CRC Food Safety and Quality 2

Question 1

Under the FDA Food Code, cooked TCS food must be cooled from 135°F to 70°F within how many hours?

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Answer

The Food Code's two-stage cooling requires 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours, then to 41°F within 4 more hours.

Question 2

What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for poultry, stuffed meats and stuffed pasta under the FDA Food Code?

Accepted Answer

165°F for less than 1 second (instantaneous)

Answer

Poultry and stuffed foods must reach 165°F, which achieves instantaneous kill of Salmonella.

Question 3

Which pathogen is of greatest concern in refrigerated, ready-to-eat foods because it can grow at 41°F or below?

Accepted Answer

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer

Listeria monocytogenes is psychrotrophic and can multiply at refrigeration temperatures.

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the nine major food allergens recognized in the United States since 2023?

Accepted Answer

Sesame

Answer

The FASTER Act added sesame as the ninth major allergen, effective January 1, 2023.

Question 5

Below which pH can Clostridium botulinum spores no longer germinate and grow?

Accepted Answer

4.6

Answer

C. botulinum is inhibited at pH 4.6 and below, which is the basis for the acidified food threshold.

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