Food Manager Exam Questions and
answers New!! 2025/2026
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people become sick due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer Over 76 million people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer Over 325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people die due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - Answer Foodborne infection &
foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful organisms
present in food? - Answer Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? - Answer Not
cooking food products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick right
away? - Answer Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - Answer Salmonella
and E. Coli
What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or
excrements that are present in food before it is consumed? - Answer Foodborne
intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain chemicals
from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - Answer Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food
products at room temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)? -
Answer Foodborne intoxication
What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - Answer Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they
occur rapidly within a few hours? - Answer Foodborne intoxication
, What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - Answer
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for how
many seconds? - Answer 165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for
how many seconds? - Answer 155 degrees F for 15 seconds
Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many
seconds? - Answer 145 degrees for 15 seconds
What is WRSA? - Answer Wash, Rinse, Sanitize, Air dry
How many seconds do food preparers need to wash their hands for? - Answer 20
seconds
What are the four groups of people who are considered High Risk Populations? -
Answer PIES (Pregnant, infants, elderly, people with impaired immune systems)
How many ounces of seafood and fish can a pregnant woman consume each week? -
Answer 12 ounces
What are some foods pregnant women cannot eat? - Answer King mackerel, shark,
swordfish, hot dogs, luncheon meats, unpasteurized cheeses/milks, liver
What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer
Salmonella, campylobacter, and listeria
Bacteria doubles every how many minutes? - Answer 20 minutes
Food contact surfaces should be cleaned every how many hours to prevent bacterial
build-up on the surfaces? - Answer Every four hours
All packaging material should be how many inches off the ground? - Answer 6 inches
What are the four categories of food contaminants? - Answer Biological, physical,
chemical, cross contamination
What type of food contaminant pertains to life and or living things? Some main
examples are bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. - Answer Biological
What type of food contaminant are objects that can be seen with the human eye such
as nails, hair, and bandages? - Answer Physical
answers New!! 2025/2026
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people become sick due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer Over 76 million people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer Over 325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people die due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - Answer Foodborne infection &
foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful organisms
present in food? - Answer Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? - Answer Not
cooking food products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick right
away? - Answer Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - Answer Salmonella
and E. Coli
What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or
excrements that are present in food before it is consumed? - Answer Foodborne
intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain chemicals
from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - Answer Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food
products at room temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)? -
Answer Foodborne intoxication
What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - Answer Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they
occur rapidly within a few hours? - Answer Foodborne intoxication
, What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - Answer
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for how
many seconds? - Answer 165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for
how many seconds? - Answer 155 degrees F for 15 seconds
Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many
seconds? - Answer 145 degrees for 15 seconds
What is WRSA? - Answer Wash, Rinse, Sanitize, Air dry
How many seconds do food preparers need to wash their hands for? - Answer 20
seconds
What are the four groups of people who are considered High Risk Populations? -
Answer PIES (Pregnant, infants, elderly, people with impaired immune systems)
How many ounces of seafood and fish can a pregnant woman consume each week? -
Answer 12 ounces
What are some foods pregnant women cannot eat? - Answer King mackerel, shark,
swordfish, hot dogs, luncheon meats, unpasteurized cheeses/milks, liver
What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer
Salmonella, campylobacter, and listeria
Bacteria doubles every how many minutes? - Answer 20 minutes
Food contact surfaces should be cleaned every how many hours to prevent bacterial
build-up on the surfaces? - Answer Every four hours
All packaging material should be how many inches off the ground? - Answer 6 inches
What are the four categories of food contaminants? - Answer Biological, physical,
chemical, cross contamination
What type of food contaminant pertains to life and or living things? Some main
examples are bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. - Answer Biological
What type of food contaminant are objects that can be seen with the human eye such
as nails, hair, and bandages? - Answer Physical
