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Cross-contamination

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Question 1 of 7Which of these is an example of cross-contamination?
  1. Keeping cut salad in a covered box in the fridge
  2. Cooking chicken until the centre reaches 75 °C
  3. Washing your hands before you start work
  4. Cutting cooked meat with the raw-meat knife
The right answer: D. Cutting cooked meat with the raw-meat knife

Here is why: A knife used for raw meat carries germs. If it then cuts cooked meat, the germs move to food that will not be cooked again.

Question 2 of 7At the buffet, a customer picks up a bread roll with his bare hand and puts it back. What should the staff member at the buffet do?
  1. Leave it, because it looks clean
  2. Remove that bread roll at once
  3. Turn it over and leave it there
  4. Move it to the back of the tray
The right answer: B. Remove that bread roll at once

Here is why: The customer's hand can leave germs on the bread. Saudi rules say a staff member must watch the buffet and remove at once any food that a customer may have made dirty.

Question 3 of 7Where should the ice scoop be kept between uses?
  1. Inside the ice, with the handle up
  2. On the counter, next to the cash till
  3. In a clean holder, outside the ice
  4. In the hand-wash sink
The right answer: C. In a clean holder, outside the ice

Here is why: Hands touch the scoop handle, so it carries germs. Saudi rules say the ice scoop must not touch the ice while it is stored. The ice goes into drinks and is not cooked.

Question 4 of 7At a buffet, how should serving spoons be used?
  1. Each dish has its own serving spoon
  2. One spoon for all dishes, wiped between them
  3. Customers bring their own spoons from the table
  4. All spoons share one jug of warm water
The right answer: A. Each dish has its own serving spoon

Here is why: A separate spoon for each dish stops germs and allergens moving from one food to another. This is a Saudi display rule.

Question 5 of 7You open the fridge. Juice from raw chicken has dripped onto a tray of cooked rice below it. What do you do?
  1. Remove the top layer and serve the rest
  2. Reheat the rice well and serve it
  3. Serve it, because it will be eaten hot
  4. Throw the rice away and clean the shelf
The right answer: D. Throw the rice away and clean the shelf

Here is why: Raw chicken juice carries germs onto food that will not be cooked again. Throw the rice away, clean the fridge, and store raw meat below ready-to-eat food.

Question 6 of 7During a busy lunch, you put raw chicken on the grill next to cooked chicken that is ready to serve. What is the food safety risk?
  1. The cooked chicken may get too dry
  2. Raw juice can reach the cooked meat
  3. The grill may get too hot and smoke
  4. The raw chicken may cook more slowly
The right answer: B. Raw juice can reach the cooked meat

Here is why: Saudi rules say raw food must not touch or drip onto cooked food while cooking. Keep cooked food in a separate place.

Question 7 of 7Why is there a glass screen (sneeze guard) over the buffet food?
  1. To keep the food hot for longer
  2. To make the food look more attractive
  3. To protect food from customers' germs
  4. To stop customers taking too much food
The right answer: C. To protect food from customers' germs

Here is why: Customers may cough, sneeze or touch the food. The glass screen helps keep their germs off food that is ready to eat.

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