Servsafe Food Manager Exam/ All Actual Exam Practice Qu
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foodbornegillnessg-gANSWERg-gagdiseasegtransmittedgtogpeoplegbygfood
Angillnessgisgconsideredgangoutbreakgwhen...g-gANSWERg-
g•gatleastg2gpeopleghavegthegsamegsymptomsgaftergeatinggthegsamegfood
• anginvestigationgisgconductedgbygstategandglocalgregulatorygauthorities
• outbreakgisgconfirmedgbygaglabratoryganalysis
Whatgisgthegfirstgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengit
comesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
g•gTimeg(pressuregtogworkgquickygcangmakegitghardgtogtakegthegtimegtogfollowgfoodgsafetygpractices)
Whatgisgthegsecondgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gLanguagegandgCultureg(Yourgstafgfgmaygspeakgagdifferentglanguagegthangyougdo.gThisgcangmakegitgdifficult
gtogcommunicate.gCulturalgdifferencesgcangalsoginfluenceghowgfoodghandlersgviewgfoodgsafety.
Whatgisgthegthirdgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengit
comesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gLiteracygandgEducationg(Staffgoftenghavegdifferentglevelsgofgeducation.gThisgmakesgitgmoregchallengingg
togteachgthemgfoodgsafety.
Whatgisgthegfourthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gPathogensg(Illness-
causinggmicroorganismsgaregmoregfrequentlygfoundgongtypesgofgfoodgthatgoncegweregconsideredgsafe.)
Whatgisgthegfifthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gUnapprovedgsuppliersg(gFoodgthatgisgrecievedgfromgsuppliersgthatgaregnotgpracticinggfoodgsafetygcangca
usegagfoodborne-illnessgoutbreak.)
pg.g1
,Whatgisgthegsixthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafety?g-gANSWERg-gHigh-
riskgcustomersg(thegnumbergofgcustomersgatghighgriskgforggettinggagfoodbornegillnessgisgincreasing.gAngex
amplegofgthisgisgtheggrowinggelderlygpopulation.)
Whatgisgthegseventhgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafety?g-gANSWERg-
gStaffgturnoverg(traininggnewgstaffgleavesglessgtimegforgfoodgsafetygtraining)
Whatgisgthegcostgofgfoodbornegillnesses?g-gANSWERg-
gOnegoutbreakgcangcostgangoperationgthousandsgofgdollars,gandgitgcangresultgingclosure.
Whatgaregthegcostsgofgfoodbornegillnessesgtogangoperation?g-gANSWERg-g•lossgofgcustomersgandgsales
•lossgofgreputation
•negativegmediagexposure
•loweredg staffg morale
•lawsuitsgandglegalgfees
•stafgfgmissinggwork
•increasedginsurancegpremiums
•staffg retraining
Whatgaregthegcostgofgfoodbornegillnessesgtogthegvictim?g-gANSWERg-g•lostgwork
•medicalgcostsgandglong-termgdisablity
•death
Whatgisgunsafegfoodgusuallygthegresultgof?g-gANSWERg-
gcontaminationg(thegpresencegofgharmfulgsubstancesgingfood)
whatgisgagwaygtogpreventgfoodbornegillnesses?g-gANSWERg-
grecognizegthegcontaminantsgthatgcangmakegfoodgunsafeg(pathogens,gchemicals,gphysicalgobjects,gandg
certaingunsafegpracticesgingyourgoperation)
Howgmanygcategoriesgaregcontaminantsgdividedginto?g-gANSWERg-g3
pg.g2
,Whatgisgthegfirstgcategorygofgcontaminantsg-gANSWERg-
gBiologicalg(Pathogensgaregtheggreatestgthreatgtogfoodgsafety.gTheygincludegcertaingviruses,gparasites,gf
ungi,gandgbacteria.gSomegplants,gmushrooms,gandgseafoodgthatgcarrygharmfulgtoxinsg(poisons)garegalsog
includedgimgthisggroup.)gThisgcategorygisgresponsiblegforgmostgfoodbornegillnesses.
Whatgisgthegsecondgcategorygofgcontaminants?g-gANSWERg-
gChemicalg(Foodservicegchemicalsgcangcontaminategfoodgifgtheygaregusedgincorrectly.gChemicalgcontami
natesgmaygincludegcleaners,gsanitizers,gandgpolishes.)
Whatgisgthegthirdgcategorygofgcontaminants?g-gANSWERg-
gPhysicalg(Foreigngobjectsgsuchgasgmetalgshavings,gstaples,gandgbandagesgcanggetgintogthegfood.gSogcang
glass,gdirt,gandgevengbaggties.gNaturallygoccuringgobjects,gsuchgasgfishgbonesgingfillets,gareganothergexa
mple.)
Whatgaregthegfivegmostgcommomgfood-
handlinggmistakes,gorgriskgfactors,gthatgcangcausegagfoodbornegillness?g-gANSWERg-
g•Purchasinggfoodgfromgunsafegsources
•Failinggtogcookgfoodgcorrectly
•Holdinggfoodgatgincorrectgtemperatures
•Usinggcontaminatedgequipment
•Practicinggpoorgpersonalghygiene
Whatgisgthegfirstgofgthegfourgmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-gANSWER
-gTime-temperaturegabuseg(Foodghasgbeengtime-temperaturegabusedgwhengitghasgstayedgtooglonggat
temperaturesgthatgareggoodgforgtheggrowthgofgpathogensgwhichgcangresultgingfoodbornegillnesses.gThisgangh
appengingmanygwaysgsuchgas:
• foodgisgnotgheldgorgstoredgatgthegcorrectgtemperatures
• foodgisgnotgcookedgorgreheatedgenoughgtogkillgpathogens
•foodgisgnotgcooledgcorrectly)
Whatgisgthegsecondgofgthegfourgmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-
gANSWERg-gCross-
Contaminationg(gThisgisgwhengpathogensgcangbegtransferredgfromgonegsurfacegtoganother.gItgcangcause
gagfoodbornegillnessgingmanygwaysgsuchgas:
• contaminatedgingredientsgaregaddedgtogfoodgthatgrecievesgnogfurthergcooking
•Ready-to-eatgfoodgtouchesgcontaminatedgsurfaces
pg.g3
, •Contaminatedgfoodgtouchesgorgdripsgfluidsgontogcookedgorgready-to-eatgfood
• Agfoodghandlergtouchesgcontaminatedgfoodgandgthengtouchesgready-to-eatgfood
•contaminatedgcleaninggclothsgtouchgfood-contactgsurfaces)
Whatgisgthegthirdgofgtheg4gmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-
gANSWERg-
gPoorgPersonalgHygieneg(gActionsgthatgfoodghandlersgdogthatgcausegfoodbornegillnessesginclude:
• failgtogwashgtheirghandsgcorrectlygaftergusinggthegrestroom
•coughgorgsneezegongfood
•touchgorgscratchgwoundsgandgthengtouchgfood
•workgwhilegsick)
Whatgisgthegfourthgofgtheg4gmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-gANSWER
-
gPoorgcleaninggandgsanitizingg(pathogensgcangbegspreadgtogfoodgifgequipmentghasgnotgbeengcleanedgandgsa
nitizedgcorrectlygbetweenguses.gThisgcanghappengingthegfollowinggway:
•equipmentgandgutensilsgaregnotgwashed,grinsed,gandgsanitizedgbetweenguses
•Food-contactgsurfacesgaregwipedgcleangrathergthangbeinggwashed,grinsed,gandgsanitized
•Wipinggclothsgaregnotgstoredgingagsanitizergsolutiongbetweenguses
•Sanitizinggsolutionsgaregnotgatgthegrequiredglevelgtogsanitizegobjects
WhatgisgTCSgfood?g-gANSWERg-gfoodgrequiringgtimegandgtemperaturegcontrolgtoglimitggrowthgofgpathogens
WhatgfoodsgaregcategorizedgasgTCSgfood?g-gANSWERg-g•milkgandgdairygproducts
•shellgeggsg(exceptgthosegtreatedgtogeliminategnontyphoidalgSalmonella)
•Meat:gbeaf,gpork,gandglamb
•poultry
•fish
•shellfishgandgcrustaceans
•bakedgpotatoes
•heat-treatedgplantgfood,gsuchgasgcookedgrice,gbeans,gandgvegetables
•tofugorgothergsoygprotein
pg.g4
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estions with Correct Answers/ Updated 2024-2025
g g g g g
foodbornegillnessg-gANSWERg-gagdiseasegtransmittedgtogpeoplegbygfood
Angillnessgisgconsideredgangoutbreakgwhen...g-gANSWERg-
g•gatleastg2gpeopleghavegthegsamegsymptomsgaftergeatinggthegsamegfood
• anginvestigationgisgconductedgbygstategandglocalgregulatorygauthorities
• outbreakgisgconfirmedgbygaglabratoryganalysis
Whatgisgthegfirstgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengit
comesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
g•gTimeg(pressuregtogworkgquickygcangmakegitghardgtogtakegthegtimegtogfollowgfoodgsafetygpractices)
Whatgisgthegsecondgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gLanguagegandgCultureg(Yourgstafgfgmaygspeakgagdifferentglanguagegthangyougdo.gThisgcangmakegitgdifficult
gtogcommunicate.gCulturalgdifferencesgcangalsoginfluenceghowgfoodghandlersgviewgfoodgsafety.
Whatgisgthegthirdgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengit
comesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gLiteracygandgEducationg(Staffgoftenghavegdifferentglevelsgofgeducation.gThisgmakesgitgmoregchallengingg
togteachgthemgfoodgsafety.
Whatgisgthegfourthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gPathogensg(Illness-
causinggmicroorganismsgaregmoregfrequentlygfoundgongtypesgofgfoodgthatgoncegweregconsideredgsafe.)
Whatgisgthegfifthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gUnapprovedgsuppliersg(gFoodgthatgisgrecievedgfromgsuppliersgthatgaregnotgpracticinggfoodgsafetygcangca
usegagfoodborne-illnessgoutbreak.)
pg.g1
,Whatgisgthegsixthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafety?g-gANSWERg-gHigh-
riskgcustomersg(thegnumbergofgcustomersgatghighgriskgforggettinggagfoodbornegillnessgisgincreasing.gAngex
amplegofgthisgisgtheggrowinggelderlygpopulation.)
Whatgisgthegseventhgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafety?g-gANSWERg-
gStaffgturnoverg(traininggnewgstaffgleavesglessgtimegforgfoodgsafetygtraining)
Whatgisgthegcostgofgfoodbornegillnesses?g-gANSWERg-
gOnegoutbreakgcangcostgangoperationgthousandsgofgdollars,gandgitgcangresultgingclosure.
Whatgaregthegcostsgofgfoodbornegillnessesgtogangoperation?g-gANSWERg-g•lossgofgcustomersgandgsales
•lossgofgreputation
•negativegmediagexposure
•loweredg staffg morale
•lawsuitsgandglegalgfees
•stafgfgmissinggwork
•increasedginsurancegpremiums
•staffg retraining
Whatgaregthegcostgofgfoodbornegillnessesgtogthegvictim?g-gANSWERg-g•lostgwork
•medicalgcostsgandglong-termgdisablity
•death
Whatgisgunsafegfoodgusuallygthegresultgof?g-gANSWERg-
gcontaminationg(thegpresencegofgharmfulgsubstancesgingfood)
whatgisgagwaygtogpreventgfoodbornegillnesses?g-gANSWERg-
grecognizegthegcontaminantsgthatgcangmakegfoodgunsafeg(pathogens,gchemicals,gphysicalgobjects,gandg
certaingunsafegpracticesgingyourgoperation)
Howgmanygcategoriesgaregcontaminantsgdividedginto?g-gANSWERg-g3
pg.g2
,Whatgisgthegfirstgcategorygofgcontaminantsg-gANSWERg-
gBiologicalg(Pathogensgaregtheggreatestgthreatgtogfoodgsafety.gTheygincludegcertaingviruses,gparasites,gf
ungi,gandgbacteria.gSomegplants,gmushrooms,gandgseafoodgthatgcarrygharmfulgtoxinsg(poisons)garegalsog
includedgimgthisggroup.)gThisgcategorygisgresponsiblegforgmostgfoodbornegillnesses.
Whatgisgthegsecondgcategorygofgcontaminants?g-gANSWERg-
gChemicalg(Foodservicegchemicalsgcangcontaminategfoodgifgtheygaregusedgincorrectly.gChemicalgcontami
natesgmaygincludegcleaners,gsanitizers,gandgpolishes.)
Whatgisgthegthirdgcategorygofgcontaminants?g-gANSWERg-
gPhysicalg(Foreigngobjectsgsuchgasgmetalgshavings,gstaples,gandgbandagesgcanggetgintogthegfood.gSogcang
glass,gdirt,gandgevengbaggties.gNaturallygoccuringgobjects,gsuchgasgfishgbonesgingfillets,gareganothergexa
mple.)
Whatgaregthegfivegmostgcommomgfood-
handlinggmistakes,gorgriskgfactors,gthatgcangcausegagfoodbornegillness?g-gANSWERg-
g•Purchasinggfoodgfromgunsafegsources
•Failinggtogcookgfoodgcorrectly
•Holdinggfoodgatgincorrectgtemperatures
•Usinggcontaminatedgequipment
•Practicinggpoorgpersonalghygiene
Whatgisgthegfirstgofgthegfourgmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-gANSWER
-gTime-temperaturegabuseg(Foodghasgbeengtime-temperaturegabusedgwhengitghasgstayedgtooglonggat
temperaturesgthatgareggoodgforgtheggrowthgofgpathogensgwhichgcangresultgingfoodbornegillnesses.gThisgangh
appengingmanygwaysgsuchgas:
• foodgisgnotgheldgorgstoredgatgthegcorrectgtemperatures
• foodgisgnotgcookedgorgreheatedgenoughgtogkillgpathogens
•foodgisgnotgcooledgcorrectly)
Whatgisgthegsecondgofgthegfourgmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-
gANSWERg-gCross-
Contaminationg(gThisgisgwhengpathogensgcangbegtransferredgfromgonegsurfacegtoganother.gItgcangcause
gagfoodbornegillnessgingmanygwaysgsuchgas:
• contaminatedgingredientsgaregaddedgtogfoodgthatgrecievesgnogfurthergcooking
•Ready-to-eatgfoodgtouchesgcontaminatedgsurfaces
pg.g3
, •Contaminatedgfoodgtouchesgorgdripsgfluidsgontogcookedgorgready-to-eatgfood
• Agfoodghandlergtouchesgcontaminatedgfoodgandgthengtouchesgready-to-eatgfood
•contaminatedgcleaninggclothsgtouchgfood-contactgsurfaces)
Whatgisgthegthirdgofgtheg4gmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-
gANSWERg-
gPoorgPersonalgHygieneg(gActionsgthatgfoodghandlersgdogthatgcausegfoodbornegillnessesginclude:
• failgtogwashgtheirghandsgcorrectlygaftergusinggthegrestroom
•coughgorgsneezegongfood
•touchgorgscratchgwoundsgandgthengtouchgfood
•workgwhilegsick)
Whatgisgthegfourthgofgtheg4gmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-gANSWER
-
gPoorgcleaninggandgsanitizingg(pathogensgcangbegspreadgtogfoodgifgequipmentghasgnotgbeengcleanedgandgsa
nitizedgcorrectlygbetweenguses.gThisgcanghappengingthegfollowinggway:
•equipmentgandgutensilsgaregnotgwashed,grinsed,gandgsanitizedgbetweenguses
•Food-contactgsurfacesgaregwipedgcleangrathergthangbeinggwashed,grinsed,gandgsanitized
•Wipinggclothsgaregnotgstoredgingagsanitizergsolutiongbetweenguses
•Sanitizinggsolutionsgaregnotgatgthegrequiredglevelgtogsanitizegobjects
WhatgisgTCSgfood?g-gANSWERg-gfoodgrequiringgtimegandgtemperaturegcontrolgtoglimitggrowthgofgpathogens
WhatgfoodsgaregcategorizedgasgTCSgfood?g-gANSWERg-g•milkgandgdairygproducts
•shellgeggsg(exceptgthosegtreatedgtogeliminategnontyphoidalgSalmonella)
•Meat:gbeaf,gpork,gandglamb
•poultry
•fish
•shellfishgandgcrustaceans
•bakedgpotatoes
•heat-treatedgplantgfood,gsuchgasgcookedgrice,gbeans,gandgvegetables
•tofugorgothergsoygprotein
pg.g4
