Food Safety Quiz

Which pathogen can grow at refrigerator temperatures, making cold storage unsafe for contaminated foods?

• Salmonella

• Listeria monocytogenes

• E. coli

• Campylobacter

Cooking ground beef until it is no longer pink guarantees that all E. coli bacteria are destroyed.

• True

• False

Norovirus spreads quickly in places like (a)   and is often linked to raw shellfish.

Match the pathogen to its illness: E. coli O157:H7

• Botulism

• Listeriosis

• Salmonellosis

• Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

What went wrong in this scenario?

A pregnant woman eats unheated deli meat and develops fever and muscle aches two weeks later. Which pathogen is most likely responsible?

• Salmonella

• Listeria monocytogenes

• E. coli

• Norovirus

Which practices prevent Norovirus infection? (Select all that apply.)

• Wash hands thoroughly

• Cook shellfish properly

• Taste food to check for spoilage

• Exclude sick food handlers from the kitchen

If potato salad was left at room temperature for 3 hours, was it safe to eat?

Which pathogen is linked to improperly canned foods and can produce a deadly neurotoxin?

• Norovirus

• Salmonella

• Clostridium botulinum

• Campylobacter

Arrange the steps to Food Safety in the correct order for safe food handling:

• Clean → Separate → Cook → Chill

• Cook → Separate → Clean → Chill

• Separate → Clean→ Chill → Cook

• Chill → Cook → Clean → Separate