Food Hygiene Quiz

Welcome to your Food Hygiene Quiz

Do you know your onions?

Our Food Hygiene Quiz offers a tempting taster of what you need to know.

1. What is the most important reason for cleaning a food preparation area?

So it looks really smart and tidy

To prevent food contamination

So people don't think you're lazy

It's good exercise for your upper arms

2. Which is the best type of waste bin to use in a kitchen?

A black bin bag

Foot operated bin with a lid

Old cardboard box

Open dustbin for easy access

3. What should food handlers use a hand basin for?

Washing their hands

Washing utensils and hands

Washing their dog

Trying out their new remote controlled hovercraft

4. What is the main reason for wearing protective clothing?

It protects food from contamination

It looks groovy

It feels really comfy to wear

It washes well at lower temperatures

5. What foods should vulnerable people such as pregnant women, the elderly and sick avoid in order to reduce the risk of food poisoning?

Cakes made with eggs

Liquorice allsorts, especially the blue ones

Foods made with raw eggs, such as mayonnaise etc

Anything beginning with F - flapjacks, fried eggs etc.

6. What is an allergen?

A form of the french verb 'aller'

A cream for embarassing rashes

A food or ingredient that causes an allergic reaction

A really bad itch behind your knee

7. Which one of the following is not a type of hazard to food?

Physical

Chemical

Allergenic

Logical

8. Which of the following is not an ideal condition for the multiplication of bacteria in food?

Warmth

Moisture

Time

Chilling

9. You have cut yourself on a sharp knife – what can you do to prevent spreading bacteria to food?

Wear a brightly coloured, visible plaster

Wear bright red nail varnish

Keep your finger in your mouth when not needed •

Cry

10. Which of the following is a high-risk food?

A bag of smoky bacon crisps

An Easter egg

A chicken sandwich

Dry uncooked pasta

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