FOOD MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how
many people become sick due to foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Over 76 million
people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how
many people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Over
325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how
many people die due to foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Foodborne infection &
foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful
organisms present in food? - ANSWER-Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? -
ANSWER-Not cooking food products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick
right away? - ANSWER-Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - ANSWER-
Salmonella and E. Coli
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, What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or
excrements that are present in food before it is consumed? - ANSWER-Foodborne
intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain
chemicals from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - ANSWER-
Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food
products at room temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)?
- ANSWER-Foodborne intoxication
What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - ANSWER-Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they
occur rapidly within a few hours? - ANSWER-Foodborne intoxication
What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - ANSWER-
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for
how many seconds? - ANSWER-165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for
how many seconds? - ANSWER-155 degrees F for 15 seconds
Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how
many seconds? - ANSWER-145 degrees for 15 seconds
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WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how
many people become sick due to foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Over 76 million
people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how
many people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Over
325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how
many people die due to foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - ANSWER-Foodborne infection &
foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful
organisms present in food? - ANSWER-Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? -
ANSWER-Not cooking food products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick
right away? - ANSWER-Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - ANSWER-
Salmonella and E. Coli
1
, What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or
excrements that are present in food before it is consumed? - ANSWER-Foodborne
intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain
chemicals from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - ANSWER-
Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food
products at room temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)?
- ANSWER-Foodborne intoxication
What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - ANSWER-Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they
occur rapidly within a few hours? - ANSWER-Foodborne intoxication
What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - ANSWER-
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for
how many seconds? - ANSWER-165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for
how many seconds? - ANSWER-155 degrees F for 15 seconds
Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how
many seconds? - ANSWER-145 degrees for 15 seconds
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