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FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Food contamination cause by pathogens on a food handler's body can be controlled by
Answer:
good personal hygiene
Question 2: What is the best way to limit the growth of bacteria in food?
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Control time and temperature Question 3: Which is the correct order of the steps for cleaning and sanitizing?
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Wash, rinse, sanitize, air-dry Question 4: A food handle notices that the water temperature of the sanitizing solution is too low. Should the food handler use the sanitizing solution to sanitize pans?
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No, because the sanitizer won't be effective Question 5: How can a food handler identify food that has been contaminated with pathogens?
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Smell it
Question 6: which is the correct order for handwashing?
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Wet hands and arms, apply soap, scrub hands and arms, rinse, and dry.
Question 7: Food with a use-bydate of july 10 should be stored
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in front of food dated june 29.
Question 8: Which item does not have a food-contact surface?
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Mop bucket Question 9: A customer orders a ham sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, and mustard on whole wheat bread. Which food in the sandwich is considered a common food allergen?
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Wheat bread
Question 10: Which is a sign of pests in operation?
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Paper scraps found balled up in a drawer Question 11: When washing tableware in a three-compartment sink, the water temperature should be at least
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110 F (43 C)
Question 12: For thermometers to read temperatures correctly, they must be
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calibrated Question 13: A cutting board washed in detergent and then rinsed. The cutting board is consided
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clean
Question 14: Surfaces that touch food are called
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food-contact surfaces.