LEARN2SERVE FOOD MANAGER
CERTIFICATION – NOTES QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Thawingafoodacanabeapartaofatheacookingaprocessaifa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔cookedatoathearequirementsaofatheaFDAafoodacode
FoodborneaPathogensaeasilyatransmittedathroughafooda-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Salmonella,aShigella,aNorovirus,aEaColi,aHepatitsaA,aClostridiumaBotu
linum
Salmonellaa-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Canabeafoundaonaanyafoodaitemaexposedatoaanimalawaste
Salmonellaa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔immediate,adevelopsawithina12-
72ahoursaandalastsa4-7adays
Salmonellaa-aSymptomsa-acorrectaanswera✔✔foodapoisoining
Salmonellaa-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔avoidacrossacontamination,amaintainapersonalahygiene,acleanaworksp
aces,acookafoodsaproperly
Shigellaa-aCausea-acorrectaanswera✔✔Pestsaorahuman-to-
humanabyainfectedafeces.aShigellaaisaaabacteriaafoundainatheadigestiveatractaofahumans
Shigellaa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔developsawithina2-3adaysaofaexposure
Shigellaa-aSymptomsa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔loose,awateryastool.aDysenteryainasevereacases
Shigellaa-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔mayaspreadatoaothersathroughacontaminatedastoolaupatoa4aweeksaafte
rasymptomsahaveapassed
Norovirusa-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔foodaitemsaorawaterasourcesacontaminatedawithainfectedafecesaoraflui
ds
Norovirusa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔suddenaonset,a1-2adays,aextremelyacontagious
, Norovirusa-aSymptomsa-acorrectaanswera✔✔gastroenteritisaora"stomachaflu"
Norovirusa-aPreventiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔canabeainfectiousathreeadaysa-
atwoaweeksaafterarecovery
E.Colia-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Pooraprocessingaandahandlingaofafoodathatahasabeenacontaminateda(i
.e.amanure-
basedafertilizers).aBacteriaafoundainadigestiveatractaofahumans,amostastrainsaharmless.
E.aColia-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔developsawithina3-4adays
E.aColia-aSymptomsa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔bloodyadiarrhea,asevereacasesacauseabloodaproblemsaandakidneyafail
ure
E.aColia-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔properahandlingaandacookingatoasafeatemperatures,aproperahandawas
hingaafterarestroom,aproperafruitaandavegawashing
HepatitisaAa-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔rawaoraundercookedashellfishaharvestedafromapollutedawaters,aotherai
nfectedaindividuals,acoldacuts,afreshasqueezeajuices,arawafruitsaandaveg,awateracontamina
tedawithasewage
HepatitisaAa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔suddenaonset,alastsalessathanatwoamonths
HepatitisaAa-aSymptomsa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔fever,anausea,alossaofaappetite,aabdominaladiscomfort,adarkaurine,aja
undice
HepatitisaAa-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Properasanitation,apersonalahygeine,awateratreatmentawithachlorinatio
n,aheatingatoa185adegreesaforaoneaminute
Clostridiumabotulinuma-aCausesa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔occursainabadlyapackagedaoradamagedacannedaandavacuum-
sealedafoodsaincludingacannedavegetables
Clostridiumabotulinuma-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔onseta4-
6ahours,atargetsatheanervousasystemaandamayacauseapermanentadamageaifanotatreatedai
mmediately
CERTIFICATION – NOTES QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Thawingafoodacanabeapartaofatheacookingaprocessaifa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔cookedatoathearequirementsaofatheaFDAafoodacode
FoodborneaPathogensaeasilyatransmittedathroughafooda-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Salmonella,aShigella,aNorovirus,aEaColi,aHepatitsaA,aClostridiumaBotu
linum
Salmonellaa-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Canabeafoundaonaanyafoodaitemaexposedatoaanimalawaste
Salmonellaa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔immediate,adevelopsawithina12-
72ahoursaandalastsa4-7adays
Salmonellaa-aSymptomsa-acorrectaanswera✔✔foodapoisoining
Salmonellaa-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔avoidacrossacontamination,amaintainapersonalahygiene,acleanaworksp
aces,acookafoodsaproperly
Shigellaa-aCausea-acorrectaanswera✔✔Pestsaorahuman-to-
humanabyainfectedafeces.aShigellaaisaaabacteriaafoundainatheadigestiveatractaofahumans
Shigellaa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔developsawithina2-3adaysaofaexposure
Shigellaa-aSymptomsa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔loose,awateryastool.aDysenteryainasevereacases
Shigellaa-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔mayaspreadatoaothersathroughacontaminatedastoolaupatoa4aweeksaafte
rasymptomsahaveapassed
Norovirusa-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔foodaitemsaorawaterasourcesacontaminatedawithainfectedafecesaoraflui
ds
Norovirusa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔suddenaonset,a1-2adays,aextremelyacontagious
, Norovirusa-aSymptomsa-acorrectaanswera✔✔gastroenteritisaora"stomachaflu"
Norovirusa-aPreventiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔canabeainfectiousathreeadaysa-
atwoaweeksaafterarecovery
E.Colia-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Pooraprocessingaandahandlingaofafoodathatahasabeenacontaminateda(i
.e.amanure-
basedafertilizers).aBacteriaafoundainadigestiveatractaofahumans,amostastrainsaharmless.
E.aColia-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔developsawithina3-4adays
E.aColia-aSymptomsa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔bloodyadiarrhea,asevereacasesacauseabloodaproblemsaandakidneyafail
ure
E.aColia-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔properahandlingaandacookingatoasafeatemperatures,aproperahandawas
hingaafterarestroom,aproperafruitaandavegawashing
HepatitisaAa-aCausea-
acorrectaanswera✔✔rawaoraundercookedashellfishaharvestedafromapollutedawaters,aotherai
nfectedaindividuals,acoldacuts,afreshasqueezeajuices,arawafruitsaandaveg,awateracontamina
tedawithasewage
HepatitisaAa-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔suddenaonset,alastsalessathanatwoamonths
HepatitisaAa-aSymptomsa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔fever,anausea,alossaofaappetite,aabdominaladiscomfort,adarkaurine,aja
undice
HepatitisaAa-aPreventiona-
acorrectaanswera✔✔Properasanitation,apersonalahygeine,awateratreatmentawithachlorinatio
n,aheatingatoa185adegreesaforaoneaminute
Clostridiumabotulinuma-aCausesa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔occursainabadlyapackagedaoradamagedacannedaandavacuum-
sealedafoodsaincludingacannedavegetables
Clostridiumabotulinuma-aInfectiona-acorrectaanswera✔✔onseta4-
6ahours,atargetsatheanervousasystemaandamayacauseapermanentadamageaifanotatreatedai
mmediately
