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SERVSAFE CH. 4 THE SAFE FOOD HANDLER EXAM
QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -35 Questions and Answers
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Question 1: When handling ready to eat food
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When should gloves ALWAYS be worn?Question 2: When gloves become dirty/ torn, before beginning a new task, after interruption, after handling raw meat, before handling ready to eat food
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A food handler MUST change their gloves at these times:
Question 3: 10-15 seconds
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How long should you scrub your hands when washing your hands?
Question 4: Physical contaminant
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Food handlers should always wear a clean hat, or hair restraint, but should NOT wear hair accessories, because they could become what kind of contaminant?
Question 5: Aids, Hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis
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What diseases are NOT spread through food?Question 6: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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If Hand Antiseptics are used, they must comply with what standards?
Question 7: When sitting in a break area
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When is it acceptable to eat in an operation?
Question 8: Hepatitis A/Norovirus
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Which illness can be spread and infect people without showing any symptoms?
Question 9: Placed in a seperate dish and tasted with clean utensils
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If food must be tasted during prepping, it should be what?
Question 10: No
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Do gloves need to be worn when washing produce?
Question 11: After washing hands
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When should antiseptics be used?
Question 12: Atleast 100 degrees
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What temperature should the running water be when washing hands?
Question 13: Plain band ring
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Which piece of jewelry can be worn on a food handler's hand or arm?
Question 14: Fingercot/single use glove
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What should be put over an impermeable bandage after the bandage is placed?
Question 15: Yes
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Is it possible to be infected by a foodborne illness and infect a person without showing symptoms?
Question 16: Yes
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Is it acceptable to wear a plain band ring in the food area?
Question 17: Trim fingernails, no false fingernails, no nail polish
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To prevent foodborne illness, what should foodhandlers do to their fingernails?
Question 18: No
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Is it ever okay to use a multiple use towel to dry hands?
Question 19: Washing hands
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What is the most important part of personal hygiene?
Question 20: Staphylococcus aureus
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What bacteria is carried in the nose of 30 to 50 percent of healthy adults?
Question 21: Atleast 20 seonds
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How long should the entire handwashing process take?
Question 22: Means that liquid cannnot pass through the cover
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What does the word "impermeable" mean?
Question 23: 60%
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Sanitizers typically contain at least what percent of alcohol?
Question 24: Take off their apron
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What should food handlers do after prepping food and before using the restroom?
Question 25: Before putting on gloves
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When should food handerls who wear gloves wash their hands?
Question 26: Shower/bathe
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There is a greater risk of pathogens spreading to food and equipment if food handlers do not do what before work?
Question 27: Contaminate
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Simple acts, such as running fingers through the hair, wiping or touching the nose, rubbing an ear, scratching the scalp, or touching a pimple or an infected wound can do what to food?
Question 28: Practicing good personal hygiene
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What is the most critical measure to practice in order to prevent foodborne illness?