Receiving & StorageQuestion 156 of 320
A cook has one shelf left in a crowded cooler and must store raw chicken and a pan of ready-to-eat cooked rice. What is the correct arrangement?
a.Put them side by side; it does not matter
b.Store the chicken above the rice to keep the rice cold
c.Store the rice below the chicken since rice is cooked
d.Store the cooked rice above the raw chicken so chicken juices cannot drip onto the ready-to-eat rice
Explanation
Ready-to-eat cooked rice must be stored above raw chicken so that chicken juices, which can carry Salmonella, cannot drip down onto food that will not be cooked again. Storing them side by side still risks splash and cross-contamination, and placing chicken above the rice is exactly the wrong order. Proper vertical order is a barrier against cross-contamination.
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