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TAP Series Food Safety Q&A | 100 Verified Questions | HACCP, Allergens, Temps, Contamination – 2025 Exam Prep | ServSafe, OSHA, FDA Certified

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This updated 2025/2026 food safety study guide includes 100 verified and graded questions with correct answers sourced from the TAP Series Food Protection Manager certification curriculum. It is structured to reflect current food safety standards in the U.S. as guided by the FDA Food Code, ServSafe certification requirements, and OSHA workplace safety regulations. The document covers essential safety topics such as HACCP planning, cross-contamination prevention, TCS food management, personal hygiene protocols, safe food handling temperatures, receiving and storage practices, sanitation techniques, equipment standards, and symptom-based employee exclusions. Key regulatory systems like Active Managerial Control, food defense (A.L.E.R.T.), crisis management, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are also detailed. Specific pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus aureus, along with allergen controls and chemical hazard management, are frequently tested in this guide. This resource is perfect for students and professionals in hospitality, culinary arts, environmental health, public health, and food service management. It’s especially relevant for learners preparing for TAP Series exams, ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification, or local health department food handler assessments. Keywords: TAP Series, food safety exam, ServSafe, HACCP, cross-contamination, TCS foods, food allergens, FDA food code, OSHA food handling, personal hygiene, active managerial control, sanitizer guidelines, foodborne illness, inspection violations, food protection manager

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1. The five risk factors identified by the CDC: purchasing food from unsafe

sources, failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect

temperatures, using contaminated equipment, and practicing poor personal

hygiene, are the foundations of the system known as: - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Active Managerial Control


Which of the following IS NOT a method for removing oxygen from

packaged foods? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔HMR


3. How should the temperature of sour cream be taken? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔By removing the lid and placing a thermometer stem in the cream

,4. If a critical limit in a HACCP System is not met, what must immediately

be done? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Take a corrective action


5. When leaving the food preparation area, food handlers should: -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Leave their apron


6. Per the FDA, what jewelry is allowed to be worn on hands or wrists while

preparing food? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Plain wedding band


7. GMP stands for: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Good Manufacturing Practices


8. Foodborne intoxication is caused by eating foods that contain: -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Poisons


9. Hot TCS food on a self-service bar was originally placed on the self-

servicde bar at at above 135°F (57°C). The hot TCS food is 120°F (49°C)

after two hours of service. Time is not being used as control measure.

What should the food worker do? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Remove from the self-

service bar, reheat to 165°F (74°C)

10. An organization that certifies commercial food service equipment is: -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔NSF

, 11. A food handler is infected with shiga toxin producing E. coli. What is

one of the things the person in charge needs to do? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Report the illness to the local health department


12. The first step in planning a food safety training program is: Identify the

topics for the training - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Identify the topics for the training


13. A food delivery driver, using his own, car picks up hot food at 1:00 PM

from a famous restaurant that was cooked to the proper temperature and

held at or above 135°F (57°C). The food delivery driver gets delayed due to

a storm and arrives at the customer's destination at 6:00 PM. Upon arrival

the food temperature was 120°F (49°C). What should the restaurant do? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tell the customer to discard the food


14. Live shellfish must be received and kept at what minimum

temperatures? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Air 45°F (7°C), internal 50°F (10°C)


15. On her morning shift, a food handler patties from the refrigerator to the

puts on clean disposable gloves, and begins to move defrosted hamburger

tomatoes. When she's done, she slices raw onions. preparation area, as

directed by the cook. Then, she is asked to slice raw In this sequence of




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