Food Manager Exam Questions
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Machine dishwashers using heat to sanitize must reach what final temperature? -
Answer 165f
Where should uncooked rice and beans should be stored? - Answer In the
basement away from water lines
Which of the following sicknesses require a written medical clearance from a
doctor to return to work? - Answer Shigella
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding consumer advisories? -
Answer Only required when serving high-risk populations
Which of the following is NOT a sign of pest infestation? - Answer Dented cans
If an employee is diagnosed with a foodborne illness, the manager must - Answer
Exclude the employee from the food facility and contact the health department
When serving fresh fruit, which of the following can be a source of
contamination? - Answer Cantaloupes are taken from the box and immediately out
into slices
What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer
Salmonella, campylobacter, and listeria
Bacteria doubles every how many minutes? - Answer 20 minutes
,Food contact surfaces should be cleaned every how many hours to prevent
bacterial build-up on the surfaces? - Answer Every four hours
All packaging material should be how many inches off the ground? - Answer 6
inches
What are the four categories of food contaminants? - Answer Biological, physical,
chemical, cross contamination
What type of food contaminant pertains to life and or living things? Some main
examples are bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. - Answer Biological
What type of food contaminant are objects that can be seen with the human eye
such as nails, hair, and bandages? - Answer Physical
What type of food contaminant can occur if an employee prepares acidic foods
(such as lemons) using a copper pot? - Answer Chemical
What type of food contaminant is the transfer of pathogens or disease-causing
micro-organisms from one food to another? Food handlers who do not properly
wash their hands and immediately prepare the restaurant food are one example. -
Answer Cross contamination
What are the four major biological hazards? - Answer Bacteria, viruses, parasites,
fungi
What is the Temperature Danger Zone? - Answer 41-135 degrees F
What is the maximum accumulated time that food can remain the Danger Zone? -
Answer 4 hours
How are toxins killed? - Answer They cannot be killed with heat or cold.
What type of bacteria have the ability to change into forms that are very resistant
to heat and dry conditions? - Answer Spores
What type of bacteria is formed in improperly processed home canned foods;
therefore food from home cannot be purchased by a food service establishment? -
Answer Spores
, What type of bacteria is found in human intestines and other warm-blooded
animals? - Answer E. Coli
What type of E.Coli can produce death in children and elderly people? - Answer
O157: H7
E.Coli is commonly found in what types of food? - Answer Ground beef, raw
fruits/veggies, unpasteurized juices (i.e. apple cider)
What type of bacteria is especially found in poultry and eggs including their
shells, in human intestines, and in domestic and wild animals? - Answer
Salmonella
How is salmonella killed in poultry? - Answer By cooking it to an internal
temperature of 165 degrees F for 15 seconds
What type of bacteria can form spores and can grow without oxygen, making it a
type of anaerobic bacteria? - Answer Chlostridium botulinum
What type of illness can affect the central nervous system? - Answer Chlostridium
botulinum
Clostridium Botulinum is found in? - Answer Soil, lakes, human intestines, fish,
swollen cans, vacuum packed foods, smoked meats
What is the process whereby foods are placed in containers and air is removed
from the package? - Answer Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
MAP products must be kept frozen at how many degrees or less? - Answer 41
degrees F
Listeria is found everywhere, but especially in what food products? - Answer
Lunch and deli meats
Listeria can grow well at temperatures below what temperature? - Answer 41
degrees F
How do you prevent the spread of listeria inside the refrigerator? - Answer Keep
all foods covered
with Correct Answers || Already
Graded A+
Machine dishwashers using heat to sanitize must reach what final temperature? -
Answer 165f
Where should uncooked rice and beans should be stored? - Answer In the
basement away from water lines
Which of the following sicknesses require a written medical clearance from a
doctor to return to work? - Answer Shigella
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding consumer advisories? -
Answer Only required when serving high-risk populations
Which of the following is NOT a sign of pest infestation? - Answer Dented cans
If an employee is diagnosed with a foodborne illness, the manager must - Answer
Exclude the employee from the food facility and contact the health department
When serving fresh fruit, which of the following can be a source of
contamination? - Answer Cantaloupes are taken from the box and immediately out
into slices
What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer
Salmonella, campylobacter, and listeria
Bacteria doubles every how many minutes? - Answer 20 minutes
,Food contact surfaces should be cleaned every how many hours to prevent
bacterial build-up on the surfaces? - Answer Every four hours
All packaging material should be how many inches off the ground? - Answer 6
inches
What are the four categories of food contaminants? - Answer Biological, physical,
chemical, cross contamination
What type of food contaminant pertains to life and or living things? Some main
examples are bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. - Answer Biological
What type of food contaminant are objects that can be seen with the human eye
such as nails, hair, and bandages? - Answer Physical
What type of food contaminant can occur if an employee prepares acidic foods
(such as lemons) using a copper pot? - Answer Chemical
What type of food contaminant is the transfer of pathogens or disease-causing
micro-organisms from one food to another? Food handlers who do not properly
wash their hands and immediately prepare the restaurant food are one example. -
Answer Cross contamination
What are the four major biological hazards? - Answer Bacteria, viruses, parasites,
fungi
What is the Temperature Danger Zone? - Answer 41-135 degrees F
What is the maximum accumulated time that food can remain the Danger Zone? -
Answer 4 hours
How are toxins killed? - Answer They cannot be killed with heat or cold.
What type of bacteria have the ability to change into forms that are very resistant
to heat and dry conditions? - Answer Spores
What type of bacteria is formed in improperly processed home canned foods;
therefore food from home cannot be purchased by a food service establishment? -
Answer Spores
, What type of bacteria is found in human intestines and other warm-blooded
animals? - Answer E. Coli
What type of E.Coli can produce death in children and elderly people? - Answer
O157: H7
E.Coli is commonly found in what types of food? - Answer Ground beef, raw
fruits/veggies, unpasteurized juices (i.e. apple cider)
What type of bacteria is especially found in poultry and eggs including their
shells, in human intestines, and in domestic and wild animals? - Answer
Salmonella
How is salmonella killed in poultry? - Answer By cooking it to an internal
temperature of 165 degrees F for 15 seconds
What type of bacteria can form spores and can grow without oxygen, making it a
type of anaerobic bacteria? - Answer Chlostridium botulinum
What type of illness can affect the central nervous system? - Answer Chlostridium
botulinum
Clostridium Botulinum is found in? - Answer Soil, lakes, human intestines, fish,
swollen cans, vacuum packed foods, smoked meats
What is the process whereby foods are placed in containers and air is removed
from the package? - Answer Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
MAP products must be kept frozen at how many degrees or less? - Answer 41
degrees F
Listeria is found everywhere, but especially in what food products? - Answer
Lunch and deli meats
Listeria can grow well at temperatures below what temperature? - Answer 41
degrees F
How do you prevent the spread of listeria inside the refrigerator? - Answer Keep
all foods covered
