ServSafe Food Handler Guide, Chapter
2: Good Personal Hygiene Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Why is it important to wear a clean uniform or apron when handling food?
✔✔To prevent contamination from dirt, bacteria, or allergens.
How often should food handlers wash their hands while working?
✔✔Before handling food, after using the restroom, after touching hair or face, and after handling
raw food.
What should a food handler do if they have a cut on their hand?
✔✔Cover it with a clean bandage and wear a single-use glove.
When should gloves be changed while handling food?
✔✔When they become dirty, torn, or when switching tasks between raw and ready-to-eat foods.
How should hair be restrained in a foodservice operation?
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, ✔✔Use a hat, hairnet, or other hair restraint.
What is the safest way for a food handler to sneeze or cough?
✔✔Into a tissue or elbow, then wash hands immediately.
Why should food handlers avoid wearing jewelry while preparing food?
✔✔It can harbor bacteria and may fall into food, causing contamination.
What should a food handler do after handling raw meat?
✔✔Wash hands thoroughly before touching any other food or equipment.
Why is personal hygiene important in food handling?
✔✔To prevent the transfer of pathogens that can cause foodborne illness.
What is the correct way to wash hands?
✔✔Wet hands with warm water, apply soap, scrub for at least 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with a
clean towel.
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2: Good Personal Hygiene Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Why is it important to wear a clean uniform or apron when handling food?
✔✔To prevent contamination from dirt, bacteria, or allergens.
How often should food handlers wash their hands while working?
✔✔Before handling food, after using the restroom, after touching hair or face, and after handling
raw food.
What should a food handler do if they have a cut on their hand?
✔✔Cover it with a clean bandage and wear a single-use glove.
When should gloves be changed while handling food?
✔✔When they become dirty, torn, or when switching tasks between raw and ready-to-eat foods.
How should hair be restrained in a foodservice operation?
1
, ✔✔Use a hat, hairnet, or other hair restraint.
What is the safest way for a food handler to sneeze or cough?
✔✔Into a tissue or elbow, then wash hands immediately.
Why should food handlers avoid wearing jewelry while preparing food?
✔✔It can harbor bacteria and may fall into food, causing contamination.
What should a food handler do after handling raw meat?
✔✔Wash hands thoroughly before touching any other food or equipment.
Why is personal hygiene important in food handling?
✔✔To prevent the transfer of pathogens that can cause foodborne illness.
What is the correct way to wash hands?
✔✔Wet hands with warm water, apply soap, scrub for at least 20 seconds, rinse, and dry with a
clean towel.
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