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Health & Safety Regulations Flashcards

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  1. Which federal agency has jurisdiction over workplace safety and health regulations in US restaurants?

    Answer: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

    OSHA sets and enforces standards to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for employees, including restaurant workers.

  2. What is the correct procedure when a restaurant receives a shipment of fresh oysters with a label showing they were harvested in a prohibited area?

    Answer: Reject the entire shipment

    Shellfish harvested from prohibited waters may contain high levels of pathogens or toxins that cannot be eliminated by cooking and must be rejected.

  3. Under the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, what must accompany every hazardous chemical used in a restaurant?

    Answer: A Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

    OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) requires Safety Data Sheets for every hazardous chemical, providing employees with detailed safety information.

  4. A cook slices ready-to-eat cheese immediately after cutting raw chicken without sanitizing the knife and cutting board. This is an example of:

    Answer: Cross-contamination

    Using the same knife and board for raw chicken and then ready-to-eat food without sanitizing transfers pathogens — this is cross-contamination.

  5. What is the purpose of a 'variance' in food safety regulations?

    Answer: Written approval to use a non-standard food safety process

    A variance is written approval from the regulatory authority allowing a food establishment to use a procedure that deviates from standard food code requirements.

  6. Which of the following food storage practices BEST prevents cross-contamination in a walk-in cooler?

    Answer: Storing raw meats below ready-to-eat foods

    Raw meats should always be stored below ready-to-eat foods to prevent drip contamination; within raw meats, sequence by required cooking temperature.

  7. What is the minimum required dwell time for a quaternary ammonium sanitizer (quats) used on food contact surfaces?

    Answer: 30 seconds

    Quaternary ammonium sanitizers require a minimum contact time of 30 seconds on clean food contact surfaces to achieve effective pathogen reduction.