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SERVSAFE - REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -100 Questions and Answers
-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard
Question 1: A server setting tables touches the food-contact surfaces of a water glass when placing it on the table. In which way did the food become unsafe?A.) Cross-contamination B.) Poor personal hygiene C.) Time-temperature abuse
Answer:
A.) Cross-contamination Question 2: Which of the following is/contains a TCS food: -Baked Potatoes -Orange juice -Pizza with diced tomatoes & green pepper -Poached salmon -Refried beans -Scrambled shell eggs -Shrimp fried rice -Tofu ice cream -Vanilla milk shake -Whole-wheat bread
Answer:
Everything except:
-Orange juice -Whole-wheat bread
Question 3: True or False: You should not have painted fingernails when serving food.
Answer:
True Question 4: True or False: If cooking ground beef patties is a critical control point (CCP) in an operation, then an appropriate critical limit is to make sure the internal temperature of the ground beef patties reaches 155 degrees F (68 degrees
- for 15 seconds.
Answer:
True
Question 5: What is the receiving temperature requirement for cold TCS food?
Answer:
41 F or lower (unless otherwise specified)
Question 6: What is ALERT stand for?
Answer:
(1) Assure - products from safe sources (2) Look - monitor safety of products/facility (3) Employee - know who is in your facility (4) Reports - Keep info related to food defense accessible (5) Threat - ID suspicious activity/threats at operation Question 7: Most common symptoms + confusion, memory loss, disorientation, seizure, and coma
Answer:
Domoic acid Question 8: A food handler wearing gloves places a chicken breast on the grill and then places lettuce and tomato on a bun. In which way did the food become unsafe?A.) Cross-contamination B.) Poor personal hygiene C.) Time-temperature abuse
Answer:
A.) Cross-contamination
Question 9: Are food handlers with beards required to wear a beard restraint?
Answer:
only if they want to keep their job Question 10: How long should you wait after you insert a thermometer into a food item before you have an accurate temperature?
Answer:
15 seconds
Question 11: When should food handlers change their gloves?
Answer:
-As soon as they become dirty/torn -Before beginning a different task -After an interruption (phone call) -After handling raw meat/seafood/poultry and before handling ready-to-eat food Question 12: Thermometers used to measure food need to be accurate to +/- what degree F?
Answer:
2 Question 13: True or False: A critical control point (CCP) is a point in the flow of food where a hazard can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to safe levels.
Answer:
True Question 14: What is the minimum temperature you should use when washing your hands?
Answer:
100 F
Question 15: How should you clean and sanitize a thermometer?
Answer:
Thermometers must be washed, rinsed, sanitized, and air dried using a sanitizing solution that is for food-contact surfaces.
Question 16: What temperature should shucked shellfish, milk, and shell eggs be received?
Answer:
45 F
Question 17: What are the "Big Six" causes of foodborne illness?
Answer:
-Shigella spp.-Salmonella Typhi -Toxin-producing
- coli
-Hepatitis A -Norovirus -Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS)
Question 18: Bacteria prevented by Controlling time and Temp measure
Answer:
-Bacillus cereus -Listeria monocytogenes -E. coli -Campylobacter jejuni -Clostridium perfringens -Clostridium botulinum Question 19: True or False: Adults are more likely than preschool-age children to get sick from contaminated food.
Answer:
False Question 20: True or False: Wearing a dirty uniform or apron can contaminate food.
Answer:
True
Question 21: What is the PPM for iodine?
Answer:
12.5-20 ppm