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Test Your Safety Knowledge About Ready-to-Cook Foods

 

Test Your Safety Knowledge About Ready-to-Cook Foods

This simple quiz can help keep you healthy

The U.S. has one of the safest food supplies in the world, and eating nutritious foods is essential for good health.

But foods occasionally do become contaminated somewhere along the food-supply chain – on the farm or in the consumer’s home, or anywhere in between. This can include ready-to-cook foods, which are any foods whose packages or labels tell you to cook or bake them, such as frozen pizza and frozen, breaded raw shrimp.

As with any food, a ready-to-cook food that has become contaminated with bacteria or other organisms that could make you sick might look and smell normal. Think along the lines of “just in case,” and follow the important safety tips in this quick quiz.


True or False? If a ready-to-cook food is contaminated with bacteria that could make me sick, freezing will kill the bacteria.

True or False? Some ready-to-cook foods were already partially cooked at the factory. This killed any harmful bacteria that might have been present.

True or False? Pasteurized egg products can be used in eggnog.

True or False? Microwaving will kill bacteria that might be present in ready-to-cook foods.

True or False? I need to wash my hands when handling ready-to-cook foods.

True or False? These tips apply only to ready-to-cook foods.

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