Food safety quiz

Which of the following should you NOT do while buying food?
A. Buy items in dented or bulging cans B. Select fish, poultry, eggs and meat towards the end of the shopping trip C. Wrap up perishable items so that their juices do not drip onto other items D. Buy frozen or refrigerated items after purchasing non-perishables E.
You can always smell, see, or taste harmful bacteria in food that can cause illness
A. True B. C. False
Perishable foods should be refrigerated within ___ hours of purchase
A. Half an hour B. Two C. D. Three E. Six
For how long (at a minimum) should you wash your hands before and after handling food?
A. 15 seconds B. 20 seconds C. D. 30 seconds E. 60 seconds
What temperature should your freezer be at?
A. -18ºC B. C. 0ºC D. Between 1 °C and 4 °C E. Anything below 0 °C
Where should you store raw meat in your fridge?
A. On the lowest shelf B. Wherever it feels coldest C. D. On the top shelf
What should food's core temperature be when cooked?
A. Anything above 100 °C B. 50 °C C. 75 °C D. E. As long as it is cooked slowly for a long time, it doesn't matter

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Which of the following should you NOT do while buying food?
A. Buy items in dented or bulging cans B. Select fish, poultry, eggs and meat towards the end of the shopping trip C. Wrap up perishable items so that their juices do not drip onto other items D. Buy frozen or refrigerated items after purchasing non-perishables E.
You can always smell, see, or taste harmful bacteria in food that can cause illness
A. True B. C. False
Perishable foods should be refrigerated within ___ hours of purchase
A. Half an hour B. Two C. D. Three E. Six
For how long (at a minimum) should you wash your hands before and after handling food?
A. 15 seconds B. 20 seconds C. D. 30 seconds E. 60 seconds
What temperature should your freezer be at?
A. -18ºC B. C. 0ºC D. Between 1 °C and 4 °C E. Anything below 0 °C
Where should you store raw meat in your fridge?
A. On the lowest shelf B. Wherever it feels coldest C. D. On the top shelf
What should food's core temperature be when cooked?
A. Anything above 100 °C B. 50 °C C. 75 °C D. E. As long as it is cooked slowly for a long time, it doesn't matter

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