Sanitation and Safety SERVSAFE
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Most common food-handling mistakes and risk factors that cause food borne illnesses -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. Purchasing food from an unsafe source
2. Failing to cook food correctly
3. Holding food at incorrect temperatures
4. Using contaminated equipment
5. Practicing poor personal hygiene
Biological Contaminate Examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pathogens such as viruses,
parasites, fungi and bacteria
Chemical contaminate examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cleaners, sanitizers, and
polishes
Physical contaminate examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- glass, dirt, bandaid, bag ties
Contamination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the presence of harmful substances in food
foodborne-illness outbreak - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- when two or more unrelated parties
of people have the same symptoms after eating the same food
foodborne illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- disease transmitted to people by food
FRA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- National Restaurant Association
Way to remove the problem of unsafe sources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- purchasing food
from approved, reputable suppliers is critical
, four main practices related to food-handling mistakes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- time-
temperature abuse, cross contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and
sanitizing
contaminate most responsible for foodborne-illnesses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Biological
Time-temperature abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- food was not held at correct
temperatures, not cooked or reheated enough, not cooled correctly
cross-contamination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- pathogens get transferred from one surface
or food to another
What does TCS Stand for - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Time and temperature control and
safety
Examples of TCS foods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. milk and dairy
2. meat: beef, pork, and lamb
3. Fish
4. Baked Potatoes
5. Shell eggs
6. Poultry
7. Shellfish
9. cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
10. Tofu
11. Sliced lemons, tomatoes, and leafy greens
12. Sprouts and sprout seeds
13. untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Read-to-eat foods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- food that can be eaten without further
preparation, washing, or cooking
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Most common food-handling mistakes and risk factors that cause food borne illnesses -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. Purchasing food from an unsafe source
2. Failing to cook food correctly
3. Holding food at incorrect temperatures
4. Using contaminated equipment
5. Practicing poor personal hygiene
Biological Contaminate Examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pathogens such as viruses,
parasites, fungi and bacteria
Chemical contaminate examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cleaners, sanitizers, and
polishes
Physical contaminate examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- glass, dirt, bandaid, bag ties
Contamination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the presence of harmful substances in food
foodborne-illness outbreak - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- when two or more unrelated parties
of people have the same symptoms after eating the same food
foodborne illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- disease transmitted to people by food
FRA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- National Restaurant Association
Way to remove the problem of unsafe sources - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- purchasing food
from approved, reputable suppliers is critical
, four main practices related to food-handling mistakes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- time-
temperature abuse, cross contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and
sanitizing
contaminate most responsible for foodborne-illnesses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Biological
Time-temperature abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- food was not held at correct
temperatures, not cooked or reheated enough, not cooled correctly
cross-contamination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- pathogens get transferred from one surface
or food to another
What does TCS Stand for - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Time and temperature control and
safety
Examples of TCS foods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. milk and dairy
2. meat: beef, pork, and lamb
3. Fish
4. Baked Potatoes
5. Shell eggs
6. Poultry
7. Shellfish
9. cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
10. Tofu
11. Sliced lemons, tomatoes, and leafy greens
12. Sprouts and sprout seeds
13. untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Read-to-eat foods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- food that can be eaten without further
preparation, washing, or cooking
