Health and Hygiene – True or False Practice Questions

Employees must report if they live with someone diagnosed with Norovirus.

Aprons should be removed before leaving food-prep areas.

Gloves should be worn when handling raw meats.

Single-use gloves can be reused if washed properly.

The following actions can contaminate food: wearing a hat while prepping food, wearing a clean apron.

Running fingers through hair is an acceptable habit in the kitchen.

Hands should be washed before putting on single-use gloves.

Foodhandlers must wash their hands after smoking

Food handlers should wear clean clothing every day.

Only a plain band ring is allowed when working with food

A medical alert bracelet can be worn on the wrist of food preparers.

Food handlers must report illness before starting work.

Wearing a dirty uniform does not affect food safety.

Touching contaminated surfaces and not washing hands can spread pathogens to food.

Hand antiseptics should meet FDA and CFR standards.

People who don't wash their hands properly are one of the biggest food safety risks.

If food handlers touch food with unclean hands, the food must be thrown away.

Food handlers may wear nail polish if they are also wearing single-use gloves.

A worker with a sore throat and fever must always be excluded from work.

Food handlers who don't wash their hands correctly can cause a foodborne illness.