ServSafe Food Safety Manager Exam:
7th Edition Study Guide Solutions
foodborne illness (fbi) - ANSWER✔✔-a disease transmitted to people by
food
foodborne illness outbreak - ANSWER✔✔-when 2 or more people have the
same symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food - ANSWER✔✔-food that needs time and temperature control for
safety
ready to eat food - ANSWER✔✔-food that can be eaten without further
preparation, washing or cooking EX deli-meats, washed fruits and veggies,
bakery items, and sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants - ANSWER✔✔-biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes - ANSWER✔✔-purchasing food
from unsafe sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at
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,incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor
personal hygiene
Practices related to foodborne illness - ANSWER✔✔-Time Temperature
Abuse, Cross Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning
and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse - ANSWER✔✔-when food stays too long at
temperatures that are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination - ANSWER✔✔-when pathogens are transferred from
one surface or food to another
TCS Foods list - ANSWER✔✔-*milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
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, * heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses - ANSWER✔✔-elderly
people, pre-school aged children, and people with compromised immune
systems
State and local health departments - ANSWER✔✔-writes the code that
regulates retail and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS) -
ANSWER✔✔-Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness
outbreaks. Also, inspects retail and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - ANSWER✔✔-Inspects
meat, poultry, and eggs
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7th Edition Study Guide Solutions
foodborne illness (fbi) - ANSWER✔✔-a disease transmitted to people by
food
foodborne illness outbreak - ANSWER✔✔-when 2 or more people have the
same symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food - ANSWER✔✔-food that needs time and temperature control for
safety
ready to eat food - ANSWER✔✔-food that can be eaten without further
preparation, washing or cooking EX deli-meats, washed fruits and veggies,
bakery items, and sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants - ANSWER✔✔-biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes - ANSWER✔✔-purchasing food
from unsafe sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at
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,incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor
personal hygiene
Practices related to foodborne illness - ANSWER✔✔-Time Temperature
Abuse, Cross Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning
and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse - ANSWER✔✔-when food stays too long at
temperatures that are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination - ANSWER✔✔-when pathogens are transferred from
one surface or food to another
TCS Foods list - ANSWER✔✔-*milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
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, * heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses - ANSWER✔✔-elderly
people, pre-school aged children, and people with compromised immune
systems
State and local health departments - ANSWER✔✔-writes the code that
regulates retail and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS) -
ANSWER✔✔-Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness
outbreaks. Also, inspects retail and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - ANSWER✔✔-Inspects
meat, poultry, and eggs
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