Limited Food Managers Course
Certification Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
1. How long is a Suffolk County Food Service Permit valid for? - ANSWER -1 year
2. Who does the Food Manager's certificate belong to? - ANSWER -the individual
completing the class
3. Where must the Food Manager's certificate be posted? - ANSWER -visible to your
patrons
4. 4). How long is the Suffolk County Limited Food Manager's Certificate valid for? -
ANSWER -3 years
5. True or False: A restaurant can deny access to an inspector if the store is very busy and
the owner is not present. - ANSWER -False
6. True or False: Only one shift at the food establishment must be covered by a person
with a Food Manager's certificate. - ANSWER -False (An individual with a valid certificate
is required to be in the food service establishment during all hours of operation)
7. True or False: The food establishment permit is transferable if the restaurant moves to a
new location down the block. - ANSWER -False (Your permit is not transferable from one
location to another or from one person/corporation to another)
,8. True or False: The Suffolk County Department of Health Services makes appointments to
conduct food establishment inspections. - ANSWER -False (The Department conducts
unannounced inspections of food service establishments)
9. True or False: Risk Factor Violations must be corrected within 2 weeks. - ANSWER -False
(Most of these violations must be corrected before the inspector leaves the
establishment)
10. True or False: Good Retail Violations are more likely to cause a food borne illness and
must be corrected immediately. - ANSWER -False (Items designated as Risk Factors are
more likely than other violations to directly contribute to foodborne illness, and most
must be corrected before the inspector leaves the establishment)
11. The Danger Zone refers to the temperatures between: - ANSWER -41 - 140°F
12. TCS Foods must be held under mechanical refrigeration at or below which temperature?
- ANSWER -41°F
13. What is the main reason TCS foods must be held at safe refrigeration temperatures? -
ANSWER -to prevent pathogenic bacteria from multiplying
14. True or False: Cut lettuce in a salad is NOT a TCS food. - ANSWER -False (Cut leafy greens
are considered a TCS food)
15. True or False: Hot dogs are NOT required to be held hot (above 140°F) on a food truck
because they are a commercially cooked food. - ANSWER -False (Hot dogs are of animal
origin and are therefore a TCS food that must be held hot/above 140°F)
16. True or False: The milk-based, liquid ice cream mix used at an ice cream shop's soft
serve machine is NOT required to be held at 41°F. - ANSWER -False (Liquid ice cream mix
is milk-based and therefore a TCS food that must be stored in a refrigerator and
maintained at or below 41°F)
, 17. True or False: Heavy cream used for coffee or in mixed drinks at a bar, must be stored in
a refrigerator and maintained at or below 41°F. - ANSWER -True
18. True or False: TCS foods include all cooked or raw animal products, cooked starch foods,
cooked vegetables, and seed sprouts. - ANSWER -True
19. True or False: Food containing disease causing bacteria will always have an off odor. -
ANSWER -False (Spores and toxins do not cause any odors, colors or tastes in food)
20. True or False: After about 2 hours in the "Danger Zone" bacteria will begin to multiply. -
ANSWER -True
21. True or False: When using TPHC, TCS foods can stay unrefrigerated for up to 4 hours. -
ANSWER -True
22. True or False: Intoxication occurs when food containing bacteria are ingested and the
bacteria grow in the body and cause illness. - ANSWER -False (That is the definition of
infection, intoxication results when food containing bacterial toxins is consumed)
23. True or False: When using TPHC, TCS foods that are left without heat or refrigeration for
less than 4 hours, may be returned to the refrigerator. - ANSWER -False (Food that is not
used or sold within 4 hours must be discarded and cannot be returned to temperature
control)
24. True or False: Toxins produced by bacteria are always killed during the cooking process.
- ANSWER -False (Heat stable toxins are toxins produced by bacteria that can survive the
cooking process)
25. True or False: Cream cheese with a product temperature of 48°F is a risk factor violation.
- ANSWER -True
Certification Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
1. How long is a Suffolk County Food Service Permit valid for? - ANSWER -1 year
2. Who does the Food Manager's certificate belong to? - ANSWER -the individual
completing the class
3. Where must the Food Manager's certificate be posted? - ANSWER -visible to your
patrons
4. 4). How long is the Suffolk County Limited Food Manager's Certificate valid for? -
ANSWER -3 years
5. True or False: A restaurant can deny access to an inspector if the store is very busy and
the owner is not present. - ANSWER -False
6. True or False: Only one shift at the food establishment must be covered by a person
with a Food Manager's certificate. - ANSWER -False (An individual with a valid certificate
is required to be in the food service establishment during all hours of operation)
7. True or False: The food establishment permit is transferable if the restaurant moves to a
new location down the block. - ANSWER -False (Your permit is not transferable from one
location to another or from one person/corporation to another)
,8. True or False: The Suffolk County Department of Health Services makes appointments to
conduct food establishment inspections. - ANSWER -False (The Department conducts
unannounced inspections of food service establishments)
9. True or False: Risk Factor Violations must be corrected within 2 weeks. - ANSWER -False
(Most of these violations must be corrected before the inspector leaves the
establishment)
10. True or False: Good Retail Violations are more likely to cause a food borne illness and
must be corrected immediately. - ANSWER -False (Items designated as Risk Factors are
more likely than other violations to directly contribute to foodborne illness, and most
must be corrected before the inspector leaves the establishment)
11. The Danger Zone refers to the temperatures between: - ANSWER -41 - 140°F
12. TCS Foods must be held under mechanical refrigeration at or below which temperature?
- ANSWER -41°F
13. What is the main reason TCS foods must be held at safe refrigeration temperatures? -
ANSWER -to prevent pathogenic bacteria from multiplying
14. True or False: Cut lettuce in a salad is NOT a TCS food. - ANSWER -False (Cut leafy greens
are considered a TCS food)
15. True or False: Hot dogs are NOT required to be held hot (above 140°F) on a food truck
because they are a commercially cooked food. - ANSWER -False (Hot dogs are of animal
origin and are therefore a TCS food that must be held hot/above 140°F)
16. True or False: The milk-based, liquid ice cream mix used at an ice cream shop's soft
serve machine is NOT required to be held at 41°F. - ANSWER -False (Liquid ice cream mix
is milk-based and therefore a TCS food that must be stored in a refrigerator and
maintained at or below 41°F)
, 17. True or False: Heavy cream used for coffee or in mixed drinks at a bar, must be stored in
a refrigerator and maintained at or below 41°F. - ANSWER -True
18. True or False: TCS foods include all cooked or raw animal products, cooked starch foods,
cooked vegetables, and seed sprouts. - ANSWER -True
19. True or False: Food containing disease causing bacteria will always have an off odor. -
ANSWER -False (Spores and toxins do not cause any odors, colors or tastes in food)
20. True or False: After about 2 hours in the "Danger Zone" bacteria will begin to multiply. -
ANSWER -True
21. True or False: When using TPHC, TCS foods can stay unrefrigerated for up to 4 hours. -
ANSWER -True
22. True or False: Intoxication occurs when food containing bacteria are ingested and the
bacteria grow in the body and cause illness. - ANSWER -False (That is the definition of
infection, intoxication results when food containing bacterial toxins is consumed)
23. True or False: When using TPHC, TCS foods that are left without heat or refrigeration for
less than 4 hours, may be returned to the refrigerator. - ANSWER -False (Food that is not
used or sold within 4 hours must be discarded and cannot be returned to temperature
control)
24. True or False: Toxins produced by bacteria are always killed during the cooking process.
- ANSWER -False (Heat stable toxins are toxins produced by bacteria that can survive the
cooking process)
25. True or False: Cream cheese with a product temperature of 48°F is a risk factor violation.
- ANSWER -True
