Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Chapter 1: Providing Safe Food - CORRECT ANSWER --
An illness is an outbreak when - CORRECT ANSWER - two or more people have the same
symptoms and ate the same food
an investigation by state and local regulators
confirmed in a lab
3 Ways to contaminate food - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological, chemical, physical
5 ways food becomes unsafe - CORRECT ANSWER - Time temperature abuse
Cross contamination
Personal hygiene
Poor cleaning and sanitizing
Buying from unapproved sources
TCS (time & temp controlled) Foods - CORRECT ANSWER - Milk & Dairy, eggs, meat,
poultry, fish, shellfish & crustaceans, baked potatoes, heat treated plant food, tofu & soy
proteins, sprouts & sprout seeds, slices melons, tomatoes, cut leafy greens, untreated garlic and
oil mixtures
RTE - CORRECT ANSWER - ready to eat
FDA - CORRECT ANSWER - Inspects all food the USDA doesnt, cross state lines, published
food code
USDA - CORRECT ANSWER - Inspects meat, poultry, and eggs. crosses state boundaries
, CDC - CORRECT ANSWER - do not inspect, only research outbreaks
State and local regulatory authorities - CORRECT ANSWER - ie health dept
inspects and enforces locally
investigates complaints
issues licenses, permits, and approves HACCP
CHAPTER 2: Forms of Contamination - CORRECT ANSWER --
Common symptoms of foodborne illness - CORRECT ANSWER - Diarrhea, vomiting, fever,
nausea, abdominal cramps,
Salmonella typhi - CORRECT ANSWER - in bloodstream & intestines
from RTE foods
Wash hands & cook to temp to kill
Salmonella - CORRECT ANSWER - Farm animals
Produce
No cross-contamination & cook to temp
Shigella - CORRECT ANSWER - Flies and water contaminated by animals
wash hands
causes diarrhea
E. coli - CORRECT ANSWER - Ground Beef, Contam produce
cook to tmps
use approved supplies