TEXAS FOOD HANDLERS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔165 degrees F for 15 seconds. - ✔✔In order to be properly cooked for safe eating
poultry (chicken & turkey) and ground poultry must be heated to _________ for
_______________.
✔✔chemicals - ✔✔Washing uses soap and water while sanitizing uses ____________
to kill germs.
✔✔monitored - ✔✔If you have a mechanical dishwasher you need to know that the
dishes are reaching correct temperature for sanitation. So temperature gauges and
sanitizer levels must be ________________.
✔✔cold food - ✔✔Use a thermometer when you are working with food, cover pans and
stir food often to distribute heat evenly and remember to never mix ______________
with cooked foods.
✔✔cross contamination - ✔✔The spread of contaminants from one food or surface to
another.
✔✔Sanitize - ✔✔When cleaning and sanitizing dishes in a 3 compartment sink your
third sink will be to...
✔✔gloves - ✔✔What should a food handler wear if they have nail polish or artificial
nails?
✔✔155 degrees F for 15 seconds - ✔✔In order to properly cook ground meats and
flaked meats safe for consumption they must be heated to a minimal internal
temperature of _____________ for ___________.
✔✔41 degrees F - ✔✔TCS foods should be kept cold during their journey to your
establishment at a temperature of ________ or below.
✔✔Same as any other food - ✔✔Contaminated food often looks, tastes and smells the
same as _______________.
✔✔plain band style ring - ✔✔This is one acceptable piece of jewelry that a food worker
can wear under a glove when preparing food.
✔✔probe thermometer - ✔✔This is the device you use to ensure that you have cooked
an item to the correct internal minimum temperature.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔165 degrees F for 15 seconds. - ✔✔In order to be properly cooked for safe eating
poultry (chicken & turkey) and ground poultry must be heated to _________ for
_______________.
✔✔chemicals - ✔✔Washing uses soap and water while sanitizing uses ____________
to kill germs.
✔✔monitored - ✔✔If you have a mechanical dishwasher you need to know that the
dishes are reaching correct temperature for sanitation. So temperature gauges and
sanitizer levels must be ________________.
✔✔cold food - ✔✔Use a thermometer when you are working with food, cover pans and
stir food often to distribute heat evenly and remember to never mix ______________
with cooked foods.
✔✔cross contamination - ✔✔The spread of contaminants from one food or surface to
another.
✔✔Sanitize - ✔✔When cleaning and sanitizing dishes in a 3 compartment sink your
third sink will be to...
✔✔gloves - ✔✔What should a food handler wear if they have nail polish or artificial
nails?
✔✔155 degrees F for 15 seconds - ✔✔In order to properly cook ground meats and
flaked meats safe for consumption they must be heated to a minimal internal
temperature of _____________ for ___________.
✔✔41 degrees F - ✔✔TCS foods should be kept cold during their journey to your
establishment at a temperature of ________ or below.
✔✔Same as any other food - ✔✔Contaminated food often looks, tastes and smells the
same as _______________.
✔✔plain band style ring - ✔✔This is one acceptable piece of jewelry that a food worker
can wear under a glove when preparing food.
✔✔probe thermometer - ✔✔This is the device you use to ensure that you have cooked
an item to the correct internal minimum temperature.
