| Food Safety and Sanitation Student Assignment Sheet - Use links as directed from main Food Safety Page. Answer questions with complete sentences Name__________________ |
| I.When visiting the Centers for Disease Control website, find the Public Heath Problem. How many Americans get sick each year from food borne illness? How many of those people die from a food borne illness? |
| II. What are the predominate symptoms of a salmonella infection? How long after eating the contaimated food would a person exhibit these symtoms? |
| III. What are the secondary long-term illnesses that can occure from E.Coil, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter? |
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| IV. Explain how, and for how long hands should be washed to rid them of bacteria? Explain how and when to wash cutting boards, knives, utensils and counter tops. What kind of cutting boards should be used and how can they be cleaned? Sponges tend to hold bacteria.. What two things can be used to clean kitchen surfaces? |
| V. What is cross-contamination? When buying groceries, how should foods be placed in your cart? At the grocery store you buy cheese, milk and hamburger. Where should you place them in your refrigerator at home? You put raw chicken on a plate to take to your Bar-B-Q grill. What should be done with the plate? Can the same cutting board be used to cut raw meat and to chop lettuce? Explain why or why not. |
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| VI. When cooking meat, why should a thermometer be used? Cooking foods to the correct temperatue kills bacteria. What is the correct cooked temperature of each food? Reheated Hamburger: ___________ Poulty: ___________ Steak/Roast: _____________ Leftovers: ____________ I like my eggs sunny-side-up. How should the white and yolk look? Microwave ovens can leave cold spots. How can this be prevented? |
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| VII. Explain why refrigerating foods quickly is important. My refrigerator dial is set at #5. Is this correct? What should be done? We don't eat all the stuffing from the Thanksgiving turkey. How should the leftover stuffing be refrigerated? When cooking a large roast that will take a long time to cool even in the refrigerator, what should be done to the roast? What are the best ways to defrost foods? |
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