Salads with TCS Ingredients May 11, 2024 by Brian Klein /8 0 votes, 0 avg 0 Salads with TCS Ingredients 1 / 8 Before using previously cooked TCS food (leftovers) as an ingredient for a salad, what should be checked for on its label? To ensure it has been stored for less than seven days To ensure the food is NOT past its use-by date Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 2 / 8 Under what conditions can leftover TCS (Time/Temperature Control for Safety) ingredients be used in a new dish? Only use if cooked, held, cooled, and stored correctly Only use if it has been stored for less than seven days Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 3 / 8 When can leftover TCS food (pasta, chicken, potatoes) be used as an ingredient for salads? The leftovers were cooked, held, cooled, and stored correctly The leftovers were cooked or prepared less than seven days ago Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 4 / 8 Why do salads containing TCS ingredients have a higher risk for foodborne illness? Because these salads are NOT usually cooked after preparation Because pathogens can grow to unsafe levels without cooking Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 5 / 8 Why do salads containing these previously cooked TCS foods need to be handled with special care? • Leftover eggs• Leftover tuna• Leftover pasta• Leftover chicken• Leftover potatoes Salads are served cold and NOT reheated to kill pathogens They have all been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 6 / 8 When using leftovers to make salads, all previously cooked TCS ingredients must have been handled in what way? Held correctly Cooked correctly Cooled correctly Stored correctly All are correct Wrong! Thats right! Only use leftover TCS food (chicken, tuna, egg, pasta, potatoes) that was cooked, held, cooled, and stored correctly. 7 / 8 How should eggs, produce, ice, and salads containing TCS ingredients be handled and prepared? Quickly With special care Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! Salads containing TCS ingredients, eggs, produce, and ice have additional requirements that other foods do not. 8 / 8 Certain foods require special care when handling. What foods require special care? Ice Produce Ready-to-eat (RTE) food Eggs and egg mixtures Raw meat, poultry, and seafood Salads made with TCS ingredients All are correct Wrong! Thats right! Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Try another practice test