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Foodborne Illness Correct Answer: A disease carried or transmitted to people by food Foodborne Illness Outbreak Correct Answer: When two or more people experience the same illness after eating the same food High Risk Populations Correct Answer: Infants, preschool age children, pregnant women, the elderly, people taking meds, people who are ill Temperature Control for Safety Correct Answer: TCS 41-135 Correct Answer: Danger Zone TCS Foods Correct Answer: Milk, eggs, shellfish...

What can cause difficulties in training staff about food safety? Correct Answer: Cultural differences Where should dirty aprons be kept once food handlers are done using them? Correct Answer: In a nonabsorbent container or washable laundry bag at work. Purchase dishwashers that are able to measure water temperature, chemical concentration, and Correct Answer: water pressure Sneeze guards must extend at least how far beyond the food? Correct Answer: 7 inches Refrigerated food prep...

Who has the higher risk of foodborne illness? Correct Answer: Elderly people Parasites are commonly associated with: Correct Answer: seafood Ciguatera Toxin is commonly found in: Correct Answer: amberjack What is a TCS Food? Correct Answer: Baked potato Metal shavings are which type of contaminant Correct Answer: Physical What should foodservice operations do to prevent the spread of hepatitis A? Correct Answer: Exclude staff with jaundice from the operation To wash hands...

After taking a bite of their meal, a customer is developing hives, swollen lips, and shortness of breath. These are signs of what type of illness? Correct Answer: An allergic reaction What is the best way to ensure proper personal hygiene in employees? Correct Answer: Set up a staff dress code, put it in writing, and enforce it What temperature range is referred to as "the danger zone"? Correct Answer: 41˚F - 135˚F How long should documentation for both frozen and farm-raised fis...

The purpose of a food safety management system is to: A) keep all areas of the facility clean and pest-free B) identify, tag, and repair faulty equipment within the facility C) prevent foodborne illness by controlling risks and hazards D) use the correct methods for purchasing and receiving food Correct Answer: C) prevent foodborne illness by controlling risks and hazards A manager's responsibility to actively control risk factors for foodborne illness is called: A) hazard analysis...

Why are preschool-age children at a higher risk for foodborne illnesses? Correct Answer: They have not built up strong immune systems Which is a TCS food? Correct Answer: Sprouts The 5 common mistakes that can lead to food borne illness are failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene, and Correct Answer: Purchasing food from unsafe sources What is an important measure for preventing foodborne ...

Higher risk populations include.... Correct Answer: infants, preschool aged children, pregnant women, the elderly, people taking medications, and people who are seriously ill. What are TCS foods? Correct Answer: Milk, Eggs, Shellfish, Fish, Meats, MEat Alternatives, Untreated garlic/oil mixture, Baked Potatoes, Raw Sprouts, Cooked Rice, Cut Tomatoes, and cut melons. Name the center for disease controls(CDC) top 5 reasons for outbreaks Correct Answer: 1.) Purchasing food from unsafe sour...

T/F You may be charged with a crime simply for serving a guest who appears to be intoxicated. Correct Answer: True T/F It is illegal to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman. Correct Answer: False T/F Dram shop laws protect the server from being sued in the event that an intoxicated guest injures another individual. Correct Answer: False T/F The state liquor authority can suspend an establishment's liquor license for allowing a minor to enter the establishment with a fake ID. Correct An...

Which group of individuals has a higher risk of foodborne illness? Teenagers Elderly people Women Vegetarians Correct Answer: Elderly people Parasites are commonly associated with Correct Answer: Seafood Ciguatera toxin is commonly found in Correct Answer: grouper Which is a TCS food? Saltines Bananas Baked potato Coffee Correct Answer: Baked potato What type of toxin is ciguatera toxin? Correct Answer: Biological What should foodservice operators do to preven...

When should a food handler with a sore throat and fever be excluded from the operation? Correct Answer: When the customers served are primarily a high-risk population What must staff members do when transferring chemicals to a new container? Correct Answer: Label the container Which process requires a variance from the regulatory authority? Correct Answer: Sprouting seeds or beans What should a server do after clearing a table? Correct Answer: Wash hands Bulk unpackaged food in s...