Servsafe Food Protection
Manager Exam Review
Containing 170 Questions
with Certified Solutions/
2024-2025.
1. To prevent deliberate contamination of food, a manager
should know who is in his facility, monitor the security of
products, keep information related to food security on file,
and know ___ - Answer: who to contact about suspicious
activities
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, 2. Which type of thermometer can read temperature without
the item's surface? - Answer: infrared
3. The 5 common mistakes that can lead to food borne illness
are failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect
temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing
poor personal hygiene, and ___ - Answer: purchasing food
from unsafe sources
4. Which group of individuals has a higher risk of food borne
illness? - Answer: elderly people
5. What must a food handler with a hand wound do to safely
work with food? - Answer: bandage the wound with an
impermeable cover and wear a single-use glove
6. Where should staff members eat, drink, smoke, or chew
gum? - Answer: in designated areas
7. What food safety practice can prevent cross-contact? -
Answer: washing, rinsing, and sanitizing utensils before
each use
8. What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for rice
that is hot-held for service? - Answer: 135F (57C)
9. What task requires food handlers to wash their hands
before and after doing it? - Answer: handling raw meat,
poultry, and seafood
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, 10. When can a food handler with a sore throat and a fever
return to work with or around food? - Answer: a written
medical release is provided
11. How should the temperature of a shipment of cottage
cheese be taken when it arrives at an operation? - Answer:
place the thermometer stem into an opened container
12. What is the most likely cause of wheezing and hives? -
Answer: food allergies
13. What is the purpose of setting a critical limit in the
cooking process of TCS food? - Answer: reduce hazards to
safe levels
14. Ciguatera toxin is commonly found in - Answer:
amberjack
15. What method should never be used to thaw food? -
Answer: place the item on a prep counter
16. What food item does the FDA advise against offering
on a children's menu? - Answer: rare cheeseburgers
17. Where should ground fish be stored in a cooler? -
Answer: below pork roasts
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Manager Exam Review
Containing 170 Questions
with Certified Solutions/
2024-2025.
1. To prevent deliberate contamination of food, a manager
should know who is in his facility, monitor the security of
products, keep information related to food security on file,
and know ___ - Answer: who to contact about suspicious
activities
1 | Page
, 2. Which type of thermometer can read temperature without
the item's surface? - Answer: infrared
3. The 5 common mistakes that can lead to food borne illness
are failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect
temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing
poor personal hygiene, and ___ - Answer: purchasing food
from unsafe sources
4. Which group of individuals has a higher risk of food borne
illness? - Answer: elderly people
5. What must a food handler with a hand wound do to safely
work with food? - Answer: bandage the wound with an
impermeable cover and wear a single-use glove
6. Where should staff members eat, drink, smoke, or chew
gum? - Answer: in designated areas
7. What food safety practice can prevent cross-contact? -
Answer: washing, rinsing, and sanitizing utensils before
each use
8. What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for rice
that is hot-held for service? - Answer: 135F (57C)
9. What task requires food handlers to wash their hands
before and after doing it? - Answer: handling raw meat,
poultry, and seafood
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, 10. When can a food handler with a sore throat and a fever
return to work with or around food? - Answer: a written
medical release is provided
11. How should the temperature of a shipment of cottage
cheese be taken when it arrives at an operation? - Answer:
place the thermometer stem into an opened container
12. What is the most likely cause of wheezing and hives? -
Answer: food allergies
13. What is the purpose of setting a critical limit in the
cooking process of TCS food? - Answer: reduce hazards to
safe levels
14. Ciguatera toxin is commonly found in - Answer:
amberjack
15. What method should never be used to thaw food? -
Answer: place the item on a prep counter
16. What food item does the FDA advise against offering
on a children's menu? - Answer: rare cheeseburgers
17. Where should ground fish be stored in a cooler? -
Answer: below pork roasts
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