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level: Principle of food safety

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level questions: Principle of food safety

QuestionAnswer
what temperature will bacteria be destroyed?75C
How many times should we reheat food? With a minimum of how long?once, with a minimum of 3 minutes
Bacteria can no longer grow in what temperature?-18C
what does freezing do to food?it preserves nutrients and increases it's shelf life
what range of temperature is the danger zone5C-63C
what temperature does bacteria grows best at37C
what happens to bacteria after it is unfrostit is dormant when freezing, they turn active when deforst
what is the temperature of chilling and what does it do to food?0C-5C, solely slows bacteria growth
what are the temperature of fridges?0C-5C
what does putting too much food in fridge do?distrupt air circulation
why do you store meat, fish and poultry at bottom of fridge?to prevent blood from leaking to other food
what is the temperature in freezer?-18C
read on freezer in notesokay
what does star rating do?tell you how long you can store food for
what does 1 star in star rating mean?food can store maximum 1 week at -6C
what does 2 star in star rating mean?food can store max 1 month at -12C
what does 3 star in star rating mean?food can store 3 months at -18C
what does 4 star in star rating mean?no longer than best before at -18C
what do you store at top and middle of fridge?ready to eat food
what do you store at bottom shelf?raw meat, fish
what do you store at salad drawerfruits and salads
what is ambient food?food that are safe to eat at room temperature
what are examples of ambient food?flour, rice, tinned food
what does best before mean?-food with better shelf lives -more on food quality (taste) warning (some foods)
what does use by mean?-display on high risk food with short shelf lives -safety warning. After dat, might get food poisoning
what means preserving ambient food with chemical?using vinegar to pickle substance (microorganism can't grow in acidic environment)
what means preserving ambient food with vacuum packaging?microorganisms die without air
when preparing food, what should be considered?1. personal hygiene 2. washing uncooked food and equipment 3. sanitise surface 4. separate chopping board
when cooking food, what should be considered?1. cook food thoroughly 2. correct time and temeprature 3. use sterllised temperature probe to test food temperature
when serving food, what should be considered?1. minimise food waste 2. cover food with something 3. dont let food drop below 63C