DYNATRACE ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS EDITION
▶ What practice can help prevent allergic reactions? Answer: Identifying
ingredients for customers
▶ What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site
for retail sale? Answer: list of ingredients
▶ When can glass thermometers be used? Answer: When enclosed in a
shatterproof casing
▶ Which item should be rejected? Answer: Bags of organic cookies in torn
packaging
▶ What should be done with a package of flour that is received with signs
of dampness on the bag? Answer: reject the flour and return it to the
supplier
▶ What information must be posted on a dishwasher? Answer: correct
settings
▶ A tuna salad is removed from the cooler at 9:00 a.m. and put out for a
buffet at 11:00 a.m. By what time must the tuna salad be served or thrown
out? Answer: 3:00 p.m.
▶ What scenario can lead to pest infestation? Answer: Storing recyclables
in paper bags
▶ What rule for serving bread should food handlers practice? Answer: do
not re-serve uneaten bread
▶ Which process requires a variance from the regulatory authority?
Answer: sprouting seed or beans
▶ Parasites are commonly associated with what food? Answer: wild game
, ▶ what is the first step of cleaning and sanitizing stationary equipment?
Answer: unplug the unit
▶ what causes preschool-age children to be at risk for foodborne illness?
Answer: their immunes systems are not strong
▶ Nursing home cafeteria staff are creating new menu items for a breakfast
for residents and their family members. What item is not safe to serve?
Answer: soft boiled eggs
▶ what temperatures do infrared thermometers measure? Answer: surface
▶ what temperature must a high-temperature dishwasher's final sanitizing
rinse be? Answer: at least 180ºF
▶ A food handler comes to work with diarrhea. What should the manager
tell the food handler to do? Answer: go home
▶ What is a cross-connection? Answer: Physical link between safe water
and dirty water
▶ A food handler is prepping a seafood dish on april 4, using shrimp and
scallops. The shrimp has a use-by date of April 8, and the scallops have a
use-by date of April 10. What is the use-by date for the seafood dish?
Answer: April 8
▶ What information must be included on the label of a container of ready-
to-eat TCS food prepped on-site for retail sale? Answer: potential allergens
▶ What rule for serving condiments should be practiced? Answer: serve
condiments in original containers
▶ what temperature must cooked vegetables reach to be safely hot-held
for service? Answer: 135ºF
▶ Where should a food handler wash his or her hands after prepping food?
Answer: designated sink for handwashing
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS EDITION
▶ What practice can help prevent allergic reactions? Answer: Identifying
ingredients for customers
▶ What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site
for retail sale? Answer: list of ingredients
▶ When can glass thermometers be used? Answer: When enclosed in a
shatterproof casing
▶ Which item should be rejected? Answer: Bags of organic cookies in torn
packaging
▶ What should be done with a package of flour that is received with signs
of dampness on the bag? Answer: reject the flour and return it to the
supplier
▶ What information must be posted on a dishwasher? Answer: correct
settings
▶ A tuna salad is removed from the cooler at 9:00 a.m. and put out for a
buffet at 11:00 a.m. By what time must the tuna salad be served or thrown
out? Answer: 3:00 p.m.
▶ What scenario can lead to pest infestation? Answer: Storing recyclables
in paper bags
▶ What rule for serving bread should food handlers practice? Answer: do
not re-serve uneaten bread
▶ Which process requires a variance from the regulatory authority?
Answer: sprouting seed or beans
▶ Parasites are commonly associated with what food? Answer: wild game
, ▶ what is the first step of cleaning and sanitizing stationary equipment?
Answer: unplug the unit
▶ what causes preschool-age children to be at risk for foodborne illness?
Answer: their immunes systems are not strong
▶ Nursing home cafeteria staff are creating new menu items for a breakfast
for residents and their family members. What item is not safe to serve?
Answer: soft boiled eggs
▶ what temperatures do infrared thermometers measure? Answer: surface
▶ what temperature must a high-temperature dishwasher's final sanitizing
rinse be? Answer: at least 180ºF
▶ A food handler comes to work with diarrhea. What should the manager
tell the food handler to do? Answer: go home
▶ What is a cross-connection? Answer: Physical link between safe water
and dirty water
▶ A food handler is prepping a seafood dish on april 4, using shrimp and
scallops. The shrimp has a use-by date of April 8, and the scallops have a
use-by date of April 10. What is the use-by date for the seafood dish?
Answer: April 8
▶ What information must be included on the label of a container of ready-
to-eat TCS food prepped on-site for retail sale? Answer: potential allergens
▶ What rule for serving condiments should be practiced? Answer: serve
condiments in original containers
▶ what temperature must cooked vegetables reach to be safely hot-held
for service? Answer: 135ºF
▶ Where should a food handler wash his or her hands after prepping food?
Answer: designated sink for handwashing
