NEHA Review CP-FS Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A fish toxin originating from histamine-producing bacteria -
correct answer ✅Scombrotoxin
a foodborne illness is classified as intoxication when? -
correct answer ✅a toxin is produced by bacteria on or in the food
prior to ingesting it AND a chemical is present in the food or drink
prior to ingestion
what is the name of the group of bacteria that grow in the absence
of free oxygen -
correct answer ✅anaerobes
a toxin found in seafood that originated from toxic algae and is not
destroyed by cooking -
correct answer ✅Ciguatoxin
which curvy, microaerophilic, gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria
are known to cause watery diarrhea, which may be bloody - fever
and is most commonly associated with raw chicken -
correct answer ✅Campylobacter jejuni
, NEHA Review CP-FS Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
which parasite associated with undercooked seafood can cause
symptoms of coughing and/or vomiting with 1 hour to 2 weeks -
correct answer ✅Anisakis
Clostridium perfringens -
correct answer ✅spore-forming, enterotoxin-producing, TMI
bacteria
pathogen typically spread by ineffective hand washing, allowing
feces to come into contact with food and causes dysentery -
correct answer ✅shigella
what is FALSE about viruses:
-no cell wall
-easily killed by freezing
-often transmitted to food by infected workers
-require living cells to reproduce -
correct answer ✅no cell wall. they do have a cell wall
2 legal methods for condemning food? -
correct answer ✅-the establishment may choose to voluntarily
condemn the product
Answers (Grade A+)
A fish toxin originating from histamine-producing bacteria -
correct answer ✅Scombrotoxin
a foodborne illness is classified as intoxication when? -
correct answer ✅a toxin is produced by bacteria on or in the food
prior to ingesting it AND a chemical is present in the food or drink
prior to ingestion
what is the name of the group of bacteria that grow in the absence
of free oxygen -
correct answer ✅anaerobes
a toxin found in seafood that originated from toxic algae and is not
destroyed by cooking -
correct answer ✅Ciguatoxin
which curvy, microaerophilic, gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria
are known to cause watery diarrhea, which may be bloody - fever
and is most commonly associated with raw chicken -
correct answer ✅Campylobacter jejuni
, NEHA Review CP-FS Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
which parasite associated with undercooked seafood can cause
symptoms of coughing and/or vomiting with 1 hour to 2 weeks -
correct answer ✅Anisakis
Clostridium perfringens -
correct answer ✅spore-forming, enterotoxin-producing, TMI
bacteria
pathogen typically spread by ineffective hand washing, allowing
feces to come into contact with food and causes dysentery -
correct answer ✅shigella
what is FALSE about viruses:
-no cell wall
-easily killed by freezing
-often transmitted to food by infected workers
-require living cells to reproduce -
correct answer ✅no cell wall. they do have a cell wall
2 legal methods for condemning food? -
correct answer ✅-the establishment may choose to voluntarily
condemn the product
