FOOD MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FOOD MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS



AccordingrtorCentersrforrDiseaserControlrandrPreventionr(CDC),reachryearrhowrmanyrpeo
plerbecomersickrduertorfoodbornerillnesses?r-rans✔✔Overr76rmillionrpeople

AccordingrtorCentersrforrDiseaserControlrandrPreventionr(CDC),reachryearrhowrmanyrpeo
plerarerhospitalizedrduertorfoodbornerillnesses?r-rans✔✔Overr325,000rpeople

AccordingrtorCentersrforrDiseaserControlrandrPreventionr(CDC),reachryearrhowrmanyrpeo
plerdierduertorfoodbornerillnesses?r-rans✔✔Overr5,000rpeople

Whatrarerthertwortypesrofrfoodbornerillnesses?r-
rans✔✔Foodbornerinfectionr&rfoodbornerintoxication



Whatrtyperofrfoodbornerillnessrisrproducedrbyrtheringestionrofrliving,rharmfulrorganismsrpre
sentrinrfood?r-rans✔✔Foodbornerinfection

Inrfoodbornerinfections,rhowrarerharmfulrorganismsrinsiderfoodrnotrkilled?r-
rans✔✔Notrcookingrfoodrproductsrtortheirrrequiredrtemperatures



Whatrtyperofrfoodbornerillnessrhasrardelayedronsetrmeaningryourdornotrgetrsickrrightraway
?r-rans✔✔Foodbornerinfections

Whatrarertworbacteriarmostrassociatedrwithrfoodbornerinfection?r-
rans✔✔SalmonellarandrE.rColi



Whatrtyperofrfoodbornerillnessrisrproducedrbyringestionrofrbacterialrtoxinsrorrexcrementsrth
atrarerpresentrinrfoodrbeforeritrisrconsumed?r-rans✔✔Foodbornerintoxication

Whatrtyperofrfoodbornerillnessrmayroccurrfromrconsumingrfoodsrthatrcontainrchemicalsrfro
mrcleaningragents,rpesticides,rorrcertainrmetals?r-rans✔✔Foodbornerintoxication

Whatrtyperofrfoodbornerillnessrmayroccurrwhenrleavingrpotentiallyrhazardousrfoodrproduct
sratrroomrtemperature,rexposingritrtortherTemperaturerDangerrZoner(TDZ)?r-
rans✔✔Foodbornerintoxication



Whatrarerwasterorrby-productsrofrbacteria?r-rans✔✔Toxins

, Thersymptomsrofrwhatrtyperofrfoodbornerillnessrhaverarrapidronset,rmeaningrtheyroccurrra
pidlyrwithinrarfewrhours?r-rans✔✔Foodbornerintoxication

Whatrarerthertworbacteriarassociatedrwithrfoodbornerintoxication?r-
rans✔✔StaphylococcusrAureusrandrClostridiumrBotulinum



Poultryrshouldrbercookedrtoranrinternalrtemperaturerofrhowrmanyrdegreesrandrforrhowrman
yrseconds?r-rans✔✔165rdegreesrFrforr15rseconds

Groundrbeefrshouldrbercookedrtoranrinternalrtemperaturerofrhowrmanyrdegreesrforrhowrma
nyrseconds?r-rans✔✔155rdegreesrFrforr15rseconds

Porkrshouldrbercookedrtoranrinternalrtemperaturerofrhowrmanyrdegreesrforrhowrmanyrseco
nds?r-rans✔✔145rdegreesrforr15rseconds

WhatrisrWRSA?r-rans✔✔Wash,rRinse,rSanitize,rAirrdry

Howrmanyrsecondsrdorfoodrpreparersrneedrtorwashrtheirrhandsrfor?r-rans✔✔20rseconds

WhatrarertherfourrgroupsrofrpeoplerwhorarerconsideredrHighrRiskrPopulations?r-
rans✔✔PIESr(Pregnant,rinfants,relderly,rpeoplerwithrimpairedrimmunersystems)



Howrmanyrouncesrofrseafoodrandrfishrcanrarpregnantrwomanrconsumereachrweek?r-
rans✔✔12rounces



Whatrarersomerfoodsrpregnantrwomenrcannotreat?r-
rans✔✔Kingrmackerel,rshark,rswordfish,rhotrdogs,rluncheonrmeats,runpasteurizedrcheese

s/milks,rliver

WhatrarertherthreerdangerousrtypesrofrbacteriartorpeoplerwithrAIDS?r-
rans✔✔Salmonella,rcampylobacter,randrlisteria



Bacteriardoublesreveryrhowrmanyrminutes?r-rans✔✔20rminutes

Foodrcontactrsurfacesrshouldrbercleanedreveryrhowrmanyrhoursrtorpreventrbacterialrbuild-
upronrthersurfaces?r-rans✔✔Everyrfourrhours

Allrpackagingrmaterialrshouldrberhowrmanyrinchesroffrtherground?r-rans✔✔6rinches

Whatrarertherfourrcategoriesrofrfoodrcontaminants?r-
rans✔✔Biological,rphysical,rchemical,rcrossrcontamination



Whatrtyperofrfoodrcontaminantrpertainsrtorliferandrorrlivingrthings?
rSomermainrexamplesrarerbacteria,rviruses,rparasites,randrfungi.r-rans✔✔Biological