FOOD SAFETY MANAGER CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
When removing a can from dry storage, you notice the can is swollen. You discard
the can immediately due to the risk of
a) Salmonella
b) Hepatitis A
c) Listeria
d) Clostridium Botulinum
d) Clostridium Botulinum
The following would be an example of a highly susceptible population
a) teachers at an elementary school
b) nurses at a hospital
c) elderly people living in an nursing home
d) college students living in an apartment
c) elderly people living in an nursing home
The most common place to find Staphylococcus Aureus is
,a) Raw vegetables
b) Shellfish
c) Ground meat
d) People
d) People
A major food allergen could include all of the following except
a) shellfish
b) peanuts
c) tree pollen
d) soybeans
c) tree pollen
The Person In Charge (PIC) is responsible for all of the following except
a) training all staff in food safety
b) complying with all state and local regulations
c) correctly answer questions regarding food safety
d) complying with staff's vacation requests
d) complying with staff's vacation requests
,In order to continue working, what should a Food Employee with a minor cut on
their hand do?
a) Not allowed to work with a minor cut
b) Must be checked by a doctor first
c) Nothing needs to be done
d) Cover cut with a watertight bandage and a glove
d) Cover cut with a watertight bandage and a glove
If a Food Employee has an infected open wound, the Food Manager must
a) Restrict the employee from working with the open food
b) Send the employee to a doctor
c) Allow the employee to work only with salads
d) Exclude the employee for working until a letter from a doctor is received
a) Restrict the employee from working with the open food
All of the following are used to handle ready-to-eat foods except
a) bare hands
b) tongs
c) gloved hands
d) deli paper
a) bare hands
, It is most important for an employee to use proper handwashing techniques after
they
a) talk on the phone
b) use a restroom
c) take an order
d) drink from a closed container
b) use a restroom
An inspection can occur only
a) when the Person in Charge is present
b) when the inspector notifies the facility 24 hours in advance
c) when the facility is open or during reasonable hours
d) when the facility is not too busy
c) when the facility is open or during reasonable hours
An employee must wash their hands in all of the following situations except
a) before putting gloves on
b) after handling raw pork
c) after sneezing
EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
When removing a can from dry storage, you notice the can is swollen. You discard
the can immediately due to the risk of
a) Salmonella
b) Hepatitis A
c) Listeria
d) Clostridium Botulinum
d) Clostridium Botulinum
The following would be an example of a highly susceptible population
a) teachers at an elementary school
b) nurses at a hospital
c) elderly people living in an nursing home
d) college students living in an apartment
c) elderly people living in an nursing home
The most common place to find Staphylococcus Aureus is
,a) Raw vegetables
b) Shellfish
c) Ground meat
d) People
d) People
A major food allergen could include all of the following except
a) shellfish
b) peanuts
c) tree pollen
d) soybeans
c) tree pollen
The Person In Charge (PIC) is responsible for all of the following except
a) training all staff in food safety
b) complying with all state and local regulations
c) correctly answer questions regarding food safety
d) complying with staff's vacation requests
d) complying with staff's vacation requests
,In order to continue working, what should a Food Employee with a minor cut on
their hand do?
a) Not allowed to work with a minor cut
b) Must be checked by a doctor first
c) Nothing needs to be done
d) Cover cut with a watertight bandage and a glove
d) Cover cut with a watertight bandage and a glove
If a Food Employee has an infected open wound, the Food Manager must
a) Restrict the employee from working with the open food
b) Send the employee to a doctor
c) Allow the employee to work only with salads
d) Exclude the employee for working until a letter from a doctor is received
a) Restrict the employee from working with the open food
All of the following are used to handle ready-to-eat foods except
a) bare hands
b) tongs
c) gloved hands
d) deli paper
a) bare hands
, It is most important for an employee to use proper handwashing techniques after
they
a) talk on the phone
b) use a restroom
c) take an order
d) drink from a closed container
b) use a restroom
An inspection can occur only
a) when the Person in Charge is present
b) when the inspector notifies the facility 24 hours in advance
c) when the facility is open or during reasonable hours
d) when the facility is not too busy
c) when the facility is open or during reasonable hours
An employee must wash their hands in all of the following situations except
a) before putting gloves on
b) after handling raw pork
c) after sneezing
