Can You Pass a Food Hygiene Test?

True or False: If food looks ok and smells ok it's safe to eat .

• True

• False

True or False: Eating food after the 'best before' date won't hurt.

• True

• False

True or False: 'Use by' dates are there to make you buy more.

• True

• False

True or False: Plastic chopping boards are more hygienic than wooden ones.

• False

• True

True or False: You don't need to wash raw chicken before you cook it.

• False

• True

True or False: If you've got a 'dodgy' stomach it's usually from the last thing you ate.

• False

• True

True or False: Most food poisoning is from restaurants and takeaways.

• True

• False

True or False: Food poisoning isn't serious, it just means an upset stomach.

• False

• True

True or False: Steak's ok rare – as long as the outside is brown.

• True

• False

True or False: It's best to serve burgers pink in the middle.

• True

• False

True or False: Cooked rice can't be kept as long as other leftovers.

• False

• True

What is the correct temperature that frozen food should be kept at?

• 15 degrees or lower

• -18 degrees or lower

• 0 degrees

Where should raw meat be stored in a refrigerator?

• At the bottom, below all other food

• In the middle

• At the top

Which one of the following jewelry is acceptable for a food handler to wear?

• Plain wedding band

• A ring that is a symbol of religious faith

• Bracelet

How many times can you reheat leftovers?

• Twice

• Once

• Four times

Which of the following meats are safe to eat when they are pink or raw?

• Chicken

• Lamb

• Minced meat

Which of the following is true about bacteria?

• Every type of bacteria can give people food poisoning.

• Bacteria multiplies and grows faster in warm environments.

• By freezing food you can kill bacteria.

The ideal temperature in your fridge should be?

• 1 and 4 degrees

• 4 – 10 degrees

• -2 to 0 degrees

Which one of the following foods is likely to contain the MOST bacteria?

• Frozen raw chicken

• Recently cooked chicken

• Bottled mayonnaise

How can you tell if food has enough bacteria to cause food poisoning?

• You can’t, it will appear normal.

• It will smell.

• It will have a different color.