CFM EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A cook at a hospital cafeteria has just been diagnosed with Norovirus,
but is not displaying any symptoms. What must the manager do? -
....ANSWER ...-require him to wash his hands twice as often
a food worker at a catered even takes ice from a cooler full of soda cans
and uses it to cool soda poured into customers drink cups. Does this
action present a risk of cross contamination? - ....ANSWER ...-
Yes, bc the ice may contaminate the soda with pathogens from the
outside of the cans
a manager comes into the facility in the morning to find that the power
was off overnight. what action must he take? - ....ANSWER ...-
cease operations and inform authority
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, A food worker needs to cool a pan of fried rice. what is an acceptable
method to cool the rice? - ....ANSWER ...-place it in shallow pans
in the fridge
what is the minimum internal cooking temperature for fruits and
vegetables cooked for hot holding - ....ANSWER ...-135 F
which process reduces pathogens on a food contact surface to a safe
level? - ....ANSWER ...-sanitizing
a food worker has prepared a vegetable dip for a catering event. what is
the maximum temperature allowed while cold holding this food at the
event? - ....ANSWER ...-41 F
a food worker wants to eat his lunch. where is he allowed to eat? -
....ANSWER ...-employee break room
a food worker is cooking a pan of lasagna in the oven. What is the
minimum temperature the lasagna must reach during cooking? -
....ANSWER ...-165 F
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ANSWERS
A cook at a hospital cafeteria has just been diagnosed with Norovirus,
but is not displaying any symptoms. What must the manager do? -
....ANSWER ...-require him to wash his hands twice as often
a food worker at a catered even takes ice from a cooler full of soda cans
and uses it to cool soda poured into customers drink cups. Does this
action present a risk of cross contamination? - ....ANSWER ...-
Yes, bc the ice may contaminate the soda with pathogens from the
outside of the cans
a manager comes into the facility in the morning to find that the power
was off overnight. what action must he take? - ....ANSWER ...-
cease operations and inform authority
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, A food worker needs to cool a pan of fried rice. what is an acceptable
method to cool the rice? - ....ANSWER ...-place it in shallow pans
in the fridge
what is the minimum internal cooking temperature for fruits and
vegetables cooked for hot holding - ....ANSWER ...-135 F
which process reduces pathogens on a food contact surface to a safe
level? - ....ANSWER ...-sanitizing
a food worker has prepared a vegetable dip for a catering event. what is
the maximum temperature allowed while cold holding this food at the
event? - ....ANSWER ...-41 F
a food worker wants to eat his lunch. where is he allowed to eat? -
....ANSWER ...-employee break room
a food worker is cooking a pan of lasagna in the oven. What is the
minimum temperature the lasagna must reach during cooking? -
....ANSWER ...-165 F
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