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ServSafe Food Manager Exam Review
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Which of the following types of food carries the highest risk of causing a
foodborne illness? - ✔✔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): - ✔✔outbreak.
Language differences can create a conflict in maintaining food safety, as
can differences in an employee's: - ✔✔culture.
Why does staff turnover challenge the ability to follow food safety rules? -
✔✔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? - ✔✔lawsuits and legal costs
What is one element that tends to increase for a business after a
foodborne-illness outbreak? - ✔✔insurance premiums
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Which type of contaminant is responsible for the majority of foodborne
illnesses? - ✔✔biological
Which of the following is an example of a physical contaminant? -
✔✔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? - ✔✔purchasing food from unsafe sources
When spoiled food drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat food, what is the
common result? - ✔✔cross-contamination
Which statement is the most accurate about the list of high-risk TCS foods?
- ✔✔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? -
✔✔It is at risk for developing pathogens depending on its temperature.
Why are some populations at a higher risk for developing a foodborne
illness? - ✔✔They have compromised immune systems.
The best protection against foodborne illness is: - ✔✔having a strong
immune system.
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The manager of a foodservice operation is responsible for monitoring all of
the following: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔ensuring that all types of TCS food are cooked
to the required temperatures.
In the acronym, "Fat Tom", the "M" stands for: - ✔✔moisture. (Food,
Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture)
The temperature danger zone refers to temperatures in which bacteria: -
✔✔grows rapidly.
Which of the following elements play the largest role in TCS food safety? -
✔✔time and temperature
One of the hallmark definitions of TCS food is that it is: - ✔✔unusually
vulnerable to the growth of various pathogens.
Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming bacteria that is found in: - ✔✔dirt.
Which of the following illnesses has the ability to result in a miscarriage? -
✔✔Listeriosis.
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Which of the following diseases could be largely prevented by avoiding the
use of unpasteurized dairy products? - ✔✔listeriosis
Which of the following diseases is especially lethal to people with chronic
conditions such as diabetes or cirrhosis? - ✔✔vibrio gastroenteritis
What word means the closest to toxin? - ✔✔poison
What is one of the most common symptoms associated with the toxins from
seafood? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔physical
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical contaminant? -
✔✔machine lubricants
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about deliberate food
contamination? - ✔✔It can occur anywhere in the food supply chain.
In the A.L.E.R.T. program, what does the "R" refer to? - ✔✔Report
information in receiving logs, files, and other documentation. (A=Assure,
L=Look, E=Employees, R=Reports, T=Threat)
ServSafe Food Manager Exam Review
Q&A 100% Solved | Already Passed
Which of the following types of food carries the highest risk of causing a
foodborne illness? - ✔✔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): - ✔✔outbreak.
Language differences can create a conflict in maintaining food safety, as
can differences in an employee's: - ✔✔culture.
Why does staff turnover challenge the ability to follow food safety rules? -
✔✔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? - ✔✔lawsuits and legal costs
What is one element that tends to increase for a business after a
foodborne-illness outbreak? - ✔✔insurance premiums
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025 YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024
Which type of contaminant is responsible for the majority of foodborne
illnesses? - ✔✔biological
Which of the following is an example of a physical contaminant? -
✔✔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? - ✔✔purchasing food from unsafe sources
When spoiled food drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat food, what is the
common result? - ✔✔cross-contamination
Which statement is the most accurate about the list of high-risk TCS foods?
- ✔✔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? -
✔✔It is at risk for developing pathogens depending on its temperature.
Why are some populations at a higher risk for developing a foodborne
illness? - ✔✔They have compromised immune systems.
The best protection against foodborne illness is: - ✔✔having a strong
immune system.
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025 YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024
The manager of a foodservice operation is responsible for monitoring all of
the following: - ✔✔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: - ✔✔ensuring that all types of TCS food are cooked
to the required temperatures.
In the acronym, "Fat Tom", the "M" stands for: - ✔✔moisture. (Food,
Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture)
The temperature danger zone refers to temperatures in which bacteria: -
✔✔grows rapidly.
Which of the following elements play the largest role in TCS food safety? -
✔✔time and temperature
One of the hallmark definitions of TCS food is that it is: - ✔✔unusually
vulnerable to the growth of various pathogens.
Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming bacteria that is found in: - ✔✔dirt.
Which of the following illnesses has the ability to result in a miscarriage? -
✔✔Listeriosis.
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025 YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024
Which of the following diseases could be largely prevented by avoiding the
use of unpasteurized dairy products? - ✔✔listeriosis
Which of the following diseases is especially lethal to people with chronic
conditions such as diabetes or cirrhosis? - ✔✔vibrio gastroenteritis
What word means the closest to toxin? - ✔✔poison
What is one of the most common symptoms associated with the toxins from
seafood? - ✔✔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? - ✔✔physical
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical contaminant? -
✔✔machine lubricants
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about deliberate food
contamination? - ✔✔It can occur anywhere in the food supply chain.
In the A.L.E.R.T. program, what does the "R" refer to? - ✔✔Report
information in receiving logs, files, and other documentation. (A=Assure,
L=Look, E=Employees, R=Reports, T=Threat)
