Texas Food safety Managers Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What must the person in charge of a nursing home do when A food handler has a sore throat and
fever?
A. Make the food handler wear a medical face mask.
B. Allow the food handler to wash dishes.
C. Send the food handler home. - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Send the food handler home
Food handlers must wash their hands and exposed portions of their arms prior to which of the
following activities?
A. Using tobacco products.
B. Taking a restroom break.
C. Putting on disposable gloves. - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Putting on disposable gloves.
An operation installs hand-antiseptic dispensers at each of the handwashing stations. What
should management explain to food handlers about the correct use of the hand-antiseptic?
A. A hand antiseptic is applied after correct handwashing.
B. A hand antiseptic is used before hand washing.
C. Hands don't require washing if an approved hand antiseptic is applied. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. A hand-antiseptic applied after correct handwashing
A food handler may not wear fingernail polish unless
A. Nails are well manicured
B. Wearing intact single - use gloves.
C. Hands are clean and sanitized - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Wearing intact single-use
gloves.
,The person in charge must exclude the food handler when he or she reports having which
symptom?
A. Yellow skin and eyes
B. Infected lesion.
C. Sore throat with fever - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Yellow skin and eyes
Cooked plants products that are served from a steamtable must be maintained at what minimum
temperature?
A. 155°F
B. 145°F
C. 135°F - CORRECT ANSWER - C. 135°F
The "T "in the ALERT food defense awareness program deals with
A. Tasks
B. Threats
C. Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Threats
Molluscan Shellfish that are recreationally caught should
A. Be a immediately frozen for safety
B. Be used for personal consumption only
C. Contain labels for safety storage and handling - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Be immediately
frozen for safety
A characteristic of Ciguatera toxin is that it
A. Cannot be destroyed by correct cooking
B. Can be tasted
C. Can be smelled - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Cannot be destroyed by correct cooking
, For high temperature dish washing machines, why should the water temperature of the final rinse
not exceed 194°F?
A. Water temperature can damage dishwasher
B. Water can evaporate before sanitizing the items.
C. Spray nozzles may become clogged with minerals - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Water can
evaporate before sanitizing the items
A menu item has been identified as a possible cause of a foodborne illness outbreak. The food is
in the walk-in labeled "do not use ". What else needs to be on the label?
A. Do not discard
B. Do Not serve
C. Keep for 7 days. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Do not discard
Cooking ground beef to a minimum internal cooking temperature of 155°F for 17 seconds will
help prevent illness caused by
A. Nora virus
B. Enterohemorrhagic and shiva toxin producing E. coli
C. Hepatitis A - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Enterohemorrhagic and shiva toxin producing E.
coli
A cook is preparing raw shell eggs that will be held at the breakfast buffet. These eggs must be
cooked to which minimum internal temperature for 17 seconds?
A. 135°F
B. 145°F
C. 155°F - CORRECT ANSWER - B. 145°F
Coving tile is used for
A. Lining doorways
B. Eliminating sharp corners or gaps
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What must the person in charge of a nursing home do when A food handler has a sore throat and
fever?
A. Make the food handler wear a medical face mask.
B. Allow the food handler to wash dishes.
C. Send the food handler home. - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Send the food handler home
Food handlers must wash their hands and exposed portions of their arms prior to which of the
following activities?
A. Using tobacco products.
B. Taking a restroom break.
C. Putting on disposable gloves. - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Putting on disposable gloves.
An operation installs hand-antiseptic dispensers at each of the handwashing stations. What
should management explain to food handlers about the correct use of the hand-antiseptic?
A. A hand antiseptic is applied after correct handwashing.
B. A hand antiseptic is used before hand washing.
C. Hands don't require washing if an approved hand antiseptic is applied. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. A hand-antiseptic applied after correct handwashing
A food handler may not wear fingernail polish unless
A. Nails are well manicured
B. Wearing intact single - use gloves.
C. Hands are clean and sanitized - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Wearing intact single-use
gloves.
,The person in charge must exclude the food handler when he or she reports having which
symptom?
A. Yellow skin and eyes
B. Infected lesion.
C. Sore throat with fever - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Yellow skin and eyes
Cooked plants products that are served from a steamtable must be maintained at what minimum
temperature?
A. 155°F
B. 145°F
C. 135°F - CORRECT ANSWER - C. 135°F
The "T "in the ALERT food defense awareness program deals with
A. Tasks
B. Threats
C. Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Threats
Molluscan Shellfish that are recreationally caught should
A. Be a immediately frozen for safety
B. Be used for personal consumption only
C. Contain labels for safety storage and handling - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Be immediately
frozen for safety
A characteristic of Ciguatera toxin is that it
A. Cannot be destroyed by correct cooking
B. Can be tasted
C. Can be smelled - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Cannot be destroyed by correct cooking
, For high temperature dish washing machines, why should the water temperature of the final rinse
not exceed 194°F?
A. Water temperature can damage dishwasher
B. Water can evaporate before sanitizing the items.
C. Spray nozzles may become clogged with minerals - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Water can
evaporate before sanitizing the items
A menu item has been identified as a possible cause of a foodborne illness outbreak. The food is
in the walk-in labeled "do not use ". What else needs to be on the label?
A. Do not discard
B. Do Not serve
C. Keep for 7 days. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Do not discard
Cooking ground beef to a minimum internal cooking temperature of 155°F for 17 seconds will
help prevent illness caused by
A. Nora virus
B. Enterohemorrhagic and shiva toxin producing E. coli
C. Hepatitis A - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Enterohemorrhagic and shiva toxin producing E.
coli
A cook is preparing raw shell eggs that will be held at the breakfast buffet. These eggs must be
cooked to which minimum internal temperature for 17 seconds?
A. 135°F
B. 145°F
C. 155°F - CORRECT ANSWER - B. 145°F
Coving tile is used for
A. Lining doorways
B. Eliminating sharp corners or gaps
