ServSafe Chapter 3: The Safe Food Handler

How should chemicals be stored to prevent chemical contamination?

• Away from prep areas

• On the floor between uses

• On the work surface of prep tables

• With food supplies below prep tables

Which is a chemical contaminant?

• Bones in a chicken filet

• Norovirus in shellfish

• Metal shavings in a can of peaches

• Tomato juice served in a pewter pitcher

Which is an example of physical contamination?

• Bones in fish

• Sneezing on food

• Touching dirty food-contact surfaces

• Cooking tomato sauce in a copper pan

Which is a chemical contaminant?

• Tomato juice served in a pewter pitcher

• Bones in a chicken filet

• Ciguatera toxin in a red snapper

• Metal shavings in a can of peaches

What is the best method from preventing a physical hazard in food from causing an injury?

• Practicing proper food defense

• Preventing cross-contamination

• Proper cleaning and sanitizing

• Purchasing from approved suppliers

A guest became ill with vomiting and diarrhea within minutes of eating. What type of contamination was the likely cause?

• Viral

• Allergen

• Chemical

• Biological

Chemicals must be stored

• over food

• separate from food.

• in their original containers

• above food-contact surfaces.

A restaurant stores windshield washer fluid for their delivery vehicles with other chemicals used in the operation. Why can’t it be stored there?

• It is highly toxic and corrosive to metals.

• It is more likely to leak.

• It is not necessary for the maintenance of the facility.

• It can react with the other chemicals that are stored there.

A dishwasher ran out of sanitizer for the three-compartment sink and used sanitizer from the dish machine instead. Why was this a mistake?

• The sanitizer is too expensive to use this way

• The sanitizer was not used the way it was intended.

• It is too difficult to measure the sanitizer correctly.

• The sanitizer will not sanitize equipment when used this way.

A chef used brushes purchased at the local hardware store to baste food. Why was this a mistake?

• The brushes will not last due to heavy use.

• These types of brushes are not as easy to clean.

• The brushes are not approved for use with food.

• These brushes are not long enough to prevent burns.