Learn2Serve Food Manager Certification
Exam Study Guide Questions and
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Thawing food can be part of the cooking process if - ANSWER✔✔-cooked
to the requirements of the FDA food code
Foodborne Pathogens easily transmitted through food - ANSWER✔✔-
Salmonella, Shigella, Norovirus, E Coli, Hepatits A, Clostridium Botulinum
Salmonella - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-Can be found on any food item exposed
to animal waste
Salmonella - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-immediate, develops within 12-72
hours and lasts 4-7 days
Salmonella - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-food poisoining
Salmonella - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-avoid cross contamination,
maintain personal hygiene, clean workspaces, cook foods properly
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,Shigella - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-Pests or human-to-human by infected
feces. Shigella is a bacteria found in the digestive tract of humans
Shigella - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-develops within 2-3 days of exposure
Shigella - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-loose, watery stool. Dysentery in
severe cases
Shigella - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-may spread to others through
contaminated stool up to 4 weeks after symptoms have passed
Norovirus - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-food items or water sources
contaminated with infected feces or fluids
Norovirus - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-sudden onset, 1-2 days, extremely
contagious
Norovirus - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-gastroenteritis or "stomach flu"
Norovirus - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-can be infectious three days - two
weeks after recovery
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, E.Coli - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-Poor processing and handling of food that
has been contaminated (i.e. manure-based fertilizers). Bacteria found in
digestive tract of humans, most strains harmless.
E. Coli - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-develops within 3-4 days
E. Coli - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-bloody diarrhea, severe cases cause
blood problems and kidney failure
E. Coli - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-proper handling and cooking to safe
temperatures, proper hand washing after restroom, proper fruit and veg
washing
Hepatitis A - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-raw or undercooked shellfish harvested
from polluted waters, other infected individuals, cold cuts, fresh squeeze
juices, raw fruits and veg, water contaminated with sewage
Hepatitis A - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-sudden onset, lasts less than two
months
Hepatitis A - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-fever, nausea, loss of appetite,
abdominal discomfort, dark urine, jaundice
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Exam Study Guide Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Thawing food can be part of the cooking process if - ANSWER✔✔-cooked
to the requirements of the FDA food code
Foodborne Pathogens easily transmitted through food - ANSWER✔✔-
Salmonella, Shigella, Norovirus, E Coli, Hepatits A, Clostridium Botulinum
Salmonella - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-Can be found on any food item exposed
to animal waste
Salmonella - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-immediate, develops within 12-72
hours and lasts 4-7 days
Salmonella - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-food poisoining
Salmonella - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-avoid cross contamination,
maintain personal hygiene, clean workspaces, cook foods properly
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,Shigella - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-Pests or human-to-human by infected
feces. Shigella is a bacteria found in the digestive tract of humans
Shigella - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-develops within 2-3 days of exposure
Shigella - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-loose, watery stool. Dysentery in
severe cases
Shigella - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-may spread to others through
contaminated stool up to 4 weeks after symptoms have passed
Norovirus - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-food items or water sources
contaminated with infected feces or fluids
Norovirus - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-sudden onset, 1-2 days, extremely
contagious
Norovirus - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-gastroenteritis or "stomach flu"
Norovirus - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-can be infectious three days - two
weeks after recovery
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, E.Coli - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-Poor processing and handling of food that
has been contaminated (i.e. manure-based fertilizers). Bacteria found in
digestive tract of humans, most strains harmless.
E. Coli - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-develops within 3-4 days
E. Coli - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-bloody diarrhea, severe cases cause
blood problems and kidney failure
E. Coli - Prevention - ANSWER✔✔-proper handling and cooking to safe
temperatures, proper hand washing after restroom, proper fruit and veg
washing
Hepatitis A - Cause - ANSWER✔✔-raw or undercooked shellfish harvested
from polluted waters, other infected individuals, cold cuts, fresh squeeze
juices, raw fruits and veg, water contaminated with sewage
Hepatitis A - Infection - ANSWER✔✔-sudden onset, lasts less than two
months
Hepatitis A - Symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-fever, nausea, loss of appetite,
abdominal discomfort, dark urine, jaundice
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