ServSafe Flashcards: Chapter 1 Questions
and Answers
FoodborneAillnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdiseaseAcarriedAorAtransmittedAtoApeopleAbyAfood.
Foodborne-illnessAoutbreakA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAincidentAinAwhichAtwoAorAmoreApeopleAgetAtheAsameAillnessAafterAeatingAtheAsameAfood.
WarrantyAofAsaleA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RulesAstatingAhowAfoodAmustAbeAhandledAinAanAestablishment.
ReasonableACareADefenseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DefenseAagainstAaAfood-
relatedAlawsuitAstatingAthatAanAestablishmentAdidAeverythingAthatAcouldAbeAreasonablyAexp
ectedAtoAensureAthatAtheAfoodAservedAwasAsafe.
PeopleAgroupsAwithAaAhigherAriskAofAgettingAaAfoodborneAillnessA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PreschoolAchildrenAandAInfants
ElderlyA
PeopleAwithAcompromisedAimmuneAsystems
ImmuneAsystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheAbody'sAdefenseAsystemAagainstAillness.
ContaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheApresenceAofAharmfulAsubstancesAinAfood.
TypesAofAFoodAhazardsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Biological
Chemical
Physical
BiologicalAhazardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheAgreatestAthreatAtoAfoodAsafety:AIllness-
causingApathogensAthatAcanAcontaminateAfood.
ChemicalAhazardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ChemicalAsubstancesAthatAcanAcontaminateAfood,AsuchAasAcleaners,Asanitizers,Apolishes,A
machineAlubricants,AandAtoxicAmetalsAthatAleachAfromAcookwareAandAequipment.
PhysicalAhazardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ForeignAobjectsAthatAcanAaccidentallyAgetAintoAfoodAandAcontaminateAit,AsuchAasAhair,Adirt,A
metalAstaples,AandAbrokenAglass,AasAwellAasAnaturally-
occurringAobjects,AsuchAasAbonesAinAfillets.
RiskAfactorsAcausingAfoodborneAillnessesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PurchasingAfoodAfromAunsafeAsources
FailingAtoAcookAfoodAadequately
HoldingAfoodAatAincorrectAtemperatures
UsingAcontaminatedAequipment
PoorApersonalAhygiene
Time-TemperatureAAbuseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllowingAfoodAtoAremainAtooAlongAatAaAtemperatureAfavorableAtoAtheAgrowthAofAfoodborneA
microorganisms.
Cross-contaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OccursAwhenAmicroorganismsAareAtransferredAfromAoneAfoodAsourceAorAsurfaceAtoAanothe
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and Answers
FoodborneAillnessA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAdiseaseAcarriedAorAtransmittedAtoApeopleAbyAfood.
Foodborne-illnessAoutbreakA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAincidentAinAwhichAtwoAorAmoreApeopleAgetAtheAsameAillnessAafterAeatingAtheAsameAfood.
WarrantyAofAsaleA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RulesAstatingAhowAfoodAmustAbeAhandledAinAanAestablishment.
ReasonableACareADefenseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DefenseAagainstAaAfood-
relatedAlawsuitAstatingAthatAanAestablishmentAdidAeverythingAthatAcouldAbeAreasonablyAexp
ectedAtoAensureAthatAtheAfoodAservedAwasAsafe.
PeopleAgroupsAwithAaAhigherAriskAofAgettingAaAfoodborneAillnessA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-PreschoolAchildrenAandAInfants
ElderlyA
PeopleAwithAcompromisedAimmuneAsystems
ImmuneAsystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheAbody'sAdefenseAsystemAagainstAillness.
ContaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheApresenceAofAharmfulAsubstancesAinAfood.
TypesAofAFoodAhazardsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Biological
Chemical
Physical
BiologicalAhazardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheAgreatestAthreatAtoAfoodAsafety:AIllness-
causingApathogensAthatAcanAcontaminateAfood.
ChemicalAhazardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ChemicalAsubstancesAthatAcanAcontaminateAfood,AsuchAasAcleaners,Asanitizers,Apolishes,A
machineAlubricants,AandAtoxicAmetalsAthatAleachAfromAcookwareAandAequipment.
PhysicalAhazardA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ForeignAobjectsAthatAcanAaccidentallyAgetAintoAfoodAandAcontaminateAit,AsuchAasAhair,Adirt,A
metalAstaples,AandAbrokenAglass,AasAwellAasAnaturally-
occurringAobjects,AsuchAasAbonesAinAfillets.
RiskAfactorsAcausingAfoodborneAillnessesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PurchasingAfoodAfromAunsafeAsources
FailingAtoAcookAfoodAadequately
HoldingAfoodAatAincorrectAtemperatures
UsingAcontaminatedAequipment
PoorApersonalAhygiene
Time-TemperatureAAbuseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AllowingAfoodAtoAremainAtooAlongAatAaAtemperatureAfavorableAtoAtheAgrowthAofAfoodborneA
microorganisms.
Cross-contaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OccursAwhenAmicroorganismsAareAtransferredAfromAoneAfoodAsourceAorAsurfaceAtoAanothe
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