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Food-Borne Illness DVD
Name: _____________________________________
Consumer Foods 1
Kitchen Color: _____________
Answer the following questions from the DVD presentation.
1. How many different diseases can be linked to contaminated foods or drinks?
More than 250. Most are caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses and parasites while
others are caused by harmful toxins or chemicals
2. In what kind of environments do bacteria thrive?
a. Cool and Dry
b. Cool and Moist
c. Warm and Moist
d. Warm and Dry
3. Who is at highest risk for food-borne illness?
Elderly, Infants, Children, Pregnant Women, and people with weak immune systems
4. Where is salmonella NOT frequently found?
a. Raw Meat
b. Raw Eggs
c. Raw Chicken
d. Raw Vegetables
5. What does CDC stand for?
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
6. Approximately how many cases of salmonella poisoning are reported each year to the CDC?
a. 13,000
b. 25,000
c. 40,000
Most go unreported or mistaken for the flu.
d. 90,000
7. Eating a medium rare hamburger is safer than eating a medium rare steak?
True or False
Why? Bacteria is spread all throughout the meat when it is grinded whereas bacteria
is most commonly found on the outside of the steak.
8. Which two food-borne illnesses are rare, but deadly?
a. Botulism and Mononucleosis
b. Botulism and Cryptosporidium Parvum
c. Listeriosis and Cryptosporidium Parvum
d. Listeriosis and Botulism (listeriosis is found in non-pasteurized milk, cheese and
seafood)
9. What is the best way to determine if meat is fully cooked when it is 2 or more inches thick?
a. Check to see if the juices run clear
b. Use a meat thermometer
c. Use an oven thermometer
d. Check for brownness
10. What is the proper temperature for a refrigerator?
a. -32 F
b. 0 F
c. 32 F
Danger Zone is between 40-140 F
d. 40 F
11. What is the proper temperature for a freezer?
a. -32 F
b. 0 F
c. 32 F
d. 40 F
12. Canned goods are affected by storage temperature.
True or False
Canned goods should be stored in a cool, dry place.
13. Which is NOT a safe way to thaw frozen foods?
a. In Cold Water
b. In Warm Water
*The refrigerator is the safest
c. In the Microwave
d. In the Refrigerator
14. Rare meats are safe to eat if they come from a reliable butcher.
True or False
15. What is the internal temperature of the following:
a. Pork - _160 F__
b. Medium Rare Steak - __145 F___
c. Medium Steak - __160 F___
d. Well-Done Steak - __170 F___
16. What characteristics will fish have when it is fully cooked?
Opaque and Flaky
Extras found on the DVD: Eggs 160 F, Ground Chicken/Turkey 170 F, Ground Beef 160 F,
Raw Ham 160 F, Precooked Ham 140 F, Whole Turkey 180, Stuffed Turkey 165 F