Certified Professional Food Safety (Cp-Fs) Exam Questions And Answers

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL FOOD
SAFETY (CP-FS) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Four2fphases2fof2fbacterial2fpresence2fin2ffood2f-2fANSWERS--
1.2fLag2fPhase,2f2.2fLog2fPhase,2f3.2fStationary2fPhase,2f4.2fDeath2fPhase

Log2fphase2f-2fANSWERS--
Most2fessential2fphase2fof2fbacterial2fpresence2fin2ffood2fdue2fto2fthe2ffastest2fincrease2fin2f
populations

Lag2fphase2f-2fANSWERS--Time/
temp2fplay2fan2fimportant2frole2fin2fkeeping2fbacteria2fin2fthis2fphase2f(where2fnumbers2far
e2fless2fdangerous2fand2fgrowth2fis2fslowed)

Norwalk2fvirus2f-2fANSWERS--Rarely2fa2fpathogen2fassociated2fwith2fshellfish

Hepatitis2fA2fvirus2f(HAV)2fand2fVibrio2fspp2f(a2fbacteria)2f-2fANSWERS--
22fcommon2fpathogens2fassociated2fwith2fshellfish

62f-2f72fweeks2f-2fANSWERS--
Incubation2fperiod2ffor2fHep2fA2fcan2fbe2fup2fto2f___2fto2f___2fweeks

Document2fretention2frationale2ffor2fshellfish2f-2fANSWERS--62f-
2f72fweek2fHep2fA2fincubation2fperiod2fis2fpart2fof2fthis2frationale2ffor2fretaining2fshellstock2ft

ags2ffor2f902fdays2fbeyond2fthe2fdate2fof2fharvest.2fBatches2fshould2fnot2fbe2fmixed.2fTime2f
allows2ffor2fthe2fpresentation2fof2fany2fHep2fAand2fgives2finfor2fon2ftracking2fthe2flocation2fa
nd2fsource2fof2fthe2foutbreak.

Pathogens2ffound2fin2fsoil2f-2fANSWERS--
Bacillus2fcereus,2fClostridium2fbotulinum,2fClostridium2fperfringens,2fListeria2fmonocyto
genes.2fTo2fa2flesser2fextent:2fSalmonella2fspp,2fYersinia2fenterocolitica

Cooked2fRice2f-2fANSWERS--
Food2ftypically2fassociated2fwith2fan2foutbreak2fof2fBacillus2fCereus

Staphylococcus2faureus2f-2fANSWERS--502f-
2f70%2fof2fpeople2fare2fcarriers2fof2fthis2fpathogen



Upper2frespiratory2ftract;2falso2ffrequently2ffound2fin2fpimples,2fburns,2fsores,2fother2fskin2f
lesions2f-2fANSWERS--Location2fin2fthe2fbody2fwhere2fStaph2fis2ftypically2ffound

Cause2fof2fStaph2ffoodborne2fillness2f-2fANSWERS--
Toxins2fformed2fby2fbacteria2fand2fnot2fthe2flive2fbacteria2fthat2fcause2fthe2fillness.2fPossib
le2fto2fhave2fthe2fbacteria2fwithout2ftoxins.2fStaph2fbacteria2fin2fthe2fupper2frespiratory2ftrac

,t2fmay2fnot2fcause2fillness,2fbut2fbacterial2fStaph2ftoxins2fin2fthe2fgastro2fintestinal2ftract2fin2f
the2fsame2fperson2fmay2fcause2fillness.

Foods2ftypically2fassociated2fwith2fListeriosis2foutbreak2f-2fANSWERS--
Unpasteurized2fmilk2fand2fassociated2fmilk2fproducts2f(raw2fmilk2fcheese);2fprepared2fan
d2fchilled2fRTE2ffoods2flike2fsome2fsoft2fcheeses,2fdeli2fmeats,2fhot2fdogs,2fpate;2fraw2fveg
gies2f(makes2fsense2fgiven2fListeria2fcan2fbe2fpresent2fin2fsoil);2fpouttry,2fmeat2fand2fseafo
od

Salmonella2fand2fE.2fcoli2f0157:H72f-2fANSWERS--
Pathogens2fassociated2fwith2funpasteurized2fjuices

Aerobic2fbacteria2f-2fANSWERS--
require2foxygen2ffor2fsurvival2fand2ffor2fmultiplication2fsufficient2fto2fcause2fdisease

Anaerobic2fbacteria2f-2fANSWERS--bacteria2fthat2fdo2fnot2frequire2foxygen2fto2fsurvive

Facultative2f-2fANSWERS--organism2fthat2fcan2fsurvive2fwith2for2fwithout2foxygen

Which2fdescribes2fmost2ffoodborne2fpathogens:2faerobic,2fanaerobic2for2ffacultative?2f-
2fANSWERS--Facultative2f(word2fmeans2f"to2fmake2fdo")



Most2ffamous2fanaerobe2f-2fANSWERS--
Clostridium2fbotulinum2f(cousin2fof2fthis,2falso2fan2fanaerobe,2fis2fClostridium2fperfringens
)

Clostridium2fbotulinum2f-2fANSWERS--
Microbe2fof2fgreatest2fconcern2fin2fpackaging2fsituations2f(where2fnormal2foxygen2fambie
nce2fof2f21%2fis2faltered)

ROP,2fMAP2fand2fVacuum2fsous2fvide2fPackaging2f-2fANSWERS--
HACCP2fplans2fthat2fmust2freflect2felements2fthat2fprevent2fthe2fproliferation2fof2fClostridi
um2fbotulinum2fand2fits2ftoxins

Type2fof2ffoodborne2fillness2f-2fClostridium2fbotulinum2f-2fANSWERS--
Intoxication,2fnot2finfection

ROP2ffood2f-2fANSWERS--
Must2fhave2fone2for2fmore2fcharacteristics2fto2fassure2fnot2flikely2fto2fsupport2fthe2fgrowth2f
of2fClostridium2fbotulinum

0.912faw2f-2fANSWERS--Maximum2fwater2factivity2ffor2fROP2ffood

4.62f-2fANSWERS--Maximum2fpH2fof2fROP2ffood

41F2f-2fANSWERS--Maximum2ftemp2fof2fROP2ffood

142fdays2ffrom2fprocessing2fto2fconsumption2f-2fANSWERS--
Maximum2fshelf2flife2ffor2fROP2ffoods.2fFirst2fday2fcounts2fas2fday2f1.

, Type2fof2ffish2fthat2fcan2fbe2fROP2f-2fANSWERS--
Fish2ffrozen2fbefore,2fduring2fand2fafter2fpackaging

FATTOM2fstands2ffor2fwhat?2f-2fANSWERS--
Food,2fAcidity,2fTime,2fTemperature,2fOxygen,2fMoisture

Toxins2f-2fANSWERS--Not2fdestroyed2fby2fcooking2for2ffreezing

Five2fsymptoms2fmust2fbe2freported2fto2ffood2fservice2fsupervisor2fand/
or2fmay2fdetermine2fwhether2fa2fperson2fis2fallowed2fto2fwork2faround2ffood2f-
2fANSWERS--1.2fDiarrhea

2.2fvomitting
3.2fFever
4.2fSore2fthroat2fwith2ffever
5.2fJaundice

Campylobacter2fjejuni2f-2fANSWERS--Bacteria2fthat2fcauses2fmost2fdiarrheal2fillness

Jandice2f-2fANSWERS--
classic2fsymptom2fof2fHep2fA2fwhere2fskin,2fpalms2fand2fwhites2fof2feyes2fbecome2fyellow

Symptoms2f(not2fpart2fof2f52frequired2fto2freport2fto2fsupervisor)2fthat2fmight2fthink2fwould2f
exclude2for2frestruct2fa2ffood2fservice2fworkers2fduties2f-2fANSWERS--
headache,2fsneezing,2fcoughing,2fnausea,2frunny2fnose2f-
2fsymptoms2fpotentially2fdue2fto2fcauses2fother2fthan2ffoodborne2fillness



Why2fdoes2fStaph2faureus2fnot2fhave2ffever2fas2fone2fof2fits2fassociated2fsymptoms?2f-
2fANSWERS--Staph2fis2fan2fintoxication2fand2fnot2fan2finfection



Bacillus2fcereus2f(foodborne2fintoxication)2f-2fANSWERS--
Organism2fwhich2fhas2fan2fonset2fof2fabout2f302fminutes2fand2fcauses2fprimary2fsymptom2
fof2fvomiting2fafter2feating2fcooked2frice



Bacillus2fcereus2f(toxin2fmediated2finfection)2f-2fANSWERS--
Usually2ffrom2fcooked2frice.2fLonger2fincubation2fand2fdiarrhea2fis2fprimary2fsymptom

Staphylococcus2faureus2f(intoxication)2f-2fANSWERS--
Typical2fgastrointestinal2fsymptoms:2fvomiting,2fdiarrhea,2fcramps

Clostridium2fbotulinum2f(intoxication)2f-2fANSWERS--
Causes2fmuscle2fcontraction,2fso2fsymptoms2finclude2fdouble2fvision,2ffatigue,2fdifficulty2f
speaking/swallowing,2fand2ffinally2frespiratory2fparalysis2fand2fdeath

True2for2ffalse.2fMSG,2fsulfites2fand2fnitrites2fare2fchemicals2fof2fconcern2fin2fthe2ffood2find
ustry.2f-2fANSWERS--
True.2fThese2fchemicals2fcan2fadversely2faffect2fpeople2fwith2fallergies2for2fsensitivities2f
when2fused2fin2fexcessive2famounts2f(over2fapproved2flimits)

Danger2fof2ftemp2fabused2ftuna2f-2fANSWERS--
Scromboid2fpoisoning2fdue2fto2fhistamines2fbuilt2fup2fin2ftissues