AAA Food manager EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. Who is most likely to get sick? - ANSWER ✔ Young children, pregnant
women, sickly people (HIV/AIDS/Organ transplant), elderly, and
immunocompromised people
2. How does food become unsafe? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Purchasing food from
unapproved sources
Failing to cook food correctly/in an unapproved location
Holding food at incorrect temperatures
Through cross contamination
Practicing poor personal hygiene
3. What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)? - ANSWER ✔ An
agency in charge of ensuring the safety of all foods sold except meat,
poultry, and seafood + they regulate food transport across state lines and
writes the food code
4. What is the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)? - ANSWER
✔ An agency that inspects meat, poultry, and eggs + they regulate food
transport across state lines
,5. What is the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)? - ANSWER
✔ An agency that works with other agencies to conduct scientific research
6. What is the Local Health Department? - ANSWER ✔ A government
department that inspects food facilities, enforce local law, issue and deny
licenses, and investigate complaints
7. How many people reporting sickness does it take to investigate a food
business? - ANSWER ✔ 2 people
8. What are the types of contamination? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Bio-Hazard
2. Chemical Hazard
3. Physical Hazard
4. Cross Contamination
9. What is a Bio-Hazard? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Does not look, taste, or smell bad
2. Includes germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, toxins, and poisons
10.What is pathogen? - ANSWER ✔ A microorganism that causes disease
11.What are toxins? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A substance that is released when a
certain amount of bacteria grows
2. Sometimes they can look or smell bad
3. Cannot be killed by cooking, chilling, or reheating
,12.What are spores? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria that forms a hard shell,
making it resistant to heat and dry conditions
2. Spores won't multiply until certain conditions are met
13.What is E. Coli? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria that can contaminate beef,
unwashed fruits, fresh juices, dirty water, or the feces or vomit of infected
people
14.What is Shiga toxin-producing E. coli? - ANSWER ✔ 1. E. coli O157:H7
2. A bacteria that lives in cattle and found in beef
15.What is Shigella? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria caused by lack of hygiene
and is contagious by coming in contact with infected people, surfaces, or
foods
16.What is Salmonella? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria found in raw chicken,
eggs, and shells
2. Caused by unsanitary farm conditions or a lack of hand washing while
cooking or cracking eggs
17.What is Staphylococcus Aureus? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria found on the
skin and nose
2. Caused by lack of hand washing causing uncooked food to become
contaminated and cause food poisoning
, 18.What is Bacillus Cereus? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A spore forming bacteria that
releases toxins
2. Found in soil where veggies and grains are farmed
3. AKA "fried rice syndrome" due to reheated fried rice to remove toxins
(does not work)
19.What is Vibrio? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria found in raw or contaminated
fish and shellfish
2. Needs salt to grow and is common in hot weather
3. People with liver disease should avoid raw oysters and clams
20.What is Listeria? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria that grows below 41 Degrees
Fahrenheit
2. Commonly found in refrigerators and lunch meats
21.What is Clostidium Botulinum? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A spore forming bacteria
that can grow without oxygen
2. Turns into a deadly neurotoxin that causes paralysis, respiratory failure,
and death
3. Commonly found in vacuum packed foods, canned foods, smoked meats,
and honey
4. Can look swollen, leaky, dusty, opened, dented, or have missing labels
22.How do you wash fruits and vegetables? - ANSWER ✔ Using potable water
and scrubbing with a brush
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. Who is most likely to get sick? - ANSWER ✔ Young children, pregnant
women, sickly people (HIV/AIDS/Organ transplant), elderly, and
immunocompromised people
2. How does food become unsafe? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Purchasing food from
unapproved sources
Failing to cook food correctly/in an unapproved location
Holding food at incorrect temperatures
Through cross contamination
Practicing poor personal hygiene
3. What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)? - ANSWER ✔ An
agency in charge of ensuring the safety of all foods sold except meat,
poultry, and seafood + they regulate food transport across state lines and
writes the food code
4. What is the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)? - ANSWER
✔ An agency that inspects meat, poultry, and eggs + they regulate food
transport across state lines
,5. What is the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)? - ANSWER
✔ An agency that works with other agencies to conduct scientific research
6. What is the Local Health Department? - ANSWER ✔ A government
department that inspects food facilities, enforce local law, issue and deny
licenses, and investigate complaints
7. How many people reporting sickness does it take to investigate a food
business? - ANSWER ✔ 2 people
8. What are the types of contamination? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Bio-Hazard
2. Chemical Hazard
3. Physical Hazard
4. Cross Contamination
9. What is a Bio-Hazard? - ANSWER ✔ 1. Does not look, taste, or smell bad
2. Includes germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, toxins, and poisons
10.What is pathogen? - ANSWER ✔ A microorganism that causes disease
11.What are toxins? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A substance that is released when a
certain amount of bacteria grows
2. Sometimes they can look or smell bad
3. Cannot be killed by cooking, chilling, or reheating
,12.What are spores? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria that forms a hard shell,
making it resistant to heat and dry conditions
2. Spores won't multiply until certain conditions are met
13.What is E. Coli? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria that can contaminate beef,
unwashed fruits, fresh juices, dirty water, or the feces or vomit of infected
people
14.What is Shiga toxin-producing E. coli? - ANSWER ✔ 1. E. coli O157:H7
2. A bacteria that lives in cattle and found in beef
15.What is Shigella? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria caused by lack of hygiene
and is contagious by coming in contact with infected people, surfaces, or
foods
16.What is Salmonella? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria found in raw chicken,
eggs, and shells
2. Caused by unsanitary farm conditions or a lack of hand washing while
cooking or cracking eggs
17.What is Staphylococcus Aureus? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria found on the
skin and nose
2. Caused by lack of hand washing causing uncooked food to become
contaminated and cause food poisoning
, 18.What is Bacillus Cereus? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A spore forming bacteria that
releases toxins
2. Found in soil where veggies and grains are farmed
3. AKA "fried rice syndrome" due to reheated fried rice to remove toxins
(does not work)
19.What is Vibrio? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria found in raw or contaminated
fish and shellfish
2. Needs salt to grow and is common in hot weather
3. People with liver disease should avoid raw oysters and clams
20.What is Listeria? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A bacteria that grows below 41 Degrees
Fahrenheit
2. Commonly found in refrigerators and lunch meats
21.What is Clostidium Botulinum? - ANSWER ✔ 1. A spore forming bacteria
that can grow without oxygen
2. Turns into a deadly neurotoxin that causes paralysis, respiratory failure,
and death
3. Commonly found in vacuum packed foods, canned foods, smoked meats,
and honey
4. Can look swollen, leaky, dusty, opened, dented, or have missing labels
22.How do you wash fruits and vegetables? - ANSWER ✔ Using potable water
and scrubbing with a brush
