ServSafe Food Manager Exam Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following types of food carries the highest risk of causing a foodborne illness? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Milk and dairy products
When two or more people display the same symptoms of illness after eating the same food, it
is considered to be a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔outbreak.
Language differences can create a conflict in maintaining food safety, as can differences in an
employee's: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔culture.
Why does staff turnover challenge the ability to follow food safety rules? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔More time has to be spent in job training, so there is less available for food
safety.
Which of the following is one of the costs a foodborne illness brings to an operation? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lawsuits and legal costs
What is one element that tends to increase for a business after a foodborne-illness outbreak? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔insurance premiums
Which type of contaminant is responsible for the majority of foodborne illnesses? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔biological
Which of the following is an example of a physical contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔bandages
Almost all food-handling mistakes are related to time-temperature abuse, cross-
contamination, poor personal hygiene, or poor cleaning and sanitizing. Which of the
following mistakes is NOT related to these practices? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔purchasing food from unsafe sources
,When spoiled food drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat food, what is the common result? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cross-contamination
Which statement is the most accurate about the list of high-risk TCS foods? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Virtually all types of meat and animal products are on the list.
What is the primary reason a food is on the high-risk list of TCS foods? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔It is at risk for developing pathogens depending on its temperature.
Why are some populations at a higher risk for developing a foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They have compromised immune systems.
The best protection against foodborne illness is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔having a strong
immune system.
The manager of a foodservice operation is responsible for monitoring all of the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔staff hand washing practices
delivery of food after-hours.
inspection of deliveries from approved sources.
Food handlers are typically monitored by foodservice managers to ensure that the handlers
are: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ensuring that all types of TCS food are cooked to the
required temperatures.
In the acronym, "Fat Tom", the "M" stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔moisture. (Food,
Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture)
The temperature danger zone refers to temperatures in which bacteria: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔grows rapidly.
Which of the following elements play the largest role in TCS food safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔time and temperature
, One of the hallmark definitions of TCS food is that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔unusually vulnerable to the growth of various pathogens.
Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming bacteria that is found in: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dirt.
Which of the following illnesses has the ability to result in a miscarriage? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Listeriosis.
Which of the following diseases could be largely prevented by avoiding the use of
unpasteurized dairy products? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔listeriosis
Which of the following diseases is especially lethal to people with chronic conditions such as
diabetes or cirrhosis? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔vibrio gastroenteritis
What word means the closest to toxin? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔poison
What is one of the most common symptoms associated with the toxins from seafood? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tingling in various parts of the body
If a customer has a cut in his mouth after eating something at your food service operation, he
most likely came into contact with what kind of contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔physical
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔machine lubricants
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about deliberate food contamination? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It can occur anywhere in the food supply chain.
In the A.L.E.R.T. program, what does the "R" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Report
information in receiving logs, files, and other documentation. (A=Assure, L=Look,
E=Employees, R=Reports, T=Threat)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following types of food carries the highest risk of causing a foodborne illness? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Milk and dairy products
When two or more people display the same symptoms of illness after eating the same food, it
is considered to be a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔outbreak.
Language differences can create a conflict in maintaining food safety, as can differences in an
employee's: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔culture.
Why does staff turnover challenge the ability to follow food safety rules? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔More time has to be spent in job training, so there is less available for food
safety.
Which of the following is one of the costs a foodborne illness brings to an operation? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lawsuits and legal costs
What is one element that tends to increase for a business after a foodborne-illness outbreak? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔insurance premiums
Which type of contaminant is responsible for the majority of foodborne illnesses? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔biological
Which of the following is an example of a physical contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔bandages
Almost all food-handling mistakes are related to time-temperature abuse, cross-
contamination, poor personal hygiene, or poor cleaning and sanitizing. Which of the
following mistakes is NOT related to these practices? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔purchasing food from unsafe sources
,When spoiled food drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat food, what is the common result? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cross-contamination
Which statement is the most accurate about the list of high-risk TCS foods? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Virtually all types of meat and animal products are on the list.
What is the primary reason a food is on the high-risk list of TCS foods? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔It is at risk for developing pathogens depending on its temperature.
Why are some populations at a higher risk for developing a foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They have compromised immune systems.
The best protection against foodborne illness is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔having a strong
immune system.
The manager of a foodservice operation is responsible for monitoring all of the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔staff hand washing practices
delivery of food after-hours.
inspection of deliveries from approved sources.
Food handlers are typically monitored by foodservice managers to ensure that the handlers
are: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ensuring that all types of TCS food are cooked to the
required temperatures.
In the acronym, "Fat Tom", the "M" stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔moisture. (Food,
Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture)
The temperature danger zone refers to temperatures in which bacteria: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔grows rapidly.
Which of the following elements play the largest role in TCS food safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔time and temperature
, One of the hallmark definitions of TCS food is that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔unusually vulnerable to the growth of various pathogens.
Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming bacteria that is found in: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dirt.
Which of the following illnesses has the ability to result in a miscarriage? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Listeriosis.
Which of the following diseases could be largely prevented by avoiding the use of
unpasteurized dairy products? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔listeriosis
Which of the following diseases is especially lethal to people with chronic conditions such as
diabetes or cirrhosis? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔vibrio gastroenteritis
What word means the closest to toxin? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔poison
What is one of the most common symptoms associated with the toxins from seafood? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tingling in various parts of the body
If a customer has a cut in his mouth after eating something at your food service operation, he
most likely came into contact with what kind of contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔physical
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔machine lubricants
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about deliberate food contamination? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It can occur anywhere in the food supply chain.
In the A.L.E.R.T. program, what does the "R" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Report
information in receiving logs, files, and other documentation. (A=Assure, L=Look,
E=Employees, R=Reports, T=Threat)
