FOOD SAFETY MANAGER TEST -
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whataisaaathermocouple?
a.aaametalaprobedathermometera
b.aaatypeaofasingleausaimpermeableaglovea
c.aaathermostatainaaawalkainacoolera
d.aaabackflowapreventionadevicea-arightaanswer--a.aaametalaprobedathermometera
itaisaaathermometerawithaaametalaprobe,atheasensingaareaaisatheatipaofatheaprobeaandathear
eadingaisagivenadigitallya
commonlyausedatoameasureatheatemperatureaofathickaandathinafood
Whataisatheabestaapproachatoadealingawithapests?
a.adenyapestsafood,awater,aandashelter
b.adenyapestsaaccessatoatheaoperationa
c.aworkawithaaalicensedapestacontrolaoperatora(PCO)
d.aallaofathesea-arightaanswer--d.aallaofathesea
preventionaisacriticalawhenadealingawithapestsabcaonceathereainaanainfestation,aitacanabeadif
ficultatoadealawith
Howashouldaaaclothausedaforawetawipingabeastored?
a.ahangawetaclothesainaanaareaathatapreventsadrippingaontoacontactasurfacesa
b.astoreathemadryaandaonlyamixawithaaasanitizingasolutionabeforeaeachausea
c.aneverareuseawetawipeaclothesawithoutawashingathemafirsta
d.ainaaabucketaofasanitizingasolutiona-arightaanswer--d.ainaaabucketaofasanitizingasolution
WhichaofatheafollowingaisaNOTaconsideredaaasafeawayatoathawafrozenameat?
a.acookingaitawhileastillafrozen
b.ainaaamicrowavea
c.ainaaawalkainacooler
d.aunderahotarunningawatera-arightaanswer--d.aunderahotarunningawatera
itaisanotasafeatoathawafrozenameatawithawateraabovea70adegreesaF,athisaisabecauseatheaout
sideaofatheameatawillaenteratheatemperatureadangerazoneawhileatheainsideawillastillabeafroze
n
whataisatheaFIFOamethod?a(firstain,afirstaout)
a.awashingahandsabeforeaandaafteraeachatask
, b.astoringafoodaitemsasoathatatheaoldestaisausedafirsta
c.amarkingapackagedafoodaitemsawithaaause-byadatea
d.arotatingafoodapansaonaaabuffetalineasoathatatheafoodaremainsafresha-arightaanswer--
b.astoringafoodaitemsasoathatatheaoldestaisausedafirsta
becauseaallafoodabecomesalessasafeaoveratime,aitamakesasenseatoauseatheaoldafoodafirst
Whataisaanaexampleaofaaaphysicalacontaminant?
a.abonesainachili
b.amoldaonacheesea
c.achickenajuicesaonaaacuttingaboarda
d.apathogensaonaunwashedahandsa-arightaanswer--a.abonesainachili
thereaareathreeatypesaofacontainmentsathatacanaenterafood:aphysical,abiologicalaandachemi
cala
aaphysicalacontaminantarefersatoathingsasuchaasaglass,adirt,aorabonesaforaexampleathataca
nacontaminateafood
Whyamustagroundameatsabeacookedatoaaahigheratemperatureathanawholeacutsaofameat?a
a.amoreapathogensaresideaonatheaoutsideaofatheameataandagrindingaredistributesatheapath
ogensathroughoutatheameata
b.aairapocketsawithinatheagroundameatamayapreventaitafromacookingaevenlya
c.aovercookingaaawholeacutaofameatamayaresultainaaaburntatextureaonatheasurfaceaofatheam
eat
d.atheagrinderausedatoaprocessagroundameatsahasaaahigheralikelihoodaofaharboringapathog
ensa-arightaanswer--
a.amoreapathogensaresideaonatheaoutsideaofatheameataandagrindingaredistributesatheapath
ogensathroughoutatheameat
IfaaaTCSafoodawillabeahotaheldaforaservice,awhataisatheaminimumainternalatemperatureathata
thisafoodamustamaintainawhileabeingaheld?
a.a135aF
b.a145aF
c.a41aF
d.a165aFa-arightaanswer--a.a135aF
Whichaunusedaitemsamayabeareservedatoaanotheracustomer?
a.ayouashouldaneverareuseaunusedafoodaitemsa
b.aprepackagedaitemsasuchaasasoupacrackersa
c.aopenacondiments,asuchaasaaadishaofasalsaa
d.agarnishes,asuchaasaaasprigaofaparsleya-arightaanswer--
b.aprepackedaitemsasuchaasasoupacrackersa
onlyaunopenedaprepackagedafoodainagoodaconditiona(andaaabottleaofaketchupaifaitaremains
aclosed)acanabeareused
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whataisaaathermocouple?
a.aaametalaprobedathermometera
b.aaatypeaofasingleausaimpermeableaglovea
c.aaathermostatainaaawalkainacoolera
d.aaabackflowapreventionadevicea-arightaanswer--a.aaametalaprobedathermometera
itaisaaathermometerawithaaametalaprobe,atheasensingaareaaisatheatipaofatheaprobeaandathear
eadingaisagivenadigitallya
commonlyausedatoameasureatheatemperatureaofathickaandathinafood
Whataisatheabestaapproachatoadealingawithapests?
a.adenyapestsafood,awater,aandashelter
b.adenyapestsaaccessatoatheaoperationa
c.aworkawithaaalicensedapestacontrolaoperatora(PCO)
d.aallaofathesea-arightaanswer--d.aallaofathesea
preventionaisacriticalawhenadealingawithapestsabcaonceathereainaanainfestation,aitacanabeadif
ficultatoadealawith
Howashouldaaaclothausedaforawetawipingabeastored?
a.ahangawetaclothesainaanaareaathatapreventsadrippingaontoacontactasurfacesa
b.astoreathemadryaandaonlyamixawithaaasanitizingasolutionabeforeaeachausea
c.aneverareuseawetawipeaclothesawithoutawashingathemafirsta
d.ainaaabucketaofasanitizingasolutiona-arightaanswer--d.ainaaabucketaofasanitizingasolution
WhichaofatheafollowingaisaNOTaconsideredaaasafeawayatoathawafrozenameat?
a.acookingaitawhileastillafrozen
b.ainaaamicrowavea
c.ainaaawalkainacooler
d.aunderahotarunningawatera-arightaanswer--d.aunderahotarunningawatera
itaisanotasafeatoathawafrozenameatawithawateraabovea70adegreesaF,athisaisabecauseatheaout
sideaofatheameatawillaenteratheatemperatureadangerazoneawhileatheainsideawillastillabeafroze
n
whataisatheaFIFOamethod?a(firstain,afirstaout)
a.awashingahandsabeforeaandaafteraeachatask
, b.astoringafoodaitemsasoathatatheaoldestaisausedafirsta
c.amarkingapackagedafoodaitemsawithaaause-byadatea
d.arotatingafoodapansaonaaabuffetalineasoathatatheafoodaremainsafresha-arightaanswer--
b.astoringafoodaitemsasoathatatheaoldestaisausedafirsta
becauseaallafoodabecomesalessasafeaoveratime,aitamakesasenseatoauseatheaoldafoodafirst
Whataisaanaexampleaofaaaphysicalacontaminant?
a.abonesainachili
b.amoldaonacheesea
c.achickenajuicesaonaaacuttingaboarda
d.apathogensaonaunwashedahandsa-arightaanswer--a.abonesainachili
thereaareathreeatypesaofacontainmentsathatacanaenterafood:aphysical,abiologicalaandachemi
cala
aaphysicalacontaminantarefersatoathingsasuchaasaglass,adirt,aorabonesaforaexampleathataca
nacontaminateafood
Whyamustagroundameatsabeacookedatoaaahigheratemperatureathanawholeacutsaofameat?a
a.amoreapathogensaresideaonatheaoutsideaofatheameataandagrindingaredistributesatheapath
ogensathroughoutatheameata
b.aairapocketsawithinatheagroundameatamayapreventaitafromacookingaevenlya
c.aovercookingaaawholeacutaofameatamayaresultainaaaburntatextureaonatheasurfaceaofatheam
eat
d.atheagrinderausedatoaprocessagroundameatsahasaaahigheralikelihoodaofaharboringapathog
ensa-arightaanswer--
a.amoreapathogensaresideaonatheaoutsideaofatheameataandagrindingaredistributesatheapath
ogensathroughoutatheameat
IfaaaTCSafoodawillabeahotaheldaforaservice,awhataisatheaminimumainternalatemperatureathata
thisafoodamustamaintainawhileabeingaheld?
a.a135aF
b.a145aF
c.a41aF
d.a165aFa-arightaanswer--a.a135aF
Whichaunusedaitemsamayabeareservedatoaanotheracustomer?
a.ayouashouldaneverareuseaunusedafoodaitemsa
b.aprepackagedaitemsasuchaasasoupacrackersa
c.aopenacondiments,asuchaasaaadishaofasalsaa
d.agarnishes,asuchaasaaasprigaofaparsleya-arightaanswer--
b.aprepackedaitemsasuchaasasoupacrackersa
onlyaunopenedaprepackagedafoodainagoodaconditiona(andaaabottleaofaketchupaifaitaremains
aclosed)acanabeareused