SERVSAFE POST TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What action should a manager take when a food handler reports having diarrhea and being
diagnosed with a foodborne illness caused by Shigella spp.?
-Keep the food handler away from duties that involve food.
-Exclude the food handler from the operation.
-Make sure the food handler is supplied with disposable gloves.
-Make sure the food handler washes hands often. - ANSWER-exclude the food handler from the
operation
A food handler who is forming hamburger patties should change gloves
-before loading the patties in a hotel pan.
-after on hour.
-at the end of the shift
-when the gloves are dirty or torn - ANSWER-when the gloves are dirty or torn
Where should staff members eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum?
-Where customers cannot see them
-Outside the kitchen door
-Dishwashing areas
-Designated areas - ANSWER-designated areas
How long must shellstock tags be kept on file?
-30 days after the day the shellfish were received
-90 days after the day the shellfish were received
-30 days after the last shellfish was sold or served from the container
, -90 days after the last shellfish was sold or served from the container - ANSWER-90 days after
the last shellfish was sold or served from the container
When receiving a delivery of food for an operation, it is important to
-inspect only the TCS food.
-inspect all foo immediately before storing it.
-stack the delivery neatly and inspect it within 12 hours.
-store it immediately and inspect it later - ANSWER-inspect all food immediately before storing
it
What are the packaging criteria for accepting nonfood items?
-Intact, clean, and protected from contamination
-Soiled but intact
-Clean and no more than 2 tears or punctures
-Soiled and no more than 2 tears or punctures - ANSWER-intact, clean, and protected from
contamination
Which item is stored correctly in the cooler?
-Macaroni salad stored above raw salmon
-Raw ground port stored below raw poultry
-Raw poultry stored above raw pork roast
-Sliced pineapple stored below raw steaks - ANSWER-Macaroni salad stored above raw salmon
Ready-to-eat TCS food must be date-marked if it will be stored for longer than
-12 hours.
-24 hours.
-36 hours.
What action should a manager take when a food handler reports having diarrhea and being
diagnosed with a foodborne illness caused by Shigella spp.?
-Keep the food handler away from duties that involve food.
-Exclude the food handler from the operation.
-Make sure the food handler is supplied with disposable gloves.
-Make sure the food handler washes hands often. - ANSWER-exclude the food handler from the
operation
A food handler who is forming hamburger patties should change gloves
-before loading the patties in a hotel pan.
-after on hour.
-at the end of the shift
-when the gloves are dirty or torn - ANSWER-when the gloves are dirty or torn
Where should staff members eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum?
-Where customers cannot see them
-Outside the kitchen door
-Dishwashing areas
-Designated areas - ANSWER-designated areas
How long must shellstock tags be kept on file?
-30 days after the day the shellfish were received
-90 days after the day the shellfish were received
-30 days after the last shellfish was sold or served from the container
, -90 days after the last shellfish was sold or served from the container - ANSWER-90 days after
the last shellfish was sold or served from the container
When receiving a delivery of food for an operation, it is important to
-inspect only the TCS food.
-inspect all foo immediately before storing it.
-stack the delivery neatly and inspect it within 12 hours.
-store it immediately and inspect it later - ANSWER-inspect all food immediately before storing
it
What are the packaging criteria for accepting nonfood items?
-Intact, clean, and protected from contamination
-Soiled but intact
-Clean and no more than 2 tears or punctures
-Soiled and no more than 2 tears or punctures - ANSWER-intact, clean, and protected from
contamination
Which item is stored correctly in the cooler?
-Macaroni salad stored above raw salmon
-Raw ground port stored below raw poultry
-Raw poultry stored above raw pork roast
-Sliced pineapple stored below raw steaks - ANSWER-Macaroni salad stored above raw salmon
Ready-to-eat TCS food must be date-marked if it will be stored for longer than
-12 hours.
-24 hours.
-36 hours.
