EXAM
Exam Solution
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STUDY Premier Food Safety Food Manager Certificatio
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n 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AN
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D VERIFIED ANSWERS (5593E)
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QUESTION 1 +x
foodborne infection +x
ANSWER
delayed onset- up to 72 hours; salmonella and E.Coli are examples
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QUESTION 2 +x
foodborne intoxication +x
ANSWER
from ingesting toxins or excrements in food, or chemical, or from food left in TDZ, RAPID onset, Staph
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ylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum are examples
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QUESTION 3 +x
3 areas of food safety and sanitation
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ANSWER
Time and Temperature (T&T), Heat and Cold, Washing of hands and ware-washing
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QUESTION 4 +x
PIES (high risk populations)
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ANSWER
pregnant/nursing, infants/children, elderly, systems (immune) compromised
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,QUESTION 5 +x
4 categories of food contaminants
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ANSWER
biological (anything living), physical, chemical, cross contamination
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QUESTION 6 +x
4 kinds of biological hazards
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ANSWER
bacteria, viruses, parasites fungi
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QUESTION 7 +x
What accounts for 90% of foodborne illness?
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ANSWER
bacteria
QUESTION 8 +x
How fast does bacteria grow?
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ANSWER
doubles every 20 minutes if in the danger zone
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QUESTION 9 +x
toxins
ANSWER
waste products that come from bacteria consuming the nutrients in foods, and then giving off waste;
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may feel/look like slime; can NOT be killed with heat or cold; SOME are good (yogurts, cheese, sour c
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ream)
QUESTION 10 +x
spores
ANSWER
resistant to heat and dry; thick 'shell". will not reproduce but can go back to growth state if condition
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s are right; common in home canned foods
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, QUESTION 11 +x
E. Coli+x
ANSWER
in human intestines (and other animals), can hur food and water, some can cause death to PIES group
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, commin ground beef, raw fruits/veggies,
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QUESTION 12 +x
What are 90% of E.Coli outbreaks due to?
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ANSWER
undercooked ground beef +x +x
QUESTION 13 +x
Salmonella
ANSWER
foodborne infection; often in eggs/poultry, human intestines, animals, to prevent: cook poultry to 165
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for 15 secs +x +x
QUESTION 14 +x
1 in 10,000 eggs
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ANSWER
is infected with salmonella
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QUESTION 15 +x
Clostridium Botulinum +x
ANSWER
ANaerobic growth; can form spores; affects CNS-
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rare but deadly; foudn in soil, lakes, human intestines, fish, smoked meats, vacuum packed foods, swo
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llen cans MOST DEADLY bacteria Foodborne intoxication
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QUESTION 16 +x
leftover baked and wrapped potatoes
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Exam Solution
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STUDY Premier Food Safety Food Manager Certificatio
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n 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AN
+x +x +x +x +x +x +x
D VERIFIED ANSWERS (5593E)
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QUESTION 1 +x
foodborne infection +x
ANSWER
delayed onset- up to 72 hours; salmonella and E.Coli are examples
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QUESTION 2 +x
foodborne intoxication +x
ANSWER
from ingesting toxins or excrements in food, or chemical, or from food left in TDZ, RAPID onset, Staph
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ylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum are examples
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QUESTION 3 +x
3 areas of food safety and sanitation
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ANSWER
Time and Temperature (T&T), Heat and Cold, Washing of hands and ware-washing
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QUESTION 4 +x
PIES (high risk populations)
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ANSWER
pregnant/nursing, infants/children, elderly, systems (immune) compromised
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,QUESTION 5 +x
4 categories of food contaminants
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ANSWER
biological (anything living), physical, chemical, cross contamination
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QUESTION 6 +x
4 kinds of biological hazards
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ANSWER
bacteria, viruses, parasites fungi
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QUESTION 7 +x
What accounts for 90% of foodborne illness?
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ANSWER
bacteria
QUESTION 8 +x
How fast does bacteria grow?
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ANSWER
doubles every 20 minutes if in the danger zone
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QUESTION 9 +x
toxins
ANSWER
waste products that come from bacteria consuming the nutrients in foods, and then giving off waste;
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may feel/look like slime; can NOT be killed with heat or cold; SOME are good (yogurts, cheese, sour c
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ream)
QUESTION 10 +x
spores
ANSWER
resistant to heat and dry; thick 'shell". will not reproduce but can go back to growth state if condition
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s are right; common in home canned foods
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, QUESTION 11 +x
E. Coli+x
ANSWER
in human intestines (and other animals), can hur food and water, some can cause death to PIES group
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, commin ground beef, raw fruits/veggies,
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QUESTION 12 +x
What are 90% of E.Coli outbreaks due to?
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ANSWER
undercooked ground beef +x +x
QUESTION 13 +x
Salmonella
ANSWER
foodborne infection; often in eggs/poultry, human intestines, animals, to prevent: cook poultry to 165
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for 15 secs +x +x
QUESTION 14 +x
1 in 10,000 eggs
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ANSWER
is infected with salmonella
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QUESTION 15 +x
Clostridium Botulinum +x
ANSWER
ANaerobic growth; can form spores; affects CNS-
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rare but deadly; foudn in soil, lakes, human intestines, fish, smoked meats, vacuum packed foods, swo
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llen cans MOST DEADLY bacteria Foodborne intoxication
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QUESTION 16 +x
leftover baked and wrapped potatoes
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