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State Food Safety Exam Prep (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) | Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION If a piece of equipment is sanitary it: Answer: Has had disease-causing germs reduced to safe levels QUESTION How does the FDA Food Code affect individual states and jurisdictions? Answer: It provides a model for new laws and rules in state, local, and tribal jurisdictions QUESTION What group of people are susceptible to food borne illness Answer: The elderly, the very young and pregnant or lactating women QUESTION Bacteria that cause food borne illness will usually only grow on foods that have a pH at ___ or above and a water activity (Aw) at ___ or above Answer: 4.6; .85 QUESTION Some bacteria form spores to help them: Answer: Survive adverse environmental conditions QUESTION Bacteria are a common cause of food borne disease in a food establishment because Answer: The can grow very rapidly, they're found naturally in many foods, and they can be easily transferred from one source to another QUESTION Bacteria grow the best within a narrow temperature range called the Temperature Danger Zone. The TDZ is between: Answer: 41 degrees and 135 degrees QUESTION The most effective way to control the growth of bacteria in a retail food establishment is by controlling: Answer: Time and temperature QUESTION The number one contributing factor leading to bacterial foodborne illness in retail food establishment is Answer: Improper holding temperatures of food QUESTION Which toxin is a histamine poisoning Answer: Scombrotoxin QUESTION Which group is not considered a potentialy hazardous food group Answer: Dried grains and spices QUESTION Food worker should wash their hands after Answer: Taking out the trash, touching their face, handling raw food QUESTION Cross contamination is a term used to describe the transfer of a foodborne hazard from one food to another: Answer: By a food employees hands, from a cutting board, from a knife blade QUESTION Food borne illness can be caused by: Answer: Poor personal hygiene, cross-contamination, temperature abuse QUESTION Good personal hygiene includes Answer: Keeping hands and clothes clean and sanitary

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Statel Foodl Safetyl Examl Prepl (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l |l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)

Q:l Ifl al piecel ofl equipmentl isl sanitaryl it:
Answer:
Hasl hadl disease-causingl germsl reducedl tol safel levels



Q:l Howl doesl thel FDAl Foodl Codel affectl individuall statesl andl jurisdictions?
Answer:
Itl providesl al modell forl newl lawsl andl rulesl inl state,l local,l andl triball jurisdictions



Q:l Whatl groupl ofl peoplel arel susceptiblel tol foodl bornel illness
Answer:
Thel elderly,l thel veryl youngl andl pregnantl orl lactatingl women



Q:l Bacterial thatl causel foodl bornel illnessl willl usuallyl onlyl growl onl foodsl thatl havel
al pHl atl ___l orl abovel andl al waterl activityl (Aw)l atl ___l orl above

Answer:
4.6;l .85



Q:l Somel bacterial forml sporesl tol helpl them:
Answer:
Survivel adversel environmentall conditions

,Q:l Bacterial arel al commonl causel ofl foodl bornel diseasel inl al foodl establishmentl
because

Answer:
Thel canl growl veryl rapidly,l they'rel foundl naturallyl inl manyl foods,l andl theyl canl bel
easilyl transferredl froml onel sourcel tol another



Q:l Bacterial growl thel bestl withinl al narrowl temperaturel rangel calledl thel Temperaturel
Dangerl Zone.l Thel TDZl isl between:

Answer:
41l degreesl andl 135l degrees



Q:l Thel mostl effectivel wayl tol controll thel growthl ofl bacterial inl al retaill foodl
establishmentl isl byl controlling:

Answer:
Timel andl temperature



Q:l Thel numberl onel contributingl factorl leadingl tol bacteriall foodbornel illnessl inl retaill
foodl establishmentl is

Answer:
Improperl holdingl temperaturesl ofl food



Q:l Whichl toxinl isl al histaminel poisoning
Answer:
Scombrotoxin



Q:l Whichl groupl isl notl consideredl al potentialyl hazardousl foodl group
Answer:
Driedl grainsl andl spices

, Q:l Foodl workerl shouldl washl theirl handsl after
Answer:
Takingl outl thel trash,l touchingl theirl face,l handlingl rawl food



Q:l Crossl contaminationl isl al terml usedl tol describel thel transferl ofl al foodbornel hazardl
froml onel foodl tol another:

Answer:
Byl al foodl employeesl hands,l froml al cuttingl board,l froml al knifel blade



Q:l Foodl bornel illnessl canl bel causedl by:
Answer:
Poorl personall hygiene,l cross-contamination,l temperaturel abuse



Q:l Goodl personall hygienel includes
Answer:
Keepingl handsl andl clothesl cleanl andl sanitary



Q:l Afterl properl cooking,l alll foodsl thatl arel tol bel heldl coldl mustl be:
Answer:
Cooledl quicklyl andl heldl atl 41°Fl orl below



Q:l Afterl properl cooking,l alll foodsl thatl arel tol bel heldl hotl mustl bel heldl at:
Answer:
135°Fl orl above



Q:l Al goodl wayl tol preventl cross-contaminationl ofl foodsl isl to:

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