Food safety quiz
Keep food safe and your family well. How much do you know?
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
All 10 questions and answers
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- What temperature should your fridge be?
- 5 °C or below
- 10 °C
- 8–12 °C
- 0 °C exactly
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5 °C or below. Use a fridge thermometer to check.
- What temperature should your freezer be?
- 0 °C
- −18 °C or below
- −5 °C
- −30 °C only
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−18 °C or below. −18 °C stops bacteria growing.
- The 'temperature danger zone' for food is…
- 60 °C to 100 °C
- Below 0 °C
- 0 °C to 5 °C
- 5 °C to 60 °C
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5 °C to 60 °C. Bacteria grow fastest between 5 °C and 60 °C.
- Under the 2-hour/4-hour rule, food in the danger zone for 2 to 4 hours should be…
- Used straight away
- Frozen
- Thrown out
- Refrigerated for later
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Used straight away. After 4 hours, throw it out.
- What internal temperature should chicken reach when cooked?
- 60 °C
- 100 °C
- 75 °C
- 50 °C
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75 °C. Use a meat thermometer in the thickest part.
- What is the safest way to thaw frozen meat?
- In hot water
- In the sun
- On the bench overnight
- In the fridge
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In the fridge. Or use the microwave and cook it straight away.
- Should you wash raw chicken before cooking it?
- No. Splashing can spread bacteria
- Only with soap
- Only in hot water
- Yes, always
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No. Splashing can spread bacteria. Cooking kills bacteria. Washing spreads them.
- Why use separate chopping boards for raw meat?
- It's not needed
- To avoid cross-contamination
- To keep boards sharp
- For colour coding only
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To avoid cross-contamination. Never cut salad on a raw-meat board.
- How long should you wash your hands before cooking?
- Just rinse
- 2 seconds
- About 20 seconds with soap
- 5 minutes
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About 20 seconds with soap. Dry them well too.
- Why should cooked rice be cooled and refrigerated quickly?
- It loses flavour
- Bacillus cereus spores can survive cooking
- It goes hard
- It isn't necessary
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Bacillus cereus spores can survive cooking. Refrigerate leftover rice within an hour or so.