Food Handler: Assessment Three

25 July 2022
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Contamination of food items by other living organisms is known as:
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Biological Contamination
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Because they are living organisms, which one of the following methods would be both effective and safe to help reduce pathogenic contaminants in food?
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Heat
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Perhaps the most common vehicle of contamination in the food industry is:
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Hands, and so should be washed often
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The contamination results from the spread of bacteria from meat to vegetables is called:
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Cross
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Which one of the following contaminants is a physical contaminant?
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Hair
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You notice a food handler trim excess fat from a T-bone steak and then move toward a bowl of potatoes to begin peeling them with the same knife. What action should you take?
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Caution the food handler that she must clean and sanitize her knife.
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A coworker brings you a bag of oatmeal in which he has found black specks. What is the MOST LIKELY cause of those specks?
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Pests have gotten into the bag and left waste secretions in the oatmeal.
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Checking the dining areas of an eating establishment for evidence of flaking paint, broken light bulbs, and wood damage will reduce the chances of:
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Physical contamination
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Toxins from seafoods, mushrooms, and molds present the greatest potential for:
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Chemical contamination
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Although all of the following methods will promote the prevention of food contamination, which one has the most continuous effect?
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Educating about clean, responsible, and legal food handling.