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SERVSAFE FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: What 3 things should you look for when receiving food products?
Answer:
packaging should be clean and undamaged, use-by dates are current, and shows no signs of mishandling
Question 2: 165 degrees F for 15 seconds...
Answer:
poultry
Question 3: What does CCP stand for?
Answer:
Critical Control Points
Question 4: Food in dry storage should be ___ inches off the floor.
Answer:
6
Question 5: What does FIFO stand for?
Answer:
First In First Out Question 6: Fresh meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products should be stored at ___ degrees F or lower.
Answer:
41
Question 7: What does TTI stand for?
Answer:
Time Temperature Interval
Question 8: Hot holding temperature
Answer:
135 degrees F or higher
Question 9: What are the 4 ways to thaw frozen food?
Answer:
in the refrigerator at 41 degrees F, under running water at 70 degrees F or less, as part of the cooking process, or in the microwave oven (must be cooked immediately)
Question 10: Examples of physical contamination
Answer:
foreign objects such as hair, fingernails, wood or metal shavings, glass, band-aids, etc
Question 11: What are the 2 easiest things for us to control? (FATTOM)
Answer:
time and temperature
Question 12: What are the 4 steps to proper cleaning and sanitizing?
Answer:
wash, rinse, sanitize, and air dry
Question 13: 145 degrees F for 15 seconds...
Answer:
chops, steak, fish, and short order eggs Question 14: What is the only jewelry an employee preparing food with gloves can wear?
Answer:
only a plain wedding band
Question 15: What are the 4 things from the microworld that cause infections?
Answer:
bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi
Question 16: Hot TCS foods should be delivered at what temperature?
Answer:
135 degrees F or higher
Question 17: What does IPM stand for?
Answer:
Integrated Pest Management
Question 18: How should you measure the internal temperature of food?
Answer:
thermometer probe should be inserted into the thickest part of the product
Question 19: What are the top 5 documented reasons for outbreaks?
Answer:
purchasing food from unsafe sources, failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temperatures, contaminated equipment, and poor personal hygiene
Question 20: Examples of chemical contamination
Answer:
cleaners, sanitizers, and pesitcides
Question 21: 145 degrees F for 4 minutes...
Answer:
roasts
Question 22: What are the 3 types of contamination?
Answer:
biological, chemical, and physical
Question 23: What should you do with foods that are passed the expiration date?
Answer:
throw it out
Question 24: Define foodborne illness
Answer:
a disease carried or transmitted to people by food
Question 25: What does NSF stand for?
Answer:
National Sanitation Foundation
Question 26: Define food-borne illness outbreak
Answer:
when 2 or more people experience the same illness after eating the same food Question 27: Live shellfish should be stored in their original containers at an air temperature of ___ degrees F or below.
Answer:
45
Question 28: Examples of biological contamination
Answer:
bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and natural toxins