FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Averagernumberrofrfoodrbornerillnessesrperryearr-
rans✔✔76rmillionrpeopler(1/4rpeoplerinrtherus)
Symptomsrofrfoodbornerillnessr-rans✔✔crampingrinrtherabdominalrarea
vomiting
nausea
diarrhea
fever
dehydration
ListeriarandrBotulismr-rans✔✔haverargreaterrhealthreffectronrpregnantrwomen
2rtypesrofrfoodrbornerillnessr-rans✔✔Foodbornerinfectionrandrfoodbornerintoxication
FoodbornerInfectionr-
rans✔✔anrillnessrcausedrbyrarbacteria,rvirus,rorrparasiterthatrhasrcontaminatedrarfood
-rmostrcommonrarersalmonellarandrE.rColi.
foodbornerintoxicationr-
rans✔✔anrillnessrcausedrbyrtoxinsrthatranrorganismrhasrproducedrinrarfood;rtoxinsrmayrals
orberproducedrbyrchemicals,rheavyrmetals,rorrotherrsubstances
-mostrcommonrarerstaphrandrclostridium
threermainrareasrofrfoodrsafetyrandrsanitationr-rans✔✔-timerandrtemp
-heatrandrcold
-handwashing/ware-washing(platesrandretc)
poultryr-rans✔✔cookedrtorandrinternalrtemprofr165rforr15rseconds
groundrbeefr-rans✔✔cookedrtorandrinternalrtemprofr155rforr15rseconds
porkr-rans✔✔cookedrtorandrinternalrtemprofr145rforr15rseconds
, foodrmustrberstoredrproperlyr-
rans✔✔whenr food risn't rbeing ruse ritrshouldrberheldrhotrorrkeptrcold
d
keepingrfoodratrroomrtemperaturerisrdangerous
Foodrpreparersrmustr-rans✔✔washrhandsrforratrleastr20rseconds
HighrRiskrPopulationsr-rans✔✔Youngrchildren
therelderly
peoplerwithrcompromisedrimmunersystems
Sourcesrofrcontaminationr-rans✔✔foodrhandlers
foodrcontactrsurfaces
packagingrmaterials
soil
contaminatedrwater
air
ingredients
pests
foodrhandlersr-rans✔✔shouldrfollowrproperrpersonalrhygiene
-rarspeckrofrdirtrcanrcontainroverrarmillionrbacteria
food-contactrsurfacesr-rans✔✔shouldrbercleanedreveryr4rhours
-oldrfoodronrsurfacesrcanrattractrpestsrsuchrasrroaches,rmicerandrrats
packagingrmaterialsr-rans✔✔shouldrberkeptr6rinchesroffrtherground
dirtyrsoilr-rans✔✔allrproducermustrberwashedrwell
-cropsrthatrgrowrlowrinrthersoilrhaverarhigherrlikelihoodrofrcontamination
waterr-rans✔✔mustrberdrinkablerasrbacteriarandrparasitesrcanrliverinrwater
-
dirtyrwaterrcanrhavermicroorganismsrsuchrasrE.rColi,rsalmonella,rvibrio,rshigella,randrgiardi
a
foodrcontaminantsr-rans✔✔biological
physical
chemical
crossrcontamination
biologicalrhazardsr-rans✔✔bacteria,rviruses,rparasites,rfungi
bacteriar-rans✔✔foodrmustrberoutrofrdangerrzoner(41°-135°)
-cannotrberinrdangerrzonerforrmorerthanr4rhours
accountsrforrmorerthanr90%rofrfoodbornerillnesses
doublesreveryr20rminutes
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Averagernumberrofrfoodrbornerillnessesrperryearr-
rans✔✔76rmillionrpeopler(1/4rpeoplerinrtherus)
Symptomsrofrfoodbornerillnessr-rans✔✔crampingrinrtherabdominalrarea
vomiting
nausea
diarrhea
fever
dehydration
ListeriarandrBotulismr-rans✔✔haverargreaterrhealthreffectronrpregnantrwomen
2rtypesrofrfoodrbornerillnessr-rans✔✔Foodbornerinfectionrandrfoodbornerintoxication
FoodbornerInfectionr-
rans✔✔anrillnessrcausedrbyrarbacteria,rvirus,rorrparasiterthatrhasrcontaminatedrarfood
-rmostrcommonrarersalmonellarandrE.rColi.
foodbornerintoxicationr-
rans✔✔anrillnessrcausedrbyrtoxinsrthatranrorganismrhasrproducedrinrarfood;rtoxinsrmayrals
orberproducedrbyrchemicals,rheavyrmetals,rorrotherrsubstances
-mostrcommonrarerstaphrandrclostridium
threermainrareasrofrfoodrsafetyrandrsanitationr-rans✔✔-timerandrtemp
-heatrandrcold
-handwashing/ware-washing(platesrandretc)
poultryr-rans✔✔cookedrtorandrinternalrtemprofr165rforr15rseconds
groundrbeefr-rans✔✔cookedrtorandrinternalrtemprofr155rforr15rseconds
porkr-rans✔✔cookedrtorandrinternalrtemprofr145rforr15rseconds
, foodrmustrberstoredrproperlyr-
rans✔✔whenr food risn't rbeing ruse ritrshouldrberheldrhotrorrkeptrcold
d
keepingrfoodratrroomrtemperaturerisrdangerous
Foodrpreparersrmustr-rans✔✔washrhandsrforratrleastr20rseconds
HighrRiskrPopulationsr-rans✔✔Youngrchildren
therelderly
peoplerwithrcompromisedrimmunersystems
Sourcesrofrcontaminationr-rans✔✔foodrhandlers
foodrcontactrsurfaces
packagingrmaterials
soil
contaminatedrwater
air
ingredients
pests
foodrhandlersr-rans✔✔shouldrfollowrproperrpersonalrhygiene
-rarspeckrofrdirtrcanrcontainroverrarmillionrbacteria
food-contactrsurfacesr-rans✔✔shouldrbercleanedreveryr4rhours
-oldrfoodronrsurfacesrcanrattractrpestsrsuchrasrroaches,rmicerandrrats
packagingrmaterialsr-rans✔✔shouldrberkeptr6rinchesroffrtherground
dirtyrsoilr-rans✔✔allrproducermustrberwashedrwell
-cropsrthatrgrowrlowrinrthersoilrhaverarhigherrlikelihoodrofrcontamination
waterr-rans✔✔mustrberdrinkablerasrbacteriarandrparasitesrcanrliverinrwater
-
dirtyrwaterrcanrhavermicroorganismsrsuchrasrE.rColi,rsalmonella,rvibrio,rshigella,randrgiardi
a
foodrcontaminantsr-rans✔✔biological
physical
chemical
crossrcontamination
biologicalrhazardsr-rans✔✔bacteria,rviruses,rparasites,rfungi
bacteriar-rans✔✔foodrmustrberoutrofrdangerrzoner(41°-135°)
-cannotrberinrdangerrzonerforrmorerthanr4rhours
accountsrforrmorerthanr90%rofrfoodbornerillnesses
doublesreveryr20rminutes
