Food Safety Test

Take the following test to see if your kitchen passes the food safety test! This is a fun and easy activity that kids can do together with their parents to measure their food safety knowledge.

  1. The temperature in the refrigerator in our home is:
    1. 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius)
    2. 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius)
    3. Don't know
  2. The last time you had a leftovers from a dish that included meat, what did you do with the leftovers?
    1. Let them cool to room temperature, then put them in the refrigerator
    2. Placed them in the refrigerator immediately after the food was served
    3. Left them sitting out at room temperature for several hours/overnight
  3. The last time the kitchen sink drain and disposal in our home were sanitized was:
    1. Yesterday
    2. Last month
    3. Don't know
  4. After using your cutting board for raw meat, what do you do before you start chopping other foods?
    1. Nothing, just start chopping
    2. Wiped the board with a dishcloth
    3. Washed the board with soap and hot water
    4. Washed the board with soap and hot water, then sanitized
  5. The last time you ate a hamburger at home, how was it cooked?
    1. Rare
    2. Medium
    3. Well-done
  6. The last time we made cookies at home, the dough was:
    1. Made with raw eggs, and I did sample some of it
    2. Bought at the store, and I did sample some of it
    3. I did not sample any dough until baked
  7. How are the kitchen counters cleaned in your home?
    1. With water only
    2. With hot water and soap
    3. With hot water and soap, then bleach
    4. With hot water and soap, then a commercial sanitizing agent
  8. How are dishes washed in your home?
    1. Cleaned by an automatic dishwasher and then air-dried.
    2. Left to soak in the sink for several hours, then washed with soap in the same water.
    3. Washed right away with hot water and soap in the sink and then air-dried.
    4. Washed right away with hot water and soap in the sink and towel-dried.
  9. The last time I touched raw meat, I:
    1. Cleaned my hands by wiping them on a towel
    2. Rinsed them under hot, cold, or warm tap water
    3. Washed them with soap and warm water
  10. How does your family defrost meat?
    1. Take it from the freezer and set it on the counter until thawed
    2. Take it from the freezer and place it in the refrigerator until thawed
    3. Take it from the freezer, microwave until thawed, then immediately cooked it

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