CP-FS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - CORRECT ANSWER --
Created by the EPA
-Regulates sanitizers
condemnation - CORRECT ANSWER -Declaring unfit for use or sale
Class 1 Food Recall - CORRECT ANSWER -
The most serious recall. May cause serious adverse health consequences.
Variance - CORRECT ANSWER -Modification or waiver from a food code requirement
Misbranding - CORRECT ANSWER -
bad labeling; indication incorrect information on the label. Relates to how a product is represent
ed, primarily on the product label.
Testing requirements for a water supply that comes from a well. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water must be tested at least once per year and a certificate must be kept on file for review by
an inspector
Comminuted Food - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reduced in size by methods including chopping, flaking, grinding or mincing. Examples: ground
beef, gyros and gefilte fish.
Grading - CORRECT ANSWER --optional
-paid for by the processor
,-tells the quality of the product
Allowed uses for non-potable water - CORRECT ANSWER --
Only used for non culinary purposes: fire sprinklers, cooling non-
food equipment air conditioning and irrigation.
-Pipes must be identified as having non-potable water
How long an establishment can be given to correct a priority or priority foundation violation -
CORRECT ANSWER -Generally immediately, but in some cases up to 10 days
Adulteration - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lowering the quality of food by adding an inferior substance or removing an important substanc
e
Seizure - CORRECT ANSWER -When the regulatory authority takes physical control of an item
Abatement - CORRECT ANSWER -termination of a nuisance
Embargo - CORRECT ANSWER -An order prohibiting the removal or use of a particular item
Mobile establishment wastewater tank requirement - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water waste tank must be 15% larger than the supply tank
How often is the food code published and updated? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Published every 4 years and updated every 2 years
Hold or Detention - CORRECT ANSWER -
Establishment retains product but can'tRdo anything with it until it is released by the regulatory
authority
, Conference for Food Protection - CORRECT ANSWER -
Meets every two years, makes recommendations for what should be in the Food Code. Sets stan
dards for Certified Food Protection
DSP symptoms (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain accompanied by chills, headache and fever
PSP symptoms (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech and respiratory paralysis
Giardia Lamblia or Giardasis or Intestinalis - CORRECT ANSWER --Parasite
-The most non-bacterial form of diarrhea in North America
-from contaminated water
-Associated with day care centers, especially where diapering is done
-lasts 1 to 2 weeks
Clostridium Botulinium or Botulism - CORRECT ANSWER --
Associated with improperly canned foods, especially home canned, vacuum packed refrigerated
foods, garlic or onions stored in oil and baked potatoes
-Anaerobic, spore forming, intoxication
-
Symptoms go "top down" starting with blurry vision, trouble swallowing and speaking and then
trouble breathing.
-Onset in 18 to 36 hours
Campylobacter jejuni - CORRECT ANSWER --Bacteria
-Onset time 2 to 5 days, lasts 7 to 10 days
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - CORRECT ANSWER --
Created by the EPA
-Regulates sanitizers
condemnation - CORRECT ANSWER -Declaring unfit for use or sale
Class 1 Food Recall - CORRECT ANSWER -
The most serious recall. May cause serious adverse health consequences.
Variance - CORRECT ANSWER -Modification or waiver from a food code requirement
Misbranding - CORRECT ANSWER -
bad labeling; indication incorrect information on the label. Relates to how a product is represent
ed, primarily on the product label.
Testing requirements for a water supply that comes from a well. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water must be tested at least once per year and a certificate must be kept on file for review by
an inspector
Comminuted Food - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reduced in size by methods including chopping, flaking, grinding or mincing. Examples: ground
beef, gyros and gefilte fish.
Grading - CORRECT ANSWER --optional
-paid for by the processor
,-tells the quality of the product
Allowed uses for non-potable water - CORRECT ANSWER --
Only used for non culinary purposes: fire sprinklers, cooling non-
food equipment air conditioning and irrigation.
-Pipes must be identified as having non-potable water
How long an establishment can be given to correct a priority or priority foundation violation -
CORRECT ANSWER -Generally immediately, but in some cases up to 10 days
Adulteration - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lowering the quality of food by adding an inferior substance or removing an important substanc
e
Seizure - CORRECT ANSWER -When the regulatory authority takes physical control of an item
Abatement - CORRECT ANSWER -termination of a nuisance
Embargo - CORRECT ANSWER -An order prohibiting the removal or use of a particular item
Mobile establishment wastewater tank requirement - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water waste tank must be 15% larger than the supply tank
How often is the food code published and updated? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Published every 4 years and updated every 2 years
Hold or Detention - CORRECT ANSWER -
Establishment retains product but can'tRdo anything with it until it is released by the regulatory
authority
, Conference for Food Protection - CORRECT ANSWER -
Meets every two years, makes recommendations for what should be in the Food Code. Sets stan
dards for Certified Food Protection
DSP symptoms (Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain accompanied by chills, headache and fever
PSP symptoms (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech and respiratory paralysis
Giardia Lamblia or Giardasis or Intestinalis - CORRECT ANSWER --Parasite
-The most non-bacterial form of diarrhea in North America
-from contaminated water
-Associated with day care centers, especially where diapering is done
-lasts 1 to 2 weeks
Clostridium Botulinium or Botulism - CORRECT ANSWER --
Associated with improperly canned foods, especially home canned, vacuum packed refrigerated
foods, garlic or onions stored in oil and baked potatoes
-Anaerobic, spore forming, intoxication
-
Symptoms go "top down" starting with blurry vision, trouble swallowing and speaking and then
trouble breathing.
-Onset in 18 to 36 hours
Campylobacter jejuni - CORRECT ANSWER --Bacteria
-Onset time 2 to 5 days, lasts 7 to 10 days
