FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

REFRIGERATION AND FREEZING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are TCS foods?
A
time/temperature controlled for safety foods
B
foods that need refrigeration for storage to stay fresh
C
example would be milk, eggs, dairy
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Food from animal origin that is raw, cooked or partially cooked, such as eggs, milk, meat or poultry. Food from plant origin that is cooked such as rice, potatoes and pasta. Food from plant origin such as raw seed sprouts, cut melons, cut tomatoes and cut leafy greens.

Detailed explanation-2: -TCS foods need temperature and time controls to help limit and prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. Controlling for time and temperature means limiting the amount of time TCS foods are at bacteria-friendly temperatures and regularly monitoring temperatures to prevent encouraging bacteria growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Potentially Hazardous Food-TCS Examples of such foods are: milk and milk products, hamburgers, chicken, burritos, chili, eggs, fish, cooked rice, cooked beans, egg rolls, cooked pasta, meat gravies, custard desserts and some cream-filled pastries and cut vegetables, i.e. lettuce, tomatoes, cantaloupe, bean sprouts.

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