CA Food Handler Exam Exam Prep Questions And Answers
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Foodborne Illness - ✔✔Illness carried or transmitted to people by food.
Foodborne Illness Outbreak - ✔✔An incident in which two or more people experience the same
illness after eating the same food.
Warranty of Sale - ✔✔Rules stating how food must be handled in an establishment.
Reasonable Care Defense - ✔✔Defense against a food-related lawsuit stating that an
establishment did everything that could be reasonably expected to ensure that food served as
safe.
Immune System - ✔✔The body's defense against illness.
Contamination - ✔✔Presence of harmful substances in food.
Biological Hazards - ✔✔Illness-causing microorganisms. Examples are plant, mushroom or
seafood toxins.
Chemical Hazards - ✔✔Examples include cleaners, sanitizers, polishes, machine lubricants, and
toxic metals.
Physical Hazards - ✔✔Foreign objects that accidentally get into food. Examples are hair, dirt,
bandages, metal staples, and broken glass. Naturally occurring objects, such as bones.
Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards - ✔✔The three major categories or types of hazards
to food safety.
, Time-Temperature Abuse - ✔✔Food has been time-temperature abused any time it has been
allowed to remain too long at a temperature favorable to the growth of foodborne
microorganisms.
Cross-Contamination - ✔✔Occurs when microorganisms are transferred from one food or
surface to another.
Personal Hygiene - ✔✔Habits that include keeping the hands, hair, and body clean and wearing
clean & appropriate uniforms. Avoiding unsanitary actions, and reporting illness/injury.
True or False. A Foodborne-illness outbreak has occured when two or more people get the same
illness after eating the same food. - ✔✔True.
True or False. People on chemo have a higher risk of contracting a foodborne illness. - ✔✔True.
Ture or False. Adults are more likely than pre-school age children to become ill from
contaminated food. - ✔✔False.
True or False. A foodborne-illness outbreak can raise an establishment's insurance premium. -
✔✔True.
True or False. A foodborne-illness can occur if food is not cooled properly. - ✔✔True.
What are the potential costs associated with foodborne illness outbreaks? - ✔✔Loss of
customers, Negative media, Lawsuits & legal fees, Increased insurance, Loss of reputation,
Lowered employee morale, Employee absenteeism, Staff retraining.
What are the most common risk factors that cause foodborne illness? - ✔✔Purchasing from
unsafe sources, Failing to cook food adequately, Holding food at incorrect temperatures, Using
contaminated equipment, Poor personal hygiene.
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Foodborne Illness - ✔✔Illness carried or transmitted to people by food.
Foodborne Illness Outbreak - ✔✔An incident in which two or more people experience the same
illness after eating the same food.
Warranty of Sale - ✔✔Rules stating how food must be handled in an establishment.
Reasonable Care Defense - ✔✔Defense against a food-related lawsuit stating that an
establishment did everything that could be reasonably expected to ensure that food served as
safe.
Immune System - ✔✔The body's defense against illness.
Contamination - ✔✔Presence of harmful substances in food.
Biological Hazards - ✔✔Illness-causing microorganisms. Examples are plant, mushroom or
seafood toxins.
Chemical Hazards - ✔✔Examples include cleaners, sanitizers, polishes, machine lubricants, and
toxic metals.
Physical Hazards - ✔✔Foreign objects that accidentally get into food. Examples are hair, dirt,
bandages, metal staples, and broken glass. Naturally occurring objects, such as bones.
Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards - ✔✔The three major categories or types of hazards
to food safety.
, Time-Temperature Abuse - ✔✔Food has been time-temperature abused any time it has been
allowed to remain too long at a temperature favorable to the growth of foodborne
microorganisms.
Cross-Contamination - ✔✔Occurs when microorganisms are transferred from one food or
surface to another.
Personal Hygiene - ✔✔Habits that include keeping the hands, hair, and body clean and wearing
clean & appropriate uniforms. Avoiding unsanitary actions, and reporting illness/injury.
True or False. A Foodborne-illness outbreak has occured when two or more people get the same
illness after eating the same food. - ✔✔True.
True or False. People on chemo have a higher risk of contracting a foodborne illness. - ✔✔True.
Ture or False. Adults are more likely than pre-school age children to become ill from
contaminated food. - ✔✔False.
True or False. A foodborne-illness outbreak can raise an establishment's insurance premium. -
✔✔True.
True or False. A foodborne-illness can occur if food is not cooled properly. - ✔✔True.
What are the potential costs associated with foodborne illness outbreaks? - ✔✔Loss of
customers, Negative media, Lawsuits & legal fees, Increased insurance, Loss of reputation,
Lowered employee morale, Employee absenteeism, Staff retraining.
What are the most common risk factors that cause foodborne illness? - ✔✔Purchasing from
unsafe sources, Failing to cook food adequately, Holding food at incorrect temperatures, Using
contaminated equipment, Poor personal hygiene.
