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SERVSAFE PATHOGENS QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS
Qs and Ans - Expert- Explanation - ing score -10 Questions and Answers
-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard
Question 1: Which toxin causes Scrombroid Poisoning?
a) Domoic Acid
b) Saxitoxin
c) Brevetoxin
d) Histamine
Answer:
d) Histamine
Question 2: What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness?
a) Cooking food to correct internal temperatures
b) Handwashing throughout the day
c) Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers
d) Microwaving fish to be served raw for 15 seconds
Answer:
c) Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers
Question 3: Which bacteria is commonly linked with cooked rice dishes?
a) Shigella spp.
b) Salmonella typhi
c) Bacillus cereus
d) Vibrio vulnificus
Answer:
c) Bacillus cereus
Question 4: Which type of food is especially susceptible to the growth of clostridium botulinum?
a) Reduced-oxygen packaged food
b) Fresh produce
c) Artificially packaged food
d) Shellfish
Answer:
c) Reduced oxygen-packaged food
Question 5: Which food is associated with Giardia?
a) Produce
b) Ground beef
c) Milk
d) Eggs
Answer:
a) Produce
Question 6: What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness?
a) Cooking food to minimum internal temperature
b) Excluding staff with vomiting from the operation
c) Cooling food rapidly
d) Encouraging staff to get flu shots
Answer:
b) Excluding staff with vomiting from operation
Question 7: Jaundice is a symptom of which foodborne illness?
a) Cryptosporidiosis
b) Hepatitis A
c) Anisakiasis
d) Norovirus
Answer:
b) Hepatitis A
Question 8: Which food has been associated with Salmonella Typhi?
a) Beverages
b) Produce
c) Shellfish from contaminated water
d) Undercooked ground beef
Answer:
a) Beverages
Question 9: Which fish is associated with Ciguatoxin?
a) Pacific salmon
b) Halibut
c) Snapper
d) Mackerel
Answer:
c) Snapper
Question 10: All the following practices are useful for preventing Staphylococcal gastroenteritis except?
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