REHS FOOD 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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✔✔What symbol is stamped on USDA inspected meat? - ✔✔circle
✔✔What is considered to be comminuted? - ✔✔hot dogs and hamburgers
✔✔What happens to toxins when you freeze food? - ✔✔nothing
✔✔How can one tell if a food item has been taken from the freezer, thawed, and placed
back in the freezer? - ✔✔water crystalline structures, food frozen together, liquid
ery'where, water damage on package.
✔✔What is it called when chicken from a freezer is placed in a fridge to be used later? -
✔✔thawing
✔✔What are the critical control points in receiving and preparing chicken? -
✔✔receiving - 41 or under, cook to 165
✔✔What is the onset time for symptoms of a chemical foodborne infection? - ✔✔1-7
hours
✔✔Bringing frozen chicken from -32 degrees F to 12 degrees F for the purpose of deep
frying is called...? - ✔✔Slacking
✔✔What pH encourages staph growth? - ✔✔7.2 (7.2-7.6)
✔✔After a flood, what container should not be disposed of? - ✔✔cans
✔✔What is the biggest concern with a dumpster overflowing with food? - ✔✔rodent
breeding site
✔✔How is an ice machine supposed to be drained? - ✔✔through an air gap into an
open drain
✔✔A chef prepares sandwhiches with cold cut meats for a catering even. How soon do
the sandwiches need to be eaten after preparation? - ✔✔4 hours
✔✔If a bushel of apples tests higher than tolerant levels of pesticides, what is the food
considered? - ✔✔adulterated
✔✔How long should shellfish tags be kept? - ✔✔90 days
, ✔✔What does it mean when milk tests negative for phosphatase? - ✔✔sucessful
paseurization
✔✔What does the date of a milk carton indicate? - ✔✔last date it can be sold
✔✔What determines risk categorization of establishments? - ✔✔recalls, outbreaks, past
inspections
✔✔When raw shell eggs are used in food, what is the best way to prevent salmonella? -
✔✔thoroughly cook eggs and all foods containing eggs
✔✔What contaminants are concerns when doing modified packaging or sous-vide -
✔✔botulism, listeria
✔✔What test strip do you use to make sure that auto-clave is working? - ✔✔geobacillus
stearothermophilus
✔✔In the FDA 2013 Food Code, hazards are defined as...? - ✔✔a priority
✔✔In the FDA 2013 Food Code, what are the violation orders from most important to
least important? - ✔✔priority, priority foundation, core
✔✔What agencies are responsible for protecting food against terrorism? - ✔✔USDA,
EPA, eLEXNET, Fern, HHS
✔✔What is the purpose of blanching vegetables? - ✔✔inactivate enzymes
✔✔What is the most important rule of food storage? - ✔✔FIFO (first in, first out)
✔✔What is NOT a sign of spoiled fish? - ✔✔red gills, elastic skin
✔✔What are you likely to get from a food worker with an open wound? - ✔✔staph
✔✔What defines a foodborne illness outbreak? - ✔✔Two or more people getting ill
✔✔What are the minimum hours of previous meals that needs to be known? - ✔✔72
hours
✔✔How are milk samples to be treated? - ✔✔keep sterlie, keep cold, chain of custody
✔✔Milk is considered Ultra-High Temperature pasteurized if it reaches - ✔✔212 F (100
C) for 1 second
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✔✔What symbol is stamped on USDA inspected meat? - ✔✔circle
✔✔What is considered to be comminuted? - ✔✔hot dogs and hamburgers
✔✔What happens to toxins when you freeze food? - ✔✔nothing
✔✔How can one tell if a food item has been taken from the freezer, thawed, and placed
back in the freezer? - ✔✔water crystalline structures, food frozen together, liquid
ery'where, water damage on package.
✔✔What is it called when chicken from a freezer is placed in a fridge to be used later? -
✔✔thawing
✔✔What are the critical control points in receiving and preparing chicken? -
✔✔receiving - 41 or under, cook to 165
✔✔What is the onset time for symptoms of a chemical foodborne infection? - ✔✔1-7
hours
✔✔Bringing frozen chicken from -32 degrees F to 12 degrees F for the purpose of deep
frying is called...? - ✔✔Slacking
✔✔What pH encourages staph growth? - ✔✔7.2 (7.2-7.6)
✔✔After a flood, what container should not be disposed of? - ✔✔cans
✔✔What is the biggest concern with a dumpster overflowing with food? - ✔✔rodent
breeding site
✔✔How is an ice machine supposed to be drained? - ✔✔through an air gap into an
open drain
✔✔A chef prepares sandwhiches with cold cut meats for a catering even. How soon do
the sandwiches need to be eaten after preparation? - ✔✔4 hours
✔✔If a bushel of apples tests higher than tolerant levels of pesticides, what is the food
considered? - ✔✔adulterated
✔✔How long should shellfish tags be kept? - ✔✔90 days
, ✔✔What does it mean when milk tests negative for phosphatase? - ✔✔sucessful
paseurization
✔✔What does the date of a milk carton indicate? - ✔✔last date it can be sold
✔✔What determines risk categorization of establishments? - ✔✔recalls, outbreaks, past
inspections
✔✔When raw shell eggs are used in food, what is the best way to prevent salmonella? -
✔✔thoroughly cook eggs and all foods containing eggs
✔✔What contaminants are concerns when doing modified packaging or sous-vide -
✔✔botulism, listeria
✔✔What test strip do you use to make sure that auto-clave is working? - ✔✔geobacillus
stearothermophilus
✔✔In the FDA 2013 Food Code, hazards are defined as...? - ✔✔a priority
✔✔In the FDA 2013 Food Code, what are the violation orders from most important to
least important? - ✔✔priority, priority foundation, core
✔✔What agencies are responsible for protecting food against terrorism? - ✔✔USDA,
EPA, eLEXNET, Fern, HHS
✔✔What is the purpose of blanching vegetables? - ✔✔inactivate enzymes
✔✔What is the most important rule of food storage? - ✔✔FIFO (first in, first out)
✔✔What is NOT a sign of spoiled fish? - ✔✔red gills, elastic skin
✔✔What are you likely to get from a food worker with an open wound? - ✔✔staph
✔✔What defines a foodborne illness outbreak? - ✔✔Two or more people getting ill
✔✔What are the minimum hours of previous meals that needs to be known? - ✔✔72
hours
✔✔How are milk samples to be treated? - ✔✔keep sterlie, keep cold, chain of custody
✔✔Milk is considered Ultra-High Temperature pasteurized if it reaches - ✔✔212 F (100
C) for 1 second
