ServSafe Practice 80 Questions with
Correct Answers
Which food has been associated with Salmonella Typhi? - ANSWER✔✔-Beverages
What symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from the operation? - ANSWER✔✔-
Jaundice
What is an example of physical contamination? - ANSWER✔✔-bones in fish
What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness? - ANSWER✔✔-
Excluding staff with vomiting from the operation
What condition promotes the growth of bacteria? - ANSWER✔✔-Food held between 70 F and
125F
Parasites are commonly associated with what food? - ANSWER✔✔-Wild game
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness? -
ANSWER✔✔-Purchasing food from approved reputable suppliers
How should chemicals be stored? - ANSWER✔✔-away from prep areas
What does the L stand for in the FDA's ALERT tool? - ANSWER✔✔-LOOK
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, What practice can help prevent allergic reactions? - ANSWER✔✔-Telling customers how an item is
prepared
What symptom can indicate that a customer is having an allergic reaction? - ANSWER✔✔-
Wheezing or shortness of breath
Where should a food handler wash his or her hands after prepping food? - ANSWER✔✔-
Designated sink for handwashing
When should a food handler with a sore throat and fever be excluded from the operation? -
ANSWER✔✔-When the customers served are a primarily high risk population.
A food handler comes to work with diarrhea. What should the manager tell the food handler to do?
- ANSWER✔✔-Go home
What should the food handler do to make gloves easier to put on? - ANSWER✔✔-select the
correct size gloves
When can a food handler diagnosed with jaundice return to work? - ANSWER✔✔-When approved
by the regulatory authority
What item is a potential physical contaminant? - ANSWER✔✔-jewelry
What is the purpose of hand antiseptic? - ANSWER✔✔-Lower the number of pathogens on the
skin
single use gloves are not required when? - ANSWER✔✔-washing produce
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Correct Answers
Which food has been associated with Salmonella Typhi? - ANSWER✔✔-Beverages
What symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from the operation? - ANSWER✔✔-
Jaundice
What is an example of physical contamination? - ANSWER✔✔-bones in fish
What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness? - ANSWER✔✔-
Excluding staff with vomiting from the operation
What condition promotes the growth of bacteria? - ANSWER✔✔-Food held between 70 F and
125F
Parasites are commonly associated with what food? - ANSWER✔✔-Wild game
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness? -
ANSWER✔✔-Purchasing food from approved reputable suppliers
How should chemicals be stored? - ANSWER✔✔-away from prep areas
What does the L stand for in the FDA's ALERT tool? - ANSWER✔✔-LOOK
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, What practice can help prevent allergic reactions? - ANSWER✔✔-Telling customers how an item is
prepared
What symptom can indicate that a customer is having an allergic reaction? - ANSWER✔✔-
Wheezing or shortness of breath
Where should a food handler wash his or her hands after prepping food? - ANSWER✔✔-
Designated sink for handwashing
When should a food handler with a sore throat and fever be excluded from the operation? -
ANSWER✔✔-When the customers served are a primarily high risk population.
A food handler comes to work with diarrhea. What should the manager tell the food handler to do?
- ANSWER✔✔-Go home
What should the food handler do to make gloves easier to put on? - ANSWER✔✔-select the
correct size gloves
When can a food handler diagnosed with jaundice return to work? - ANSWER✔✔-When approved
by the regulatory authority
What item is a potential physical contaminant? - ANSWER✔✔-jewelry
What is the purpose of hand antiseptic? - ANSWER✔✔-Lower the number of pathogens on the
skin
single use gloves are not required when? - ANSWER✔✔-washing produce
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