Questions and Answers
Keep Time - ANSWERS-The amound of time an item is available for customer purchase or
consumption, should be no longer than 7 days if stored at 40 degrees F or less
According to the Food Code, proper food labels do not have to contain: - ANSWERS-The name
and address of the facility that distributes the item
Labels should include which of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-Possible contaminants
An effective way to choose reputable suppliers is to - ANSWERS-Visit their warehouses. Ensuring
it is visibly free from pests, vermin, high quality
Your latest shipment of chicken has some items with USDA stickers and some items with USDA
GRADE stamps. What is the difference in these items? - ANSWERS-The stickers mean the
chicken passed the mandatory USDA inspection and wholesome. The stamps on the chicken are
because the producer paid to have the chicken voluntarily graded for quality.
Employees trained to receive foods properly will complete all of the following steps EXCEPT: -
ANSWERS-Label and date rejected items
A shipment of frozen fish arrives at your food establishment. You see that the outside bottoms
of the shipping cartons have too much ice and the fish fillets held within the cartons have brown
edges. These are signs of: - ANSWERS-Thawing and refreezing
The best place to store grains to reduce the risk of cross-contamination is: - ANSWERS-Nex to
canned peaches