Chicago Food Handler Test
Food - correct answer-A raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage or
ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption, or
chewing gum.
In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control estimates that about ___million
Americans per year become ill from food related illnesses. Of these cases, ___ thousand are
hospitalized and __ thousand people die each year from unsafe food - correct answer-76,
325, 5
A foodborne disease outbreak - correct answer-the occurrence of two or more cases of a
similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food.
The most common foodborne illnesses, however, are not caused by food poisoning; they are
- correct answer-foodborne infections
Highly Susceptible Populations include: - correct answer-Individuals younger than 9 years
old, older than 65 years, pregnant or Immune-compromised
3 very important food safety concepts: - correct answer-Personal Hygiene, Temperature
Control, and Cross Contamination
A doctors note will be necessary to return to work id a food worker has been diagnosed with:
- correct answer-Norovirus, Hepatitus A virus, Salmonella typhi, Shigella spp. or
Shigatoxin-producing E. coli.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that _____ Americans die annually from
diseases that could have easily been prevented by proper hand washing - correct
answer-100,000
Hand washing should be at least - correct answer-20 seconds
1) Get your hands wet so the soap will work: __ seconds
2) Apply soap and scrub. Make sure to focus on areas under the fingernail, in-between
fingers, palms, base and top of hand and any exposed area of the arm. Time yourself or sing
until you get used to the time: ____seconds
3) Rinse your hands to send the soap and germs down the drain: ___seconds - correct
answer-3, 10-15, 7
Hand washing temp should be at least - correct answer-100'F
______ are the main source of cross contamination - correct answer-Raw meats
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