AAA FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER Questions
with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Which of these food items upon receiving should be given priority in storage?
Answer: Frozen items
Question 2: A shipment of frozen fish arrives at your food establishment. You see that the outside
bottoms of the shipping cartons have too much ice and the fish fillets held within the cartons have
brown edges. These are signs of:
Answer: Thawing and refreezing
Question 3: Employees trained to receive foods properly will complete all of the following steps
EXCEPT:
Answer: Labeling and dating rejected items
Question 4: Your latest shipment of chicken has some items with USDA stickers and some items with
USDA GRADE stamps. What is the difference in these items?
Answer: Stamps mean the chicken's quality has been rated.
Question 5: The best place to store grains to reduce the risk of cross- contamination is:
Answer: Next to canned peaches
Question 6: Rotating stock so that the oldest items move first is often referred to as:
Answer: FIFO
Question 7: Labels should include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Possible contaminants
Question 8: To ensure proper protection for foods during storage, the bottom shelf should be AT
LEAST:
Answer: Six inches off the floor
Question 9: According to the Food Code, proper food labels should NOT contain:
Answer: The date that frozen preparation-needed foods are to be consumed
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with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Which of these food items upon receiving should be given priority in storage?
Answer: Frozen items
Question 2: A shipment of frozen fish arrives at your food establishment. You see that the outside
bottoms of the shipping cartons have too much ice and the fish fillets held within the cartons have
brown edges. These are signs of:
Answer: Thawing and refreezing
Question 3: Employees trained to receive foods properly will complete all of the following steps
EXCEPT:
Answer: Labeling and dating rejected items
Question 4: Your latest shipment of chicken has some items with USDA stickers and some items with
USDA GRADE stamps. What is the difference in these items?
Answer: Stamps mean the chicken's quality has been rated.
Question 5: The best place to store grains to reduce the risk of cross- contamination is:
Answer: Next to canned peaches
Question 6: Rotating stock so that the oldest items move first is often referred to as:
Answer: FIFO
Question 7: Labels should include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Possible contaminants
Question 8: To ensure proper protection for foods during storage, the bottom shelf should be AT
LEAST:
Answer: Six inches off the floor
Question 9: According to the Food Code, proper food labels should NOT contain:
Answer: The date that frozen preparation-needed foods are to be consumed
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