Food Safety Manager Test - Practice
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which temperature keeps cold food safe?
A. 50°F
B. 45°F
✔✔C. 41°F or lower
D. 60°F
What is the safest internal temperature for reheated leftovers?
A. 145°F
B. 155°F
C. 160°F
✔✔D. 165°F
Which food is most likely to cause botulism if mishandled?
A. Bread
B. Fresh apples
✔✔C. Canned foods
D. Dry beans
When should hands be washed?
1
,A. After touching hair
B. After handling raw meat
C. After using the restroom
✔✔D. All of the above
What is the best way to prevent cross-contamination?
A. Use one cutting board
B. Mix raw and cooked foods
✔✔C. Separate raw and ready-to-eat foods
D. Store foods uncovered
Which thermometer is best for thin foods like burgers?
A. Candy thermometer
✔✔B. Bimetallic stem thermometer
C. Oven gauge
D. Wall thermometer
What should be done if sanitizer solution is cloudy?
A. Add more water
✔✔B. Replace with fresh solution
C. Ignore it
D. Heat it
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,Which illness is linked to rice held at room temperature too long?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Norovirus
✔✔C. Bacillus cereus
D. Listeria
What does “time control” mean in food safety?
A. Cooking slowly
B. Serving quickly
✔✔C. Limiting how long food stays in danger zone
D. Freezing food
Which item must be cleaned and sanitized?
A. Walls
B. Floors
✔✔C. Cutting boards
D. Windows
What is the first sign of food spoilage?
A. Color change
✔✔B. Unusual odor
C. Loud sound
D. Extra heat
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, Which group is most at risk for foodborne illness?
A. Teenagers
✔✔B. Elderly people
C. Athletes
D. Office workers
What should be done with food prepared by a sick employee?
A. Serve quickly
B. Reheat it
✔✔C. Discard it
D. Freeze it
Which pest control method is best?
A. Leaving doors open
✔✔B. Sealing cracks and proper sanitation
C. Using air fresheners
D. Turning off lights
What is the correct way to store chemicals?
A. Above food
B. Next to spices
✔✔C. Away from food and labeled
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which temperature keeps cold food safe?
A. 50°F
B. 45°F
✔✔C. 41°F or lower
D. 60°F
What is the safest internal temperature for reheated leftovers?
A. 145°F
B. 155°F
C. 160°F
✔✔D. 165°F
Which food is most likely to cause botulism if mishandled?
A. Bread
B. Fresh apples
✔✔C. Canned foods
D. Dry beans
When should hands be washed?
1
,A. After touching hair
B. After handling raw meat
C. After using the restroom
✔✔D. All of the above
What is the best way to prevent cross-contamination?
A. Use one cutting board
B. Mix raw and cooked foods
✔✔C. Separate raw and ready-to-eat foods
D. Store foods uncovered
Which thermometer is best for thin foods like burgers?
A. Candy thermometer
✔✔B. Bimetallic stem thermometer
C. Oven gauge
D. Wall thermometer
What should be done if sanitizer solution is cloudy?
A. Add more water
✔✔B. Replace with fresh solution
C. Ignore it
D. Heat it
2
,Which illness is linked to rice held at room temperature too long?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Norovirus
✔✔C. Bacillus cereus
D. Listeria
What does “time control” mean in food safety?
A. Cooking slowly
B. Serving quickly
✔✔C. Limiting how long food stays in danger zone
D. Freezing food
Which item must be cleaned and sanitized?
A. Walls
B. Floors
✔✔C. Cutting boards
D. Windows
What is the first sign of food spoilage?
A. Color change
✔✔B. Unusual odor
C. Loud sound
D. Extra heat
3
, Which group is most at risk for foodborne illness?
A. Teenagers
✔✔B. Elderly people
C. Athletes
D. Office workers
What should be done with food prepared by a sick employee?
A. Serve quickly
B. Reheat it
✔✔C. Discard it
D. Freeze it
Which pest control method is best?
A. Leaving doors open
✔✔B. Sealing cracks and proper sanitation
C. Using air fresheners
D. Turning off lights
What is the correct way to store chemicals?
A. Above food
B. Next to spices
✔✔C. Away from food and labeled
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