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Food Handler Card (US)

Cross-contamination: practice questions

Our Food Handler Card bank has 33 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

Cloth gloves may touch food only when what is true?

  1. The food is cooked afterward
  2. The gloves are white
  3. The gloves were laundered within the last week
  4. The food is ready to eat
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A. The food is cooked afterward — Cloth gloves may not touch food unless the food is later cooked, such as frozen food or a primal cut of meat.

Question 2

A cutting board was used for raw chicken. What must happen before it's used to slice bread?

  1. Wipe it with a dry towel
  2. Rinse it with cold water only
  3. Flip it over and use the other side
  4. Wash, rinse and sanitize it
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D. Wash, rinse and sanitize it — Food-contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized whenever there is a change from raw food to ready-to-eat food.

Question 3

An ice cream scoop may be kept between uses in what?

  1. The hand sink
  2. The sanitizer bucket for wiping cloths
  3. A cup of still room-temperature water on the counter
  4. Running water
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D. Running water — Utensils for moist foods like ice cream or mashed potatoes may be stored in running water of enough flow to flush particles to the drain.

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