servsafe prostart exam questions and
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4 Methods to thaw food
1. Refrigerator
2. Cold running water
3.Microwave
4. as part of the cooking process
3 Ways to cool foods
1.Cut into smaller pieces
2. Put into a shallow pan
3. With and ice wand
Eggs and live shellfish can be received at what temperature?
45
# 1 cause of food borne illness
microorganisms
Most common form of microorganisms to cause illness
Bacteria
2 stage cooling temps and time
135-70 in 2 hours
70-41 in 4 hours
# 1 reason for cross contamination
poor personal hygiene by food handlers
5 effects of foodborne illness
1. costs millions each year
2.5,000 outbreaks each year
3. Increase in insurance
4. Loss of prestige
5. Lowed employee moral
3 challenges to preventing food born illness
1. high employee turnover
2. increase in the number of high risk customers
3. more potentially hazardous food
What are four things that cause food to become contaminated
1. moisture
2.protein
3.neutral ph
4. previously infected food
answers graded A+!!!
4 Methods to thaw food
1. Refrigerator
2. Cold running water
3.Microwave
4. as part of the cooking process
3 Ways to cool foods
1.Cut into smaller pieces
2. Put into a shallow pan
3. With and ice wand
Eggs and live shellfish can be received at what temperature?
45
# 1 cause of food borne illness
microorganisms
Most common form of microorganisms to cause illness
Bacteria
2 stage cooling temps and time
135-70 in 2 hours
70-41 in 4 hours
# 1 reason for cross contamination
poor personal hygiene by food handlers
5 effects of foodborne illness
1. costs millions each year
2.5,000 outbreaks each year
3. Increase in insurance
4. Loss of prestige
5. Lowed employee moral
3 challenges to preventing food born illness
1. high employee turnover
2. increase in the number of high risk customers
3. more potentially hazardous food
What are four things that cause food to become contaminated
1. moisture
2.protein
3.neutral ph
4. previously infected food
