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SERVSAFE FOODHANDLER FINAL TEST REVIEW - 2025
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -45 Questions and Answers
-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard
Question 1: Ready-to-eat TCS food that was prepped by a food handler on Monday for use on Wednesday must have a label that includes the
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- use-by date
Question 2: How should a thermometer be dried after washing, rinsing, and sanitizing it?
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- By air drying it
Question 3: Which symptom must a food handler report to the person in charge?
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- Diarrhea
Question 4: Which food is at a temperature that allows bacteria to grow well?
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- A roast at 125 F
Question 5: The handwashing sink may be used for washing hands and
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- nothing else
Question 6: Some bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi can cause an illness. These are known as
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- pathogens
Question 7: A foodhanlder is carrying utensils by holding the part that touches food. Is this the correct way to carry them?
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- No, utensils should never be held by the parts that touch food
Question 8: Which is a sign of pests in an operation?
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- Paper scraps found balled up in a drawer
Question 9: Why do some operations require food handlers to wear brightly colored bandages?
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- They are easy to spot if they drop in food
Question 10: Ground duck must be cooked to an internal temperature of
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D. 165 F
Question 11: What should a food handler do if a customer is experiencing an allergic reaction?
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- Do not leave the customer alone
Question 12: When must food contact surfaces be cleaned and sanitized?
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- After being interrupted
Question 13: Pathogens grow well between which temperatures?
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- 41 F and 135 F
Question 14: Cross-contamination could be caused by carrying
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- Drinking glasses by their rims
Question 15: What occurs when pathogens are transferred from one surface to another?
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- Cross-contamination
Question 16: A food handler who is sick at work will contaminate food when performing what task?
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- Restocking clean dishes for later use
Question 17: A food handler cleans up a spill. What should the food handler to next?
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- Wash hands correctly
Question 18: Which food is considered a TCS food?
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- Sliced melons
Question 19: A cook uses a cleaning towel to wipe up spills on the counter. When the cook is not using the towel, where should it be stored?
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- In a sanitizer solution
Question 20: When sanitizing dishes using a dish machine, the hot water sanitizer must be at least what temperature?
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D. 180 F
Question 21: Food with a use-by date of July 10 should be stored
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- behind food dated June 27
Question 22: When should hand antiseptics be used?
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- After Handwashing
Question 23: A food handler may eat in an area used for
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- employee breaks
Question 24: Surfaces that touch food are called
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- food-contact surfaces
Question 25: Which activity is an example of poor personal hygiene?
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- Washing dishes without a head covering
Question 26: A food handler has finished grilling a chicken breast for a sandwich. What should the food handler do before touching the chicken, lettuce, tomato, and bun?
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- Wash hands and put on new gloves
Question 27: For thermometers to read temperatures correctly, they must be
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- calibrated
Question 28: A food handler uses two different cutting boards to chop raw beef and slice melons. This is an example of
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- preventing cross-contamination
Question 29: Which food is stored correctly?
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- Cartons of apples on a shelf 6 inches off the floor