SOUTHERN NEVADA FOOD HANDLER EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ When to wash hands (6): Answer: 1. Entering the kitchen
2. After touching face, hair, skin
3. After using the restroom
4. After handling raw animal products
5. After taking out the trash/cleaning
6. After handling anything dirty
◉ RTE. Answer: Ready to eat
*Never to be handled w/bare hands
◉ 5 foodborne illnesses: Answer: Send Sick Employees Home Now
1. Salmonella
2. Shigella
3. E Coli
4. Hepatitis A
5. Norovirus
, ◉ 5 symptoms of food borne illness. Answer: 1. Vomiting
2. Diarrhea
3. Sore throat w/fever
4. Infected cuts/wounds (hands/arms)
5. Jaundice
◉ TCS. Answer: Time and Temperature Control for Safety
◉ PHF. Answer: Potentially hazardous foods
◉ Temperature Danger Zone. Answer: 41 F - 135 F degrees
◉ Hot holding. Answer: 135 F and higher
◉ Cold holding. Answer: 41 F or lower
◉ 4 methods to properly thaw food. Answer: 1. Under refrigeration (41
F or less)
2. As part of cooking (small foods)
3. Microwave (if immediately cooked)
4. Fully submerged under cold running water
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ When to wash hands (6): Answer: 1. Entering the kitchen
2. After touching face, hair, skin
3. After using the restroom
4. After handling raw animal products
5. After taking out the trash/cleaning
6. After handling anything dirty
◉ RTE. Answer: Ready to eat
*Never to be handled w/bare hands
◉ 5 foodborne illnesses: Answer: Send Sick Employees Home Now
1. Salmonella
2. Shigella
3. E Coli
4. Hepatitis A
5. Norovirus
, ◉ 5 symptoms of food borne illness. Answer: 1. Vomiting
2. Diarrhea
3. Sore throat w/fever
4. Infected cuts/wounds (hands/arms)
5. Jaundice
◉ TCS. Answer: Time and Temperature Control for Safety
◉ PHF. Answer: Potentially hazardous foods
◉ Temperature Danger Zone. Answer: 41 F - 135 F degrees
◉ Hot holding. Answer: 135 F and higher
◉ Cold holding. Answer: 41 F or lower
◉ 4 methods to properly thaw food. Answer: 1. Under refrigeration (41
F or less)
2. As part of cooking (small foods)
3. Microwave (if immediately cooked)
4. Fully submerged under cold running water