Receiving & StorageQuestion 391 of 500
A receiving clerk scans a pallet of yogurt cases with an infrared thermometer. What is the limitation of that reading?
a.It reads only whole numbers and rounds off decimals
b.It reads only foods that are darker than the container
c.It reads only the surface, not the internal temperature
d.It reads only within two inches of the sensing window
Explanation
An infrared thermometer measures surface temperature without contact, which makes it fast for scanning a delivery for obvious problems but unable to confirm the internal temperature of a TCS food. Before accepting the load, the clerk still has to probe a package with a thermometer that measures internally.
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