Servsafe Chapter 1 Keeping Food Safe
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Why should food be labeled with a use-by or discard date?
✔✔ To ensure food is used safely before it spoils.
What is the proper way to store raw meat in the refrigerator?
✔✔ On the lowest shelf in a sealed container to prevent drips onto other foods.
Which practice helps prevent allergen cross-contact?
✔✔ Using separate utensils, cutting boards, and cleaning surfaces thoroughly.
Why is it important to monitor food temperatures during storage and service?
✔✔ To ensure food stays out of the danger zone and remains safe to eat.
Which foods must be kept at 135°F (57°C) or higher when serving hot?
✔✔ Hot TCS foods like soups, cooked meats, and cooked vegetables.
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,Which foods must be kept at 41°F (5°C) or lower when serving cold?
✔✔ Cold TCS foods like dairy, salads, and seafood.
What is the proper way to wash fruits and vegetables?
✔✔ Rinse under running water and scrub firm produce.
Why should utensils and equipment be stored off the floor?
✔✔ To prevent contamination from dirt, pests, or cleaning chemicals.
What is the most important step in preventing foodborne illness?
✔✔ Proper handwashing and personal hygiene.
Which temperature range is considered the danger zone for bacterial growth in food?
✔✔ 41°F to 135°F (5°C to 57°C).
Why should raw and ready-to-eat foods be stored separately?
✔✔ To prevent cross-contamination.
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, How often should hands be washed during food preparation?
✔✔ Before handling food, after handling raw food, after using the restroom, and whenever
contaminated.
Which food requires the most careful temperature control to prevent bacterial growth?
✔✔ TCS (Time/Temperature Control for Safety) foods.
What is the correct procedure for handwashing?
✔✔ Wet hands with warm water, apply soap, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with a single-
use towel.
Why is it important to clean and sanitize surfaces and utensils?
✔✔ To remove harmful pathogens that could contaminate food.
Which symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from working?
✔✔ Vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, or sore throat with fever.
What is the proper way to thaw frozen food safely?
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Why should food be labeled with a use-by or discard date?
✔✔ To ensure food is used safely before it spoils.
What is the proper way to store raw meat in the refrigerator?
✔✔ On the lowest shelf in a sealed container to prevent drips onto other foods.
Which practice helps prevent allergen cross-contact?
✔✔ Using separate utensils, cutting boards, and cleaning surfaces thoroughly.
Why is it important to monitor food temperatures during storage and service?
✔✔ To ensure food stays out of the danger zone and remains safe to eat.
Which foods must be kept at 135°F (57°C) or higher when serving hot?
✔✔ Hot TCS foods like soups, cooked meats, and cooked vegetables.
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,Which foods must be kept at 41°F (5°C) or lower when serving cold?
✔✔ Cold TCS foods like dairy, salads, and seafood.
What is the proper way to wash fruits and vegetables?
✔✔ Rinse under running water and scrub firm produce.
Why should utensils and equipment be stored off the floor?
✔✔ To prevent contamination from dirt, pests, or cleaning chemicals.
What is the most important step in preventing foodborne illness?
✔✔ Proper handwashing and personal hygiene.
Which temperature range is considered the danger zone for bacterial growth in food?
✔✔ 41°F to 135°F (5°C to 57°C).
Why should raw and ready-to-eat foods be stored separately?
✔✔ To prevent cross-contamination.
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, How often should hands be washed during food preparation?
✔✔ Before handling food, after handling raw food, after using the restroom, and whenever
contaminated.
Which food requires the most careful temperature control to prevent bacterial growth?
✔✔ TCS (Time/Temperature Control for Safety) foods.
What is the correct procedure for handwashing?
✔✔ Wet hands with warm water, apply soap, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with a single-
use towel.
Why is it important to clean and sanitize surfaces and utensils?
✔✔ To remove harmful pathogens that could contaminate food.
Which symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from working?
✔✔ Vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, or sore throat with fever.
What is the proper way to thaw frozen food safely?
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