ServSafe Food Safety Manager Exam: 7th
Edition ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
foodborne illness (fbi) - CORRECT ANSWERS a disease transmitted to people by food
foodborne illness outbreak - CORRECT ANSWERS when 2 or more people have the same
symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food - CORRECT ANSWERS food that needs time and temperature control for
safety
ready to eat food - CORRECT ANSWERS food that can be eaten without further
preparation, washing or cooking EX deli-meats, washed fruits and veggies, bakery items, and
sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants - CORRECT ANSWERS biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes - CORRECT ANSWERS purchasing food from
unsafe sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using
contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene
Practices related to foodborne illness - CORRECT ANSWERS Time Temperature Abuse,
Cross Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS when food stays too long at temperatures
that are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination - CORRECT ANSWERS when pathogens are transferred from one
surface or food to another
, TCS Foods list - CORRECT ANSWERS *milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
* heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses - CORRECT ANSWERS elderly people,
pre-school aged children, and people with compromised immune systems
State and local health departments - CORRECT ANSWERS writes the code that regulates
retail and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness outbreaks. Also, inspects
retail and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS Inspects meat,
poultry, and eggs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS Writes the Food Code
Edition ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
foodborne illness (fbi) - CORRECT ANSWERS a disease transmitted to people by food
foodborne illness outbreak - CORRECT ANSWERS when 2 or more people have the same
symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food - CORRECT ANSWERS food that needs time and temperature control for
safety
ready to eat food - CORRECT ANSWERS food that can be eaten without further
preparation, washing or cooking EX deli-meats, washed fruits and veggies, bakery items, and
sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants - CORRECT ANSWERS biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes - CORRECT ANSWERS purchasing food from
unsafe sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using
contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene
Practices related to foodborne illness - CORRECT ANSWERS Time Temperature Abuse,
Cross Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS when food stays too long at temperatures
that are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination - CORRECT ANSWERS when pathogens are transferred from one
surface or food to another
, TCS Foods list - CORRECT ANSWERS *milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
* heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses - CORRECT ANSWERS elderly people,
pre-school aged children, and people with compromised immune systems
State and local health departments - CORRECT ANSWERS writes the code that regulates
retail and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness outbreaks. Also, inspects
retail and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS Inspects meat,
poultry, and eggs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS Writes the Food Code
