WASHINGTON STATE FOOD HANDLERS | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Why is it important for you to rinse fruit and vegetables? - CORRECT ANSWER
-To remove some of the bacteria and dirt.
What is the correct way to do cleaning and sanitizing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Wash, rinse, sanitize.
What is the correct cooling procedure you must use for hot foods such as soup? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Put the soup in a pan 2' deep and into the refrigerator
uncovered.
What is the best way to know if a refrigerator is keeping potentially hazardous
food (PHF) at or below 41°F? - CORRECT ANSWER -Use a food thermometer
to check the temperature of food that has been in the refrigerator several hours.
Who is the most important person to prevent foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER -You are!
What is the correct way that you can rinse fresh fruit and vegetables? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Place the fresh fruit or vegetables inside the food prep
sink and rinse under cold running water.
What is the best way to stop bare hand contact with foods that are ready-to-eat? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Wash your hands and use single-use gloves or utensils.
, How do you know that meat is cooked to the correct temperature? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Take the internal temperature with a food thermometer.
If you are not a cook, do you need to know how to use a food thermometer? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, all workers need to know how to use a thermometer
and take food temperatures when they want to know if the food is safe.
What do you need to wash your hands? - CORRECT ANSWER -Warm running
water, soap and paper towels.
Which one of the following can make people sick? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Undercooking meat.
How do you know if reheated food is OK to serve? - CORRECT ANSWER -You
test the food with a thermometer and make sure it is over 165°F in less than 2
hours.
Why do you stay home from work if you are sick with diarrhea or vomiting? -
CORRECT ANSWER -You can contaminate the food and make other people
sick.
Which of the following would most likely cause cross-contamination? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Cut raw meat on a cutting board then cut bread on the
board.
If you just cut raw meat with a knife and cutting board and want to cut lettuce,
what do you do to prevent cross-contamination? - CORRECT ANSWER -Wash,
rinse, and sanitize the board and knife, and wash your hands.
| VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Why is it important for you to rinse fruit and vegetables? - CORRECT ANSWER
-To remove some of the bacteria and dirt.
What is the correct way to do cleaning and sanitizing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Wash, rinse, sanitize.
What is the correct cooling procedure you must use for hot foods such as soup? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Put the soup in a pan 2' deep and into the refrigerator
uncovered.
What is the best way to know if a refrigerator is keeping potentially hazardous
food (PHF) at or below 41°F? - CORRECT ANSWER -Use a food thermometer
to check the temperature of food that has been in the refrigerator several hours.
Who is the most important person to prevent foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER -You are!
What is the correct way that you can rinse fresh fruit and vegetables? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Place the fresh fruit or vegetables inside the food prep
sink and rinse under cold running water.
What is the best way to stop bare hand contact with foods that are ready-to-eat? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Wash your hands and use single-use gloves or utensils.
, How do you know that meat is cooked to the correct temperature? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Take the internal temperature with a food thermometer.
If you are not a cook, do you need to know how to use a food thermometer? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, all workers need to know how to use a thermometer
and take food temperatures when they want to know if the food is safe.
What do you need to wash your hands? - CORRECT ANSWER -Warm running
water, soap and paper towels.
Which one of the following can make people sick? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Undercooking meat.
How do you know if reheated food is OK to serve? - CORRECT ANSWER -You
test the food with a thermometer and make sure it is over 165°F in less than 2
hours.
Why do you stay home from work if you are sick with diarrhea or vomiting? -
CORRECT ANSWER -You can contaminate the food and make other people
sick.
Which of the following would most likely cause cross-contamination? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Cut raw meat on a cutting board then cut bread on the
board.
If you just cut raw meat with a knife and cutting board and want to cut lettuce,
what do you do to prevent cross-contamination? - CORRECT ANSWER -Wash,
rinse, and sanitize the board and knife, and wash your hands.
