SERVSAFE EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Backflow.
Answer: unwanted reverse flow of contaminants through a cross-
connection into a drinkable water system
-pressure in drinkable water drops below pressure in contaminated water
●● Bacteria.
Answer: single-celled, living microorganisms that can spoil food and
cause food borne illness
●● Min internal temperature for poultry, stuffing made with meat, fish
or poultry, stuffed meat, seafood, poultry or pasta, dishes the include
previously cooked TCS ingredients.
Answer: 165F (74C) for 15 seconds
●● min internal temp for ground meat, injected meat (flavor injected
roasts), mechanically tenderized meat, ratites (emu meat), ground
seafood,, shell eggs that will be hold held for service.
Answer: 155F (68C) for 15 seconds
,●● minimal internal temp for seafood, steaks/ chops of pork beef veal
and lamb, commercially raised game, shell eggs that will be served
immediately.
Answer: 145F (63C) for 15 seconds
●● Min internal temp for roasts of pork, beef, veal, and lamb.
Answer: 145F (63C) for 4 minutes
●● Min internal temp for fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes that will be
hot held for service.
Answer: 135F (57C)
●● Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis.
Answer: spore-forming bacteria found in dirt. causes two different
toxins which result in 2 different illnesses
●● Food commonly linked with diarrhea illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: cooked veggies
meat products
milk
●● Food commonly linked with vomiting illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
,Answer: cooked rice dishes including fried rice and rice pudding
●● most common symptoms of diarrhea illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: watery diarrhea
no vomiting
●● most common symptoms of vomiting illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: nausea
vomiting
●● how to prevent bacillus cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: cook food to minimum internal temps
hold food at correct temps
cool food correctly
control time and temperature
●● Listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes).
Answer: found in dirt, water and plants. Grows in cool, moist
environments unlike other bacteria. Uncommon in healthy people.
●● Food commonly linked with Listeriosis?.
, Answer: raw meat
unpasteurized dairy products
ready to eat food (deli meat, hot dogs, soft cheeses, etc)
●● most common symptoms of Listeriosis in Pregnant woman ?.
Answer: miscarriage
●● most common symptoms of Listeriosis in newborns?.
Answer: sepsis
pneumonia
meningitis
●● how to prevent Listeriosis?.
Answer: throw away expired product
cook raw meat to min internal temps
prevent cross contamination between raw/undercooked food and ready
to eat food
avoid using unpasteurized dairy products
control time & tempe
●● hemorrhagic colitis.
Answer: Enterohemoryhagic and shiga toxin E. coli can be found in the
intestines of cattle. It can also be found in people.
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Backflow.
Answer: unwanted reverse flow of contaminants through a cross-
connection into a drinkable water system
-pressure in drinkable water drops below pressure in contaminated water
●● Bacteria.
Answer: single-celled, living microorganisms that can spoil food and
cause food borne illness
●● Min internal temperature for poultry, stuffing made with meat, fish
or poultry, stuffed meat, seafood, poultry or pasta, dishes the include
previously cooked TCS ingredients.
Answer: 165F (74C) for 15 seconds
●● min internal temp for ground meat, injected meat (flavor injected
roasts), mechanically tenderized meat, ratites (emu meat), ground
seafood,, shell eggs that will be hold held for service.
Answer: 155F (68C) for 15 seconds
,●● minimal internal temp for seafood, steaks/ chops of pork beef veal
and lamb, commercially raised game, shell eggs that will be served
immediately.
Answer: 145F (63C) for 15 seconds
●● Min internal temp for roasts of pork, beef, veal, and lamb.
Answer: 145F (63C) for 4 minutes
●● Min internal temp for fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes that will be
hot held for service.
Answer: 135F (57C)
●● Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis.
Answer: spore-forming bacteria found in dirt. causes two different
toxins which result in 2 different illnesses
●● Food commonly linked with diarrhea illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: cooked veggies
meat products
milk
●● Food commonly linked with vomiting illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
,Answer: cooked rice dishes including fried rice and rice pudding
●● most common symptoms of diarrhea illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: watery diarrhea
no vomiting
●● most common symptoms of vomiting illness caused by bacillus
cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: nausea
vomiting
●● how to prevent bacillus cereus gastroenteritis?.
Answer: cook food to minimum internal temps
hold food at correct temps
cool food correctly
control time and temperature
●● Listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes).
Answer: found in dirt, water and plants. Grows in cool, moist
environments unlike other bacteria. Uncommon in healthy people.
●● Food commonly linked with Listeriosis?.
, Answer: raw meat
unpasteurized dairy products
ready to eat food (deli meat, hot dogs, soft cheeses, etc)
●● most common symptoms of Listeriosis in Pregnant woman ?.
Answer: miscarriage
●● most common symptoms of Listeriosis in newborns?.
Answer: sepsis
pneumonia
meningitis
●● how to prevent Listeriosis?.
Answer: throw away expired product
cook raw meat to min internal temps
prevent cross contamination between raw/undercooked food and ready
to eat food
avoid using unpasteurized dairy products
control time & tempe
●● hemorrhagic colitis.
Answer: Enterohemoryhagic and shiga toxin E. coli can be found in the
intestines of cattle. It can also be found in people.
