6.8 Apply Your Knowledge

Question 1

meat, and cheese and left them on the prep table so that she could make the salads in
between her other tasks.
Was the food prepped correctly? Why or why not?

Answer 1

No. The lettuce, meat, and cheese are being time-temperature
abused. She should take out of the cooler only what she can
use within a short amount of time.

Question 2

Krista deveined raw shrimp on a blue cutting board for the restaurant’s signature shrimp
scampi. Then she washed her hands, cleaned and sanitized the prep table, and then used a
different knife to slice melons on a green cutting board.
Was the food prepped correctly? Why or why not?

Answer 2

Yes. She used separate equipment for the shrimp and
the produce.

Question 3

Jonathan filled a clean and sanitized prep sink with cold water and ice. Then he soaked
a partial case of spinach that he had gotten from the cooler. Next he added a new case of
spinach that was delivered that morning.
Was the food prepped correctly? Why or why not?

Answer 3

No. One batch of spinach could cross-contaminate the other.
Between batches, he should have emptied the sink, cleaned
and sanitized it, and changed the ice water.

Question 4

Jeff wanted to test whether his customers would buy fresh juice to take home. He created a
special display by the cash register to store the juice on ice. He labeled each bottle with the
ingredients and use-by date.
Was the food prepped correctly? Why or why not?

Answer 4

No. He should have either gotten a variance from his local
regulatory authority before selling the juice without a
warning label or included warning labels on the juice.

Question 5

Phillip, the chef at a nursing home, wanted to treat the residents to his famous chocolate
mousse. He whipped egg whites using pasteurized eggs whites with chocolate, cream, sugar,
and vanilla and poured the mixture into individual serving dishes.
Was the food prepped correctly? Why or why not?

Answer 5

Yes. He used pasteurized eggs because raw shell eggs and
undercooked, unpasteurized shell eggs cannot be served in a
nursing home.