LATEST 2025 FOOD MANAGER EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (TEXAS FOOD MANAGER LEARN TO SERVE LATEST UPDATED VERSION)

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foodbornegillnessg-gANSWERg-gagdiseasegtransmittedgtogpeoplegbygfood



Angillnessgisgconsideredgangoutbreakgwhen...g-gANSWERg-
g•gatleastg2gpeopleghavegthegsamegsymptomsgaftergeatinggthegsamegfood


• anginvestigationgisgconductedgbygstategandglocalgregulatorygauthorities

• outbreakgisgconfirmedgbygaglabratoryganalysis



Whatgisgthegfirstgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengit

comesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
g•gTimeg(pressuregtogworkgquickygcangmakegitghardgtogtakegthegtimegtogfollowgfoodgsafetygpractices)




Whatgisgthegsecondgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gLanguagegandgCultureg(Yourgstafgfgmaygspeakgagdifferentglanguagegthangyougdo.gThisgcangmakegitgdifficult

gtogcommunicate.gCulturalgdifferencesgcangalsoginfluenceghowgfoodghandlersgviewgfoodgsafety.




Whatgisgthegthirdgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengit

comesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gLiteracygandgEducationg(Staffgoftenghavegdifferentglevelsgofgeducation.gThisgmakesgitgmoregchallengingg

togteachgthemgfoodgsafety.



Whatgisgthegfourthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gPathogensg(Illness-

causinggmicroorganismsgaregmoregfrequentlygfoundgongtypesgofgfoodgthatgoncegweregconsideredgsafe.)



Whatgisgthegfifthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafetygandgwhy?g-gANSWERg-
gUnapprovedgsuppliersg(gFoodgthatgisgrecievedgfromgsuppliersgthatgaregnotgpracticinggfoodgsafetygcangca

usegagfoodborne-illnessgoutbreak.)




pg.g1

,Whatgisgthegsixthgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafety?g-gANSWERg-gHigh-
riskgcustomersg(thegnumbergofgcustomersgatghighgriskgforggettinggagfoodbornegillnessgisgincreasing.gAngex
amplegofgthisgisgtheggrowinggelderlygpopulation.)



Whatgisgthegseventhgchallengegoperationsghavegwhengitgcomesgtogfoodgsafety?g-gANSWERg-
gStaffgturnoverg(traininggnewgstaffgleavesglessgtimegforgfoodgsafetygtraining)




Whatgisgthegcostgofgfoodbornegillnesses?g-gANSWERg-
gOnegoutbreakgcangcostgangoperationgthousandsgofgdollars,gandgitgcangresultgingclosure.




Whatgaregthegcostsgofgfoodbornegillnessesgtogangoperation?g-gANSWERg-g•lossgofgcustomersgandgsales

•lossgofgreputation

•negativegmediagexposure

•loweredg staffg morale

•lawsuitsgandglegalgfees

•stafgfgmissinggwork

•increasedginsurancegpremiums

•staffg retraining



Whatgaregthegcostgofgfoodbornegillnessesgtogthegvictim?g-gANSWERg-g•lostgwork

•medicalgcostsgandglong-termgdisablity

•death



Whatgisgunsafegfoodgusuallygthegresultgof?g-gANSWERg-
gcontaminationg(thegpresencegofgharmfulgsubstancesgingfood)




whatgisgagwaygtogpreventgfoodbornegillnesses?g-gANSWERg-
grecognizegthegcontaminantsgthatgcangmakegfoodgunsafeg(pathogens,gchemicals,gphysicalgobjects,gandg

certaingunsafegpracticesgingyourgoperation)



Howgmanygcategoriesgaregcontaminantsgdividedginto?g-gANSWERg-g3



pg.g2

,Whatgisgthegfirstgcategorygofgcontaminantsg-gANSWERg-
gBiologicalg(Pathogensgaregtheggreatestgthreatgtogfoodgsafety.gTheygincludegcertaingviruses,gparasites,gf

ungi,gandgbacteria.gSomegplants,gmushrooms,gandgseafoodgthatgcarrygharmfulgtoxinsg(poisons)garegalsog
includedgimgthisggroup.)gThisgcategorygisgresponsiblegforgmostgfoodbornegillnesses.



Whatgisgthegsecondgcategorygofgcontaminants?g-gANSWERg-
gChemicalg(Foodservicegchemicalsgcangcontaminategfoodgifgtheygaregusedgincorrectly.gChemicalgcontami

natesgmaygincludegcleaners,gsanitizers,gandgpolishes.)



Whatgisgthegthirdgcategorygofgcontaminants?g-gANSWERg-
gPhysicalg(Foreigngobjectsgsuchgasgmetalgshavings,gstaples,gandgbandagesgcanggetgintogthegfood.gSogcang

glass,gdirt,gandgevengbaggties.gNaturallygoccuringgobjects,gsuchgasgfishgbonesgingfillets,gareganothergexa
mple.)



Whatgaregthegfivegmostgcommomgfood-
handlinggmistakes,gorgriskgfactors,gthatgcangcausegagfoodbornegillness?g-gANSWERg-
g•Purchasinggfoodgfromgunsafegsources


•Failinggtogcookgfoodgcorrectly

•Holdinggfoodgatgincorrectgtemperatures

•Usinggcontaminatedgequipment

•Practicinggpoorgpersonalghygiene



Whatgisgthegfirstgofgthegfourgmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-gANSWER
-gTime-temperaturegabuseg(Foodghasgbeengtime-temperaturegabusedgwhengitghasgstayedgtooglonggat
temperaturesgthatgareggoodgforgtheggrowthgofgpathogensgwhichgcangresultgingfoodbornegillnesses.gThisgangh
appengingmanygwaysgsuchgas:

• foodgisgnotgheldgorgstoredgatgthegcorrectgtemperatures

• foodgisgnotgcookedgorgreheatedgenoughgtogkillgpathogens

•foodgisgnotgcooledgcorrectly)



Whatgisgthegsecondgofgthegfourgmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-
gANSWERg-gCross-

Contaminationg(gThisgisgwhengpathogensgcangbegtransferredgfromgonegsurfacegtoganother.gItgcangcause
gagfoodbornegillnessgingmanygwaysgsuchgas:


• contaminatedgingredientsgaregaddedgtogfoodgthatgrecievesgnogfurthergcooking

•Ready-to-eatgfoodgtouchesgcontaminatedgsurfaces
pg.g3

, •Contaminatedgfoodgtouchesgorgdripsgfluidsgontogcookedgorgready-to-eatgfood

• Agfoodghandlergtouchesgcontaminatedgfoodgandgthengtouchesgready-to-eatgfood

•contaminatedgcleaninggclothsgtouchgfood-contactgsurfaces)



Whatgisgthegthirdgofgtheg4gmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-
gANSWERg-

gPoorgPersonalgHygieneg(gActionsgthatgfoodghandlersgdogthatgcausegfoodbornegillnessesginclude:


• failgtogwashgtheirghandsgcorrectlygaftergusinggthegrestroom

•coughgorgsneezegongfood

•touchgorgscratchgwoundsgandgthengtouchgfood

•workgwhilegsick)



Whatgisgthegfourthgofgtheg4gmaingfactorsgthatg4gofgtheg5griskgfactorsgorgmistakesgaregrelatedgto?g-gANSWER
-
gPoorgcleaninggandgsanitizingg(pathogensgcangbegspreadgtogfoodgifgequipmentghasgnotgbeengcleanedgandgsa

nitizedgcorrectlygbetweenguses.gThisgcanghappengingthegfollowinggway:

•equipmentgandgutensilsgaregnotgwashed,grinsed,gandgsanitizedgbetweenguses

•Food-contactgsurfacesgaregwipedgcleangrathergthangbeinggwashed,grinsed,gandgsanitized

•Wipinggclothsgaregnotgstoredgingagsanitizergsolutiongbetweenguses

•Sanitizinggsolutionsgaregnotgatgthegrequiredglevelgtogsanitizegobjects



WhatgisgTCSgfood?g-gANSWERg-gfoodgrequiringgtimegandgtemperaturegcontrolgtoglimitggrowthgofgpathogens



WhatgfoodsgaregcategorizedgasgTCSgfood?g-gANSWERg-g•milkgandgdairygproducts

•shellgeggsg(exceptgthosegtreatedgtogeliminategnontyphoidalgSalmonella)

•Meat:gbeaf,gpork,gandglamb

•poultry

•fish

•shellfishgandgcrustaceans

•bakedgpotatoes

•heat-treatedgplantgfood,gsuchgasgcookedgrice,gbeans,gandgvegetables

•tofugorgothergsoygprotein
pg.g4