TFHC Cross-Contamination Prevention 2

Question 1

What is the correct procedure if a food worker accidentally drops a raw chicken breast on a prep counter where vegetables are being cut?

Accepted Answer

Remove the chicken, then wash, rinse, and sanitize the entire surface before resuming vegetable prep

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Wipe the counter with a sanitizer towel and continue

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Move the vegetables to a new area and continue using the counter

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Discard the chicken and continue prepping vegetables on the same surface

Question 2

Which practice is an example of direct cross-contamination?

Accepted Answer

Placing a cooked steak back on the same plate that held the raw steak

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Forgetting to date a container of cooked rice

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Leaving a dish of pasta on the counter for 2 hours

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Using a plastic cutting board instead of wood

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of using separate cutting boards for different food types?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the transfer of pathogens or allergens from one food to another

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To make cleaning and sanitizing easier

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To follow food industry color trends

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To meet minimum equipment purchase requirements

Question 4

A food worker stirs raw beef stew with a spoon and then uses the same spoon to taste-test a sauce without washing it. This represents what type of hazard?

Accepted Answer

Biological cross-contamination

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Chemical contamination

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Physical contamination

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Time-temperature abuse

Question 5

Which type of food contamination occurs when a food handler's earring falls into a salad bowl?

Accepted Answer

Physical contamination

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Biological contamination

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Chemical contamination

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Cross-contamination

Question 6

When should a food handler change their gloves to prevent cross-contamination?

Accepted Answer

After touching raw meat, before touching ready-to-eat food, after four hours of continuous use, and when switching tasks

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Only when the gloves visibly tear or puncture

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Every two hours regardless of task

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Only when moving from one work station to another