ServSafe Practice Test - 2025—2026
Questions and Answers
GarbageAcontainersAusedAbyAaAbusinessAshouldAbeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
waterproof,AeasyAtoAclean,Aleak-proof,AandAdurable
AAcontainerAofAchickenAsaladAisAheldAatA41°AwithAaAprepAdateAofADecemberA17th.AOnA
DecemberA23rd,AtheAchickenAsaladAshouldAbeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-discarded
WhichAfoodAitemsAprovideAanAidealAenvironmentAforApathogenAgrowthA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-uncookedArice
WhichAofAtheseAisAcreatedAtoAidentifyAfoodAsafetyArisksAthroughoutAtheAflowAofAfoodA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-HazardAAnalysisACriticalAControlAPoint
WhatAisAtheAcorrectAtemperatureAofAtheAthree-compartmentAsink?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-110°
TheAbestAlocationAforAchemicalAdetergentsAandAsanitizersAtoAbeAstoredAisA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-inAaAstorageAareaAnextAtoAsingle-serviceAitems
WhenAcookingASalmon,AitAmustAreachAwhichAminimumAinternalAtemperatureAforA15Asecon
dsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-145°
WhichAorganizationAcertifiesAandAorAclassifiesAequipmentAforAfoodApreparationAandAsanitat
ionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-anAANSIAaccreditedAcertificationAprogram
WhichAfoodborneAillnessAisAusuallyAcausedAbyAincorrectlyAcannedAfood?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Botulism
ApartAfromAensuringAthatAdeliAmeatsAareAstoredAatAaAsafeAcold-
holdingAtemperature,AanotherAfoodAsafetyAmeasureAinvolvesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
dateAmarkingAfoodsAwithAaAmaximumAofAsevenAdaysonceAopenAorAprepared
WhatAhappensAwhenAnon-potableAwaterAcontaminatesAdrinkableAwater?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-cross-connection
WhatAisAtheAfinalAstepAinAtheAprocessAofAcleaningAandAsanitizingAstationaryAequipment?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-sanitizeAandAallowAtheAsurfacesAandApartsAtoAairAdry
TheAminimumArequiredAtemperatureAforAtheAfinalAhotAwaterAsanitizingArinseAinAaAstationaryA
rackAsingleAtemperatureAmachineAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-180°
WhatAisAtheAmeaningAofAtheAacronymAFATTOM?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ConditionsAthatAfavorAtheAgrowthAofAmostAfoodborneApathogens
WhatAareAtheAtwoAitemsAthatAcanAbeAobtainedAatAaAtemperatureAofA45°A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ShellAeggsAandAliveAclaims
WhenAaAfoodAhandlerAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAhepatitisAAAbutAisAnotAdisplayingAanyAsym
ptomsAofAillness,AtheAmanagerAmustA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
excludeAtheAfoodAhandlerAfromAtheAoperationAandAnotifyAtheAregulatoryAauthority
AfterAverifyingAtheAinternalAtemperatureAofAaAfood,AaAfoodAemployeeAneglectedAtoAperformA
whichAstepAwhenAtheyAdirectlyAreturnedAtheAthermometerAcaseAsleeve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CleanAandAsanitizeAtheAprobeAbeforeAplacingAitAbackAintoAtheAthermometerAsleeve
, WhichAitemAisAconsideredAtoAbeAinAviolationAofAtheAguidelinesAoutlinedAinAtheAFDAAFoodAC
ode?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RawAchickenAstoredAbelowAlunchAmeatAinAtheAwalk-
inAcooler
WhatAtypeAofAcontaminationAisAconsideredAwhenAmetalAshavingsAareAfoundAinAaAcanAofAto
matoes?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Physical
WhatAisAtheAmostAaccurateAdescriptionAofAtheAappropriateAproceduresAforAmanuallyAcleani
ngAandAsanitizingAutensilsAandAfood-
contactAsurfacesAofAequipmentAinAretailAfoodAestablishments?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Pre-flushAorApre-scrape,Awash,Arinse,Asanitize,AandAairAdry
WhenApracticingAproperAhandwashing,AwhichAadditionalAbodyApartAmustAalsoAbeAcleaned?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ExposedApartsAofAforearms
WhatAisAtheAobjectiveAofAusingAaAdetergent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
removeAfoodAandAgrease
InAtheAoccurrenceAofAaAspecificAevent,AitAisAnecessaryAtoApromptlyAcloseAtheAoperationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rodentAinfestation
WhatAhasAtranspiredAwhenAaAcookAemploysAoneAsetAofAtongsAtoAflipAfishAbeforeAflippingAste
ak?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Cross-contact
GroundAbeefAthatAhasAbeenAcookedAthoroughlyAneedsAtoAbeAstoredA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aboveAallArawAmeat
AtAwhatAtimeAshouldAhandAantisepticsAbeAutilized?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AfterAhandwashing
TheAtermAusedAtoAdescribeAtheAsituationAwhenAtheAwaterAsupplyApressureAfallsAbelowAthatA
ofAtheAcontaminatedAsupplyAisAcalledA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-backsiphonage
WhatAisAtheAlowestApermissibleAtemperatureAforAtheAhandAsinksA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-100°
FoodAitemsAdisplayedAonAaAsaladAbarAshouldAbeAlabeledAwithArespectiveAfood'sA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-commonAname
TheAmanagerAmustAtakeAnecessaryAstepsAwhenAaAfoodAhandlerAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwith
AhepatitisAAAbutAisAnotAdisplayingAanyAsymptomsAofAillness.AWhatAisAtheAnecessaryAstepA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
excludeAtheAfoodAhandlerAfromAtheAoperationAandAnotifyAtheAregulatoryAauthority
OnADecemberA17th,AaAfoodAhandlerApreparesAandAappropriatelyAcools,Alabels,AandAstoresA
hamAinAtheAcooler.ATheAfollowingAday,AanotherAfoodAhandlerAutilizesAtheAhamAtoAmakeAha
mAsalad.ATheAhamAsaladAneedsAtoAbeAconsumedAorAdisposedAofAbyADecember.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-23rd
TheAPersonAinAChargeA(PIC)AdiscoversAthatAsoupAonAaAsteamAtableAisAatAaAtemperatureAofA
119°FA(48°C).ATheAsoupAhadAbeenAcookedAtoA175°FA(79°C)AtwoAhoursApriorAtoAbeingAplac
edAonAtheAsteamAtable.AWhatAactionsAshouldAtheAPICAtake?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DiscardAtheAsoupAimmediately.
WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAisAutilizedAtoAidentifyApotentialAfoodAsafetyAhazardsAacrossAtheA
entireAfoodAhandlingAprocess?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
HazardAAnalysisACriticalAControlAPoint
WhatAisAtheAmostAappropriateAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAPersonAinAChargeA(PIC)AtoAtakeAwh
enAtheyAreceiveAnotificationAofAaAfoodAitemArecall?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SeparateArecalledAfoodAfromAotherAfoodAandAequipment.
Questions and Answers
GarbageAcontainersAusedAbyAaAbusinessAshouldAbeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
waterproof,AeasyAtoAclean,Aleak-proof,AandAdurable
AAcontainerAofAchickenAsaladAisAheldAatA41°AwithAaAprepAdateAofADecemberA17th.AOnA
DecemberA23rd,AtheAchickenAsaladAshouldAbeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-discarded
WhichAfoodAitemsAprovideAanAidealAenvironmentAforApathogenAgrowthA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-uncookedArice
WhichAofAtheseAisAcreatedAtoAidentifyAfoodAsafetyArisksAthroughoutAtheAflowAofAfoodA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-HazardAAnalysisACriticalAControlAPoint
WhatAisAtheAcorrectAtemperatureAofAtheAthree-compartmentAsink?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-110°
TheAbestAlocationAforAchemicalAdetergentsAandAsanitizersAtoAbeAstoredAisA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-inAaAstorageAareaAnextAtoAsingle-serviceAitems
WhenAcookingASalmon,AitAmustAreachAwhichAminimumAinternalAtemperatureAforA15Asecon
dsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-145°
WhichAorganizationAcertifiesAandAorAclassifiesAequipmentAforAfoodApreparationAandAsanitat
ionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-anAANSIAaccreditedAcertificationAprogram
WhichAfoodborneAillnessAisAusuallyAcausedAbyAincorrectlyAcannedAfood?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Botulism
ApartAfromAensuringAthatAdeliAmeatsAareAstoredAatAaAsafeAcold-
holdingAtemperature,AanotherAfoodAsafetyAmeasureAinvolvesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
dateAmarkingAfoodsAwithAaAmaximumAofAsevenAdaysonceAopenAorAprepared
WhatAhappensAwhenAnon-potableAwaterAcontaminatesAdrinkableAwater?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-cross-connection
WhatAisAtheAfinalAstepAinAtheAprocessAofAcleaningAandAsanitizingAstationaryAequipment?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-sanitizeAandAallowAtheAsurfacesAandApartsAtoAairAdry
TheAminimumArequiredAtemperatureAforAtheAfinalAhotAwaterAsanitizingArinseAinAaAstationaryA
rackAsingleAtemperatureAmachineAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-180°
WhatAisAtheAmeaningAofAtheAacronymAFATTOM?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ConditionsAthatAfavorAtheAgrowthAofAmostAfoodborneApathogens
WhatAareAtheAtwoAitemsAthatAcanAbeAobtainedAatAaAtemperatureAofA45°A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ShellAeggsAandAliveAclaims
WhenAaAfoodAhandlerAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAhepatitisAAAbutAisAnotAdisplayingAanyAsym
ptomsAofAillness,AtheAmanagerAmustA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
excludeAtheAfoodAhandlerAfromAtheAoperationAandAnotifyAtheAregulatoryAauthority
AfterAverifyingAtheAinternalAtemperatureAofAaAfood,AaAfoodAemployeeAneglectedAtoAperformA
whichAstepAwhenAtheyAdirectlyAreturnedAtheAthermometerAcaseAsleeve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CleanAandAsanitizeAtheAprobeAbeforeAplacingAitAbackAintoAtheAthermometerAsleeve
, WhichAitemAisAconsideredAtoAbeAinAviolationAofAtheAguidelinesAoutlinedAinAtheAFDAAFoodAC
ode?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RawAchickenAstoredAbelowAlunchAmeatAinAtheAwalk-
inAcooler
WhatAtypeAofAcontaminationAisAconsideredAwhenAmetalAshavingsAareAfoundAinAaAcanAofAto
matoes?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Physical
WhatAisAtheAmostAaccurateAdescriptionAofAtheAappropriateAproceduresAforAmanuallyAcleani
ngAandAsanitizingAutensilsAandAfood-
contactAsurfacesAofAequipmentAinAretailAfoodAestablishments?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Pre-flushAorApre-scrape,Awash,Arinse,Asanitize,AandAairAdry
WhenApracticingAproperAhandwashing,AwhichAadditionalAbodyApartAmustAalsoAbeAcleaned?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ExposedApartsAofAforearms
WhatAisAtheAobjectiveAofAusingAaAdetergent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
removeAfoodAandAgrease
InAtheAoccurrenceAofAaAspecificAevent,AitAisAnecessaryAtoApromptlyAcloseAtheAoperationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rodentAinfestation
WhatAhasAtranspiredAwhenAaAcookAemploysAoneAsetAofAtongsAtoAflipAfishAbeforeAflippingAste
ak?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Cross-contact
GroundAbeefAthatAhasAbeenAcookedAthoroughlyAneedsAtoAbeAstoredA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aboveAallArawAmeat
AtAwhatAtimeAshouldAhandAantisepticsAbeAutilized?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AfterAhandwashing
TheAtermAusedAtoAdescribeAtheAsituationAwhenAtheAwaterAsupplyApressureAfallsAbelowAthatA
ofAtheAcontaminatedAsupplyAisAcalledA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-backsiphonage
WhatAisAtheAlowestApermissibleAtemperatureAforAtheAhandAsinksA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-100°
FoodAitemsAdisplayedAonAaAsaladAbarAshouldAbeAlabeledAwithArespectiveAfood'sA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-commonAname
TheAmanagerAmustAtakeAnecessaryAstepsAwhenAaAfoodAhandlerAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwith
AhepatitisAAAbutAisAnotAdisplayingAanyAsymptomsAofAillness.AWhatAisAtheAnecessaryAstepA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
excludeAtheAfoodAhandlerAfromAtheAoperationAandAnotifyAtheAregulatoryAauthority
OnADecemberA17th,AaAfoodAhandlerApreparesAandAappropriatelyAcools,Alabels,AandAstoresA
hamAinAtheAcooler.ATheAfollowingAday,AanotherAfoodAhandlerAutilizesAtheAhamAtoAmakeAha
mAsalad.ATheAhamAsaladAneedsAtoAbeAconsumedAorAdisposedAofAbyADecember.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-23rd
TheAPersonAinAChargeA(PIC)AdiscoversAthatAsoupAonAaAsteamAtableAisAatAaAtemperatureAofA
119°FA(48°C).ATheAsoupAhadAbeenAcookedAtoA175°FA(79°C)AtwoAhoursApriorAtoAbeingAplac
edAonAtheAsteamAtable.AWhatAactionsAshouldAtheAPICAtake?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DiscardAtheAsoupAimmediately.
WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAisAutilizedAtoAidentifyApotentialAfoodAsafetyAhazardsAacrossAtheA
entireAfoodAhandlingAprocess?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
HazardAAnalysisACriticalAControlAPoint
WhatAisAtheAmostAappropriateAcourseAofAactionAforAtheAPersonAinAChargeA(PIC)AtoAtakeAwh
enAtheyAreceiveAnotificationAofAaAfoodAitemArecall?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SeparateArecalledAfoodAfromAotherAfoodAandAequipment.