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Emergency Sanitation Food Safety Quiz
The recent major blackout in the northeast coupled with the fact that September
was National Food Safety Education Month led us to the topic of this month’s quiz. It is important to know how to properly store and handle food during emergency conditions.
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1. If a short-term (less than 6 hours) power outage occurs, your freezer door should be:
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Kept closed, but opened frequently to ensure that food is still frozen.
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Kept closed completely until power is restored.
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Opened and all food disposed of into the trash.
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Opened and all food should be placed outdoors if there are freezing temperatures.
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Opened and all the food transferred to the refrigerator.
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2. If you are shopping at your local grocery store after a power outage, and you see food that looks or smells questionable, you should: |
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Trust that the grocery store has complied with the proper health codes and purchase the food anyway.
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Taste a little bit of the food to see if it tastes ok.
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Call your local health department and report the incident.
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Tell the manager of the store so he or she can take care of it.
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C and D are correct.
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3. Which of the following foods could be potentially hazardous if not kept at an appropriate temperature during a blackout?: |
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Carrots
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Cooked rice
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Bread
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Orange juice
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None of the above
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4. What temperature should your refrigerator cool to before you restock it after an outage?: |
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45 degrees
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42 degrees
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40 degrees
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50 degrees
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55 degrees
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5. A common symptom of food borne illness is: |
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Fever
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Diarrhea
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Vomiting
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Abdominal Cramping
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All of the above |
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