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servsafe chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers | Have been inspected, Meet all applicable local, state, and federal law |
| When receiving deliveries they must meet the following | Be inspected upon arrival at the operation, Be from an approved source, Have been placed in the correct storage location to maintain the required temperature, Have been protected from contamination in storage,Is not contaminated,Is honestly presented |
| What to do when rejecting deliveries | Separate rejected items from accepted items, Tell the delivery person what is wrong with the item, Get a signed adjustment or credit slip before giving the rejected item to the delivery person, Log the incident on the invoice or receiving document. |
| How to check the temperature of meat, poultry, and fish | Insert the thermometer stem or probe into the thickest part of the food (usually the center) |
| Labeling food | All items not in their original containers must be labeled, Food labels should include the common name of the food or a statement that clearly and accurately identifies it, |
| Date marking | Ready-to-eat TCS food must be marked if held for longer than 24 hours, Date mark must indicate when the food must be sold, eaten, or thrown out. |
| Rotating food from oldest first | Identify the food item’s use-by or expiration date, Store items with the earliest use-by or expiration dates in front of items with later dates, Once shelved, use those items stored in front first, throw out food that is passed its expiration date |
| Preventing cross contamination | Store all items in designated storage areas, Store items away from walls and at least six inches off the floor, Store single-use items in original packaging. |
| When do you never store food items in | Locker rooms or dressing rooms, Restroom or garbage rooms, Mechanical rooms, Under unshielded sewer lines or leaking water lines ,Under stairwells |
| How to store food items in the following top-to-bottom order | Ready-to-eat food, Seafood, Whole cuts of beef and pork, Ground meat and ground fish, Whole and ground poultry, |