Produced by the Nutrition and Dietetic Health Improvement Team, NHS Forth Valley, May 2020.
Food Hygiene and Cooking Quiz
Answer Sheet
Please note that some questions have more than one correct answer
Which of the following is a high risk food?
A.) Tinned cream
B.) Bottled mayonnaise
C.) Raw chicken
D.) Chicken salad sandwich
Food contaminated with food poisoning bacteria would...
A.) Smell
B.) Change colour
C.) Look and smell normal
D.) Be slimy and sour
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Which one of these statements is true?
A.) All types of bacteria cause food poisoning
B.) Bacteria grow fast in warm conditions
C.) All bacteria need air to survive
D.) Freezers make food last longer and kills bacteria
3
1
Answer: High risk foods are often involved in outbreaks of
food poisoning. Unfortunately, contaminated foods usually
look, taste and smell completely normal and is unlikely to
be detected. Raw meat is not considered to be a high risk-
risk food because food poisoning bacteria will be destroyed
by cooking food to the correct temperature 75°C.
Answer: Food poisoning bacteria cannot be
seen with the naked eye, it can only be
detected through a microscope.
Answer: Bacteria grow in
the Danger Zone “5-63º C”
most rapid multiplication
occurs between 20-50º C
(ambient/ room
temperature).
