A neighbor offers a chef a basket of wild mushrooms picked in the woods. Under the Food Code, when may they be used?
- Only with regulatory authority approval
- Whenever the chef recognizes the mushroom species
- As long as they are cooked to at least 165 F
- After they are washed and refrigerated overnight
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A. Only with regulatory authority approval
Wild-harvested mushrooms may be served only when the establishment has approval from the regulatory authority, because poisonous species are easily mistaken for edible ones. Cooking does not destroy mushroom toxins.
Reference: FDA Food Code 2022, 3-201.16
A delivery of fresh raw chicken should be rejected if its internal temperature is above what value?
- 32 F
- 45 F
- 41 F
- 50 F
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C. 41 F
Refrigerated TCS food must be received at 41 F or below. 45 F is the receiving limit for a few specific items such as shell eggs and milk, not for raw poultry.
Reference: FDA Food Code 2022, 3-202.11
Hot, cooked TCS food delivered from a commissary should be rejected if it is below what temperature?
- 135 F
- 165 F
- 120 F
- 145 F
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A. 135 F
Cooked TCS food received hot must be at 135 F or above, the same as the hot-holding limit. 165 F is a cooking and reheating temperature, not a receiving requirement.
Reference: FDA Food Code 2022, 3-202.11