raw unwashed asparagus
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What type of jewelry may a food handler wear while preparing food?
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Plain band
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An organization that certifies commercial food service equipment is?
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NSF
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A food handler comes to work at a restaurant with a sore throat and a fever, but insists that he is well enough to work. What should the manager do?
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A doctor's note confirming the employee is not contagious
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On her morning shift, a food handler on clean disposable gloves, and begins to move defrosted hamburger patties from the refrigerator to the prepartion area, as directed by the cook. Then, she is asked to slice raw tomatoes. When she's done, she slices raw onions. In this sequence of tasks, when should the food handler change gloves?
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After moving the hamburger patties to the prep area
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PCO stands for?
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Pest Control Operator
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Roast pork, beef, veal and lamb need to be cooked to a stainless temperature of?
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145 degrees
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Which of the following bacteria might be most commonly found in a food worker's open wound?
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Staphyloccoccus aureus
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A father takes his four year old daughter and her friend to the local hamburger diner after swimming lessons. The friend wants a hot dog, and his daughter wants a hamburger. Because the father likes his hamburgers rare, he orders a rare hamburger for himself and his daughter. What should the server do?
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Explain that the restaurant cannot serve rare hamburgers to young children.
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The major reason to not wear jewelry, hair pins or false nails during food preparation is?
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They can become a physical contiminant
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Food defense system are needed to protect from?
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Intentional contamination
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A finger cot is?
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Used with a disposable glove to protect a cut on the finger
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Shigella spp. bacteria are most likely to be found in contaminated?
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Water
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Floor mounted equipment and food items must be ____
off the floor.
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6"
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A customer has just finished a seafood salad with a peanut dressing. The customer starts to have trouble breathing. His face starts to swell, and he breaks out in hives. Most likely the customer is suffering from?
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An allergy attack
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A hand washing sink must?
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Have at a miniumum 100degree warm water
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A food handler in a small coffee shop has just finished deep frying a batch of shrimp in the only fryer, when a customer order comes in for chicken nuggets. What does the food handler need to do to avoid cross-contact?
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Ask the customer if he is allergic to seafood, and if so, advise the customer not to order any fried foods
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At an off site catered event, the foodservice manager has been hot-holding a beef stirfry at 135 degrees, when suddenly she loses her heat source. Guests are in line waiting to be served. For how long can she safely continue to serve food?
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4 hours
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A server walks up to a newly seated party of two. The female customer announces that she has a wheat allergy. What should the server do?
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Have the manager or chef speak to the customer about the menu
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Color coded cutting boards are used?
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To prevent cross contamination
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The five risk factors identified by the CDC: purchasing food from unsafe sources, failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, and practicing poor personal hygiend, are the foundations of the system known as?
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Active Managerial Control
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When a problem arises, a plan that focuses on preparation, response and recovery is known as?
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Crisis Management Program
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Principle four of developing a HACCP plan is one way of checking if the HACCP system is working and is called?
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Monitoring procedures
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There are two temperature ranges inside the Temperature danger zone. In one of these ranges is where bacteria grow the fastest and is why food that is cooling is only allow to be in this part of the zone for 2 hours. This temperature range is?
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135 degrees to 70 degrees
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The basic steps for cleaning a food contact surface are?
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Clean and sanitize
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In the 3 sink manual warewashing process, the detergent water must be ____ or higher?
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110 degrees
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Washware machines that use hot water to sanitize must a minimum hot water temperature of?
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180 degrees
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Eggs are inspected by which federal agency?
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USDA
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When a state law requires an updated model of the FDA food code, what is the first action an operation should take?
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Change the operations SOP's (standard operating procedures) and re-train staff
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If a critical limit in a HACCP system is not met, what must immediately be done?
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Take a corrective action
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What is the second principle or step of a HACCP plan?
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Determining critical control points (CCP's)
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Which foods are mostly sources of Scombrotoxin (also known as scombroid poisoning)?
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Fish