Questions and Answers
What is the Temperature Danger Zone?
What temperature range does pathogen growth accelerate?
70℉ - 125℉
The temp to store TCS food is ______ or lower or ______ or higher.
41℉, 135℉
What is the temperature for thawing food under running water?
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Throw out leftover food held at 41℉ or lower after _______ days.
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Meat, seafood, poultry, and eggs cooked in a microwave oven must be cooked to ______℉.
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Cool TCS food from 135℉ to 41℉ or lower within _______ hours.
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Final cook temperature for poultry, stuffing, stuffed meat, and dishes with previously cooked TCS ingredients is ______℉ for ______ seconds.
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Final cook temperature for ground meat, injected meat, and shell eggs held for hot service is ______℉ for ______ seconds.
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Final cook temperature for seafood, steaks, pork, lamb, and shell eggs served immediately is ______℉ for ______ seconds.
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Minimum cooking temperature for roasts of pork, beef, veal, and lamb is ______ for ______ minutes.
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What is the final cook temperature for fruit, vegetables, grains, and legumes that will be hot held for service?
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First cool food from ______℉ to ______℉ within ______ hours.
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Then, cool from ______℉ to ______℉ or lower in the next ______ hours.
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Check food temperature every ______ hours.
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Throw out food that is not _______ (temp).
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What is the minimum cooking temperature for tea?
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Receiving temperature for cold or frozen food should be ______.
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Where does food safety begin?
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Name the 4 acceptable methods for cooling food.
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What is the refrigerator storage order from top to bottom?
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Store raw meat, poultry and seafood __________ from ready to eat food.
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What does A.L.E.R.T. stand for?
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What are CDC foodborne illness risk factors?
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Study Notes
Temperature Guidelines
- Temperature Danger Zone: 41℉ - 135℉ where pathogens thrive.
- Rapid pathogen growth occurs between 70℉ - 125℉.
- TCS (Time/Temperature Control for Safety) foods must be stored at 41℉ or lower, or 135℉ or higher.
Food Handling and Cooking Temperatures
- Thawing under running water should not exceed ≥41℉.
- Leftover food at 41℉ or lower must be discarded after 7 days.
- Microwave cooking requires meat, seafood, poultry, and eggs to reach a temperature of 165℉.
Cooling Procedures
- TCS food must cool from 135℉ to 41℉ or lower within a total of 6 hours, divided into:
- Cool from 135℉ to 70℉ within 2 hours.
- Cool from 70℉ to 41℉ or lower within an additional 4 hours.
Cooking Temperatures
- Final cooking temperatures:
- Poultry, stuffing, stuffed meats, and dishes with TCS ingredients: 165℉ for 15 seconds.
- Ground meats, injected meats, and shell eggs: 155℉ for 15 seconds.
- Seafood, steaks, pork, and lamb: 145℉ for 15 seconds.
- Roasts of pork, beef, veal, and lamb: 145℉ for 4 minutes.
- Fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes ready for hot service: 135℉.
Food Safety and Storage
- Regularly check food temperatures every 4 hours.
- Discard food not within safe temperature ranges (41℉ or lower, 135℉ or higher).
- Receiving temperatures for cold or frozen food should be ≤41℉ and solidly frozen for good condition.
- Food safety begins at the purchasing stage.
Cooling Techniques
- Four acceptable methods for cooling food include:
- Ice bath with a paddle containing frozen water.
- Reducing food size using smaller containers.
- Adding ice to the food.
- Using a blast chiller.
Refrigeration Storage and Practices
- Proper refrigerator storage order from top to bottom:
- Ready-to-eat foods
- Seafood
- Whole cuts of beef and pork
- Ground meat and ground fish
- Whole and ground poultry
- Store raw meat, poultry, and seafood separately from ready-to-eat foods.
Food Safety Protocols (A.L.E.R.T.)
- A.L.E.R.T. stands for:
- Assure: Products from safe sources.
- Look: Monitor product security.
- Employees: Know who is present in facilities.
- Reports: Keep information on receiving logs and documentation accessible.
CDC Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
- Key risk factors include:
- Purchasing from unsafe sources.
- Failing to cook food thoroughly to the proper temperature.
- Holding food in the temperature danger zone (41℉ to 135℉).
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