SERVSAFE 2025
How should the temperature of a shipment of sour cream be taken when it arrives at an operation?
- Answer- Remove the lid of a container and put the thermometer stem into the sour cream.
A manager's responsibility to actively control risk factors for food borne illnesses is called -
Answer- Active managerial control
A manger walks around the kitchen every hour to answer questions and to see if staff members
are following procedures. This is an example of which step in active managerial control? - Answer-
Management oversight
An imminent health hazard, such as a water supply interruption, requires immediate correction or -
Answer- Closure of the operation.
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know whom to contact about
suspicious activity, monitor the security of food products, keep information related to food security
on file and know - Answer- Who is in the facility.
Why should a food handler with a sore throat and fever be excluded from the operation? - Answer-
Customers served our primarily a high risk population.
What is a basic characteristic of a virus? - Answer- Requires a living host to grow.
A recall has been issued for a specific brand of orange juice. The store manager has matched the
information from the recall notice to the item, remove the item from inventory, and stored it in a
secure location. What should the manager do next? - Answer- Label the item to prevent it from
accidentally being placed back in inventory.
What is the minimal internal cooking temperature for seafood? - Answer- 145°F
Food must be cold from 135°F to ____ within two hours. - Answer- 70°F
Hot TCS food being hot held for service must be at what temperature. - Answer- 135°F
Which method is a safe way to thaw food? - Answer- As part of the cooking process.
Which is an example chemical contaminant? - Answer- Tomato juice served in a pewter pitcher.
Which is an example biological contaminant? - Answer- Norovirus in shellfish.
Which is an example of physical contamination? - Answer- Bones in fish.
Which symptom could mean a customer is having an allergic reaction to food? - Answer- Swollen
lips?
To prevent food allergens from being transferred to food you should? - Answer- Clean and sanitize
utensils before preparing an allergen special order.
How should the temperature of a shipment of sour cream be taken when it arrives at an operation?
- Answer- Remove the lid of a container and put the thermometer stem into the sour cream.
A manager's responsibility to actively control risk factors for food borne illnesses is called -
Answer- Active managerial control
A manger walks around the kitchen every hour to answer questions and to see if staff members
are following procedures. This is an example of which step in active managerial control? - Answer-
Management oversight
An imminent health hazard, such as a water supply interruption, requires immediate correction or -
Answer- Closure of the operation.
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know whom to contact about
suspicious activity, monitor the security of food products, keep information related to food security
on file and know - Answer- Who is in the facility.
Why should a food handler with a sore throat and fever be excluded from the operation? - Answer-
Customers served our primarily a high risk population.
What is a basic characteristic of a virus? - Answer- Requires a living host to grow.
A recall has been issued for a specific brand of orange juice. The store manager has matched the
information from the recall notice to the item, remove the item from inventory, and stored it in a
secure location. What should the manager do next? - Answer- Label the item to prevent it from
accidentally being placed back in inventory.
What is the minimal internal cooking temperature for seafood? - Answer- 145°F
Food must be cold from 135°F to ____ within two hours. - Answer- 70°F
Hot TCS food being hot held for service must be at what temperature. - Answer- 135°F
Which method is a safe way to thaw food? - Answer- As part of the cooking process.
Which is an example chemical contaminant? - Answer- Tomato juice served in a pewter pitcher.
Which is an example biological contaminant? - Answer- Norovirus in shellfish.
Which is an example of physical contamination? - Answer- Bones in fish.
Which symptom could mean a customer is having an allergic reaction to food? - Answer- Swollen
lips?
To prevent food allergens from being transferred to food you should? - Answer- Clean and sanitize
utensils before preparing an allergen special order.
