CPFS- 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
A fish toxin originating from histamine-producing bacteria is - 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
A chemical is present in the food or drink prior to consumption
Aerobic bacteria are organisms that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment, and
anaerobic bacteria
are organisms that do not require oxygen for growth. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A toxin found in seafood that originated from toxic algae and is not destroyed by cooking is -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ciguatoxin
Which curvy, microaerophlic, 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
Which parasite associated with raw or undercooked seafood can cause symptoms of coughing
and/or vomiting
within 1 hour to 2 weeks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anisakis spp
Which spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria most often cause a bacterial toxin-mediated infection,
produce an
, enterotoxin, and do NOT usually result in death? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clostridium
perfringens
In terms of food safety, what does TCS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Time/temperature control for safety
Shigella is a virulent pathogen often passed by food handlers' ineffective hand washing —
allowing their
contaminated feces to be passed on to food with the infective dose, needing as few as 10-200
bacterium to cause illness. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Viruses are the smallest living organisms. They are 1/10 - 1/100 the size of bacteria and do not
have a cell wall, cell
membrane, or nucleus, and require living cells to reproduce - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following is not considered one of the major food allergens of concern? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Rice
Which of the following is the proper way to cool TCS foods as described by the FDA Food
Code? - CORRECT ANSWER - A cooked food must be cooled down to 70°F within 2
hours and down to 41°F within a total of 6 hours
Smoking by food handlers is prohibited in food storage and preparation areas because smoking
can contaminate
food primarily by - CORRECT ANSWER - Carrying saliva from mouth to the hands
Which of the following would probably not be considered a TCS food? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A food with a pH less than or equal to 4.6
Which of the following is not a suggested cooling method for a TCS food? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Place food near a window
and CORRECT Answers
A fish toxin originating from histamine-producing bacteria is - 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
A chemical is present in the food or drink prior to consumption
Aerobic bacteria are organisms that can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment, and
anaerobic bacteria
are organisms that do not require oxygen for growth. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
A toxin found in seafood that originated from toxic algae and is not destroyed by cooking is -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ciguatoxin
Which curvy, microaerophlic, 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
Which parasite associated with raw or undercooked seafood can cause symptoms of coughing
and/or vomiting
within 1 hour to 2 weeks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anisakis spp
Which spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria most often cause a bacterial toxin-mediated infection,
produce an
, enterotoxin, and do NOT usually result in death? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clostridium
perfringens
In terms of food safety, what does TCS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Time/temperature control for safety
Shigella is a virulent pathogen often passed by food handlers' ineffective hand washing —
allowing their
contaminated feces to be passed on to food with the infective dose, needing as few as 10-200
bacterium to cause illness. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Viruses are the smallest living organisms. They are 1/10 - 1/100 the size of bacteria and do not
have a cell wall, cell
membrane, or nucleus, and require living cells to reproduce - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following is not considered one of the major food allergens of concern? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Rice
Which of the following is the proper way to cool TCS foods as described by the FDA Food
Code? - CORRECT ANSWER - A cooked food must be cooled down to 70°F within 2
hours and down to 41°F within a total of 6 hours
Smoking by food handlers is prohibited in food storage and preparation areas because smoking
can contaminate
food primarily by - CORRECT ANSWER - Carrying saliva from mouth to the hands
Which of the following would probably not be considered a TCS food? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A food with a pH less than or equal to 4.6
Which of the following is not a suggested cooling method for a TCS food? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Place food near a window
