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