NEHA CP-FS Exam Questions and
Answers
Food Employee - Answers -An individual working with unpack aged food , food
equipment or utensils , or food contact surfaces
Food Processing Plant - Answers -A commercial operation that manufactures ,
packages , labels , or stores food for human consumption , and provides food for sale or
distribution to other business entities such as food processing plants or food
establishments
Employee - Answers -The permit holder , person in charge , food employee person
having supervisory or management duties , person on the payroll , family member ,
volunteer , person performing work under contractual agreement , or other person
working in a food establishment .
Conditional Employee - Answers -A potential food employee to whom a job offer is
made , conditional on responses to subsequent medical questions or examinations
designed to identify potential food employees who may be suffering from a disease that
can be transmitted through food and done in compliance with Title 1 of the Americans
with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) of 1990
Food Establishment - Answers -An operation that stores , prepares , packages , serves
, vends , or otherwise provides food for human consumption
Exclude or Exclusion - Answers -Limits activities of a food employee so that there is no
risk of transmitting a disease that is transmittable through food and the food employee
does not work with FUELSS .
FUELSS - Answers -Exposed Food Clean Utensils Clean Equipment Clean Linens
Unwrapped Single- Service item
Hazard - Answers -A biological , chemical or physical property that may cause an
unacceptable consumer risk
Risk - Answers -The likelihood that an adverse health effect will occur within a
population as a result of a hazard in the food .
Three levels of regulation - Answers -• Federal- regulations recommended • State-
regulations written • Local - regulations enforced
, Regulatory Authority ( RA ) - Answers -The local , state , or federal agency with
jurisdiction over the food establishment .
Code of Federal Regulations ( CFR ) - Answers -The codification of the general and
permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and
agencies of the Federal Government . Also called Administrative Law .
Search - Answers -Visit by a regulatory authority where looking for something they are
specific .
Inspection - Answers -• Mandatory and routine by a regulatory authority • Usually twice
per year ● Says the product was produced under wholesome conditions .
Inspection order or inspection warrant - Answers -An order by a court that specifically
authorizes the regulatory authority to perform an inspection or search .
Implied consent - Answers -The fact that you are operating an establishment with a
permit means that you agree to inspections as part of the conditions of the permit .
Informed consent - Answers -Agreeing to proceed with an activity but acknowledging
that there is a risk involved
Reasons why an inspection or search order ( Warrant ) may be obtained from a court : -
Answers -• If access was denied for a routine inspection • To examine and sample food
• To examine records the establishment related to food purchased , received , or used .
Reason why a regulatory authority may examine , sample , or test food - Answers -To
determine its compliance with the Food Code
Factual observations that can be recorded on an inspection report - Answers -• Failure
of PIC to demonstrate knowledge • Failure of employees to report diseases or medical
conditions • Nonconformance with code items • Failure of employees to demonstrate
knowledge or perform in accordance with regulations • Failure to provide records •
Failure to comply with critical limits of a HACCP plan
How the Person In Charge ( PIC ) demonstrates knowledge - Answers -• Knowledge is
evident in practical application ( no priority or priority foundation violations during
inspection ) ● By answering inspector's questions ● By passing a certification exam
Conditions that allow for closure of an establishment - Answers -• Fire or flood •
Extended interruption of electrical or water service ● Sewage back up • Misuse of
poisonous or toxic materials ● Apparent foodborne illness out break • Gross unsanitary
conditions • Other circumstances that may endanger public health
Answers
Food Employee - Answers -An individual working with unpack aged food , food
equipment or utensils , or food contact surfaces
Food Processing Plant - Answers -A commercial operation that manufactures ,
packages , labels , or stores food for human consumption , and provides food for sale or
distribution to other business entities such as food processing plants or food
establishments
Employee - Answers -The permit holder , person in charge , food employee person
having supervisory or management duties , person on the payroll , family member ,
volunteer , person performing work under contractual agreement , or other person
working in a food establishment .
Conditional Employee - Answers -A potential food employee to whom a job offer is
made , conditional on responses to subsequent medical questions or examinations
designed to identify potential food employees who may be suffering from a disease that
can be transmitted through food and done in compliance with Title 1 of the Americans
with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) of 1990
Food Establishment - Answers -An operation that stores , prepares , packages , serves
, vends , or otherwise provides food for human consumption
Exclude or Exclusion - Answers -Limits activities of a food employee so that there is no
risk of transmitting a disease that is transmittable through food and the food employee
does not work with FUELSS .
FUELSS - Answers -Exposed Food Clean Utensils Clean Equipment Clean Linens
Unwrapped Single- Service item
Hazard - Answers -A biological , chemical or physical property that may cause an
unacceptable consumer risk
Risk - Answers -The likelihood that an adverse health effect will occur within a
population as a result of a hazard in the food .
Three levels of regulation - Answers -• Federal- regulations recommended • State-
regulations written • Local - regulations enforced
, Regulatory Authority ( RA ) - Answers -The local , state , or federal agency with
jurisdiction over the food establishment .
Code of Federal Regulations ( CFR ) - Answers -The codification of the general and
permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and
agencies of the Federal Government . Also called Administrative Law .
Search - Answers -Visit by a regulatory authority where looking for something they are
specific .
Inspection - Answers -• Mandatory and routine by a regulatory authority • Usually twice
per year ● Says the product was produced under wholesome conditions .
Inspection order or inspection warrant - Answers -An order by a court that specifically
authorizes the regulatory authority to perform an inspection or search .
Implied consent - Answers -The fact that you are operating an establishment with a
permit means that you agree to inspections as part of the conditions of the permit .
Informed consent - Answers -Agreeing to proceed with an activity but acknowledging
that there is a risk involved
Reasons why an inspection or search order ( Warrant ) may be obtained from a court : -
Answers -• If access was denied for a routine inspection • To examine and sample food
• To examine records the establishment related to food purchased , received , or used .
Reason why a regulatory authority may examine , sample , or test food - Answers -To
determine its compliance with the Food Code
Factual observations that can be recorded on an inspection report - Answers -• Failure
of PIC to demonstrate knowledge • Failure of employees to report diseases or medical
conditions • Nonconformance with code items • Failure of employees to demonstrate
knowledge or perform in accordance with regulations • Failure to provide records •
Failure to comply with critical limits of a HACCP plan
How the Person In Charge ( PIC ) demonstrates knowledge - Answers -• Knowledge is
evident in practical application ( no priority or priority foundation violations during
inspection ) ● By answering inspector's questions ● By passing a certification exam
Conditions that allow for closure of an establishment - Answers -• Fire or flood •
Extended interruption of electrical or water service ● Sewage back up • Misuse of
poisonous or toxic materials ● Apparent foodborne illness out break • Gross unsanitary
conditions • Other circumstances that may endanger public health
