SERVSAFE PRACTICE (80 QS) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Which food has been associated with Salmonella Typhi? - Answer -Beverages
What symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from the operation? - Answer -
Jaundice
What is an example of physical contamination? - Answer -bones in fish
What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness? -
Answer -Excluding staff with vomiting from the operation
What condition promotes the growth of bacteria? - Answer -Food held between 70 F
and 125F
Parasites are commonly associated with what food? - Answer -Wild game
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne
illness? - Answer -Purchasing food from approved reputable suppliers
How should chemicals be stored? - Answer -away from prep areas
What does the L stand for in the FDA's ALERT tool? - Answer -LOOK
What practice can help prevent allergic reactions? - Answer -Telling customers how an
item is prepared
What symptom can indicate that a customer is having an allergic reaction? - Answer -
Wheezing or shortness of breath
Why should food temperatures be taken in two different locations? - Answer -
temperature may vary in the food
A food handler is prepping a seafood dish on April 4th, using shrimp and scallops. The
shrimp has a use by date of April 8th, and the scallops have a use by date of April 10th.
What is the use by date for the seafood dish? - Answer -April 8th
What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site for retail sale?
- Answer -List of ingredients
How should an item that has been recalled by its manufacturer be stored in an
operation? - Answer -separately from food that will be served
, A food handler has just finished storing a dry food delivery. Which step was done
correctly:
a. stored food away from the wall.
b.stored food 4 in off the floor
c.stored food underneath a stairwell
d. stored food in an empty chemical container - Answer -a. stored food away from the
wall
Which item should be rejected:
bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
bottled milk at 41 degrees F
shelled eggs at air temperature of 45 degrees F
live oysters at 50 degrees F - Answer -bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
Ready to eat TCS food prepped in house must be date marked if it is held more than
how many hours? - Answer -24 hours
A local nursing home has a yearly barbecue for its residents. Which food item should
not be served?
Deviled eggs, potato salad, raw carrots, or raw hamburgers? - Answer -raw
hamburgers
When transporting food off site, how should information such as a use by date and time
be communicated to the off site staff? - Answer -Labels on food
What is the minimal internal cooking temperature for a veal chop? - Answer -145 F or
63 C
How many hours can cold food be held after refrigeration before it must be sold, served
or thrown out? - Answer -6 hours
Lasagna was removed from hot holding for service at 11:00 a.m. By what time must it
be served or thrown out? - Answer -3:00 p.m.
What should be done with preset, unwrapped utensils that appear to be unused after
guests have left the table? - Answer -clean and sanitize the utensils
What rule for serving bread should food handlers practice? - Answer -Do not re-serve
uneaten bread
In a self service area, bulk unpackaged food does not need a label if the product -
Answer -does not make a claim about health or nutrient content
The temperature of duck breast is checked during cooking. According to the operations
policy, the duck breast must be cooked for 16 minuets to allow the internal temperate to
ANSWERS
Which food has been associated with Salmonella Typhi? - Answer -Beverages
What symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from the operation? - Answer -
Jaundice
What is an example of physical contamination? - Answer -bones in fish
What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness? -
Answer -Excluding staff with vomiting from the operation
What condition promotes the growth of bacteria? - Answer -Food held between 70 F
and 125F
Parasites are commonly associated with what food? - Answer -Wild game
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne
illness? - Answer -Purchasing food from approved reputable suppliers
How should chemicals be stored? - Answer -away from prep areas
What does the L stand for in the FDA's ALERT tool? - Answer -LOOK
What practice can help prevent allergic reactions? - Answer -Telling customers how an
item is prepared
What symptom can indicate that a customer is having an allergic reaction? - Answer -
Wheezing or shortness of breath
Why should food temperatures be taken in two different locations? - Answer -
temperature may vary in the food
A food handler is prepping a seafood dish on April 4th, using shrimp and scallops. The
shrimp has a use by date of April 8th, and the scallops have a use by date of April 10th.
What is the use by date for the seafood dish? - Answer -April 8th
What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site for retail sale?
- Answer -List of ingredients
How should an item that has been recalled by its manufacturer be stored in an
operation? - Answer -separately from food that will be served
, A food handler has just finished storing a dry food delivery. Which step was done
correctly:
a. stored food away from the wall.
b.stored food 4 in off the floor
c.stored food underneath a stairwell
d. stored food in an empty chemical container - Answer -a. stored food away from the
wall
Which item should be rejected:
bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
bottled milk at 41 degrees F
shelled eggs at air temperature of 45 degrees F
live oysters at 50 degrees F - Answer -bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
Ready to eat TCS food prepped in house must be date marked if it is held more than
how many hours? - Answer -24 hours
A local nursing home has a yearly barbecue for its residents. Which food item should
not be served?
Deviled eggs, potato salad, raw carrots, or raw hamburgers? - Answer -raw
hamburgers
When transporting food off site, how should information such as a use by date and time
be communicated to the off site staff? - Answer -Labels on food
What is the minimal internal cooking temperature for a veal chop? - Answer -145 F or
63 C
How many hours can cold food be held after refrigeration before it must be sold, served
or thrown out? - Answer -6 hours
Lasagna was removed from hot holding for service at 11:00 a.m. By what time must it
be served or thrown out? - Answer -3:00 p.m.
What should be done with preset, unwrapped utensils that appear to be unused after
guests have left the table? - Answer -clean and sanitize the utensils
What rule for serving bread should food handlers practice? - Answer -Do not re-serve
uneaten bread
In a self service area, bulk unpackaged food does not need a label if the product -
Answer -does not make a claim about health or nutrient content
The temperature of duck breast is checked during cooking. According to the operations
policy, the duck breast must be cooked for 16 minuets to allow the internal temperate to
