Food Safety and Hygiene

Food Safety and Hygiene Quiz

Test your knowledge on essential food safety and hygiene practices with this interactive quiz. Understanding how to handle food safely can help prevent foodborne illnesses and ensure a healthy kitchen environment.

Multiple-choice questions
Learn important tips for food storage and handling
Suitable for everyone interested in food safety

12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by CookingChef42

1. Which of the following causes food poisoning?

A. Bacteria and Fungi

C. Food colouring

D. Jam and nutella

Clean kitchen

2. Why should you use cool bags?

A. To give you a ‘cool’ fashion image

B. To keep sand out of your suntan lotion on the beach

C. To carry chilled and frozen food home from the shops

D. To take rubbish to the tip

3. Why should some foods be stored in the fridge?

A. To keep them in the dark

B.To keep the food away from pets

C. Because there is no space in the cupboards

D.To stop, or slow down, the growth of germs

4. What is the correct temperature for the coldest part of the fridge?

A. Room temperature

C. 0°c to 5°c

B. -10°c to -25°c

D. 16°c to 20°c

5. Why should you try not to leave your fridge door open?

C.To keep the flies out

D.The dog might steal all the food

A. To stop the frost melting into puddles

B. To stop warm air from entering and raising the temperature

6. Which items should be placed on the bottom shelf of the fridge?

A. An bowl of soup

B. Foods which can be easily squashed

C. Raw meat, poultry and fish, in a dish to catch drips and covered

D. Flour, sugar and dry pasta

7. What does ‘use by’ on a food package mean?

C. The date when the food should be unpacked and put in the fridge

A. The date when the pack falls apart

B. The date when the food should be eaten (as long as being stored as per manufacturer’s instructions

The date when you can feed the cat

8. Why should you use a fridge thermometer?

B. To keep the greenhouse at the right

C. To check your temperature if you feel ill

D. To see if the weather forecast was right

A.To monitor the fridge temperature so you can reduce it if it is too high

9. If you had prepared a casserole which you wish to serve the next day, what should you do to store it?

B. Leave it on the hob until you reheat it

A. Put it in the fridge straight away

C. Cool it quickly and store it, covered in the fridge until you reheat it

D. Put it in an airing cupboard to keep it warm

If you open a tin of beans and only eat half, what do you do with the remaining beans?

A. Put the tin back in the cupboard

B. Put the tin in the fridge

C. Throw them away

D. Empty the contents into a covered bowl or airtight container and store in the fridge

Why should you use separate chopping boards for?

A. So they don’t wear out as quickly

B. Because you can then do more than one thing at a time

D. To make the kitchen look professional

C. Because bacteria from raw food can transfer onto cooked food (bacteria is killed during the cooking process)

It is always important to keep hands clean. Which of these is the most important time to wash them?

A. Before you groom the dog

B. Before you prepare food

C. Before you dig the garden

D. Before you wash the floor

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