ServSafe

9 September 2022
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For thermometers to read temperatures correctly, they must be..
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Calibrated
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Which food could cause an allergic reaction?
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Salted Peanuts
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A bandage in a bowl of soup is which type of hazard?
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Physical
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A customer orders a ham sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, and mustard on whole wheat bread. Which food in the sandwich is considered a common food allergen?
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Wheat Bread
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What is the best way to dry a thermometer?
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Air-Dry
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What is the minimum temperature at which hot food must be kept?
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135 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius)
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Which is the correct order of the steps for cleaning and sanitizing?
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Wash, rinse, sanitize, air-dry
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A food handler sneezes and then returns to work without washing hands. This is an example of?
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Poor personal hygiene
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Which empty, cleaned, and sanitized container may be used to store food?
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2-gallon bucket of chlorine bleach
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Is it acceptable for a food handler to rinse hands in the sanitizing compartment of the three-compartment sink?
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No, the food handler should use only a hand washing sink.
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Food contamination caused by pathogens on a food handler's body can be controlled by?
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Good personal hygiene
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What jewelry can food handlers wear while working?
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Plain metal ring
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A food handler uses the same spatula to place raw hamburgers on a grill and then remove cooked chicken breasts from a frying pan. Is this correct?
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No, separate utensils should be used when handling raw and cooked food items.
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When serving food, a food handler can use the same utensil to?
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Serve grilled chicken breasts and chicken tenders
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When should hand antiseptics be used?
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After hand-washing
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Dicing onions on the same cutting board used for slicing raw beef can cause?
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Cross-Contamination
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Which hot food is in the temperature danger zone?
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Fish held at 126 degrees Fahrenheit and (52 degrees Celsius)
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A food handler washes hands after using the restroom. This is an example of?
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Practicing good personal hygiene
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How are surfaces handled differently than food-contact surfaces?
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Surfaces must be cleaned; food contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized
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The three types of hazards that make food unsafe are?
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Chemical, physical, and biological
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Cross-contamination could be caused by carrying?
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Drinking glasses by their rims
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What occurs when food is left too long at temperatures that support pathogen growth?
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Time-temperature abuse
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What causes a sanitizer not to work well?
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Items are removed right away
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A food handler who is throwing out garbage in an outdoor dumpster must?
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Secure the garbage bag before throwing it in
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The third sink of a three-compartment sink should be used for?
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Sanitizing
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Washing a wound and covering it with a bandage and a glove is an example of?
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Practicing good personal hygiene
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After using a thermometer to check the temperature of cooking poultry, the food handler must clean and sanitize the thermometer and the place it in?
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It's case
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A cutting board is scratched and chipped. What should the food handler do?
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Set it aside and tell the manager
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Uncovered lightbulbs may expose food to which type of hazard?
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Physical
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Which is the correct order for hand-washing?
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Wet hands and arms, apply soap, scrub hands and arms, rinse, and dry.
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Where should a food handler check the temperature of food while it is cooking?
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In the thickest part
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What is the first thing a food handler should do when prepping a three-compartment sink for dishwashing?
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Clean and sanitize the sink
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Which food is a TCS food?
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Cooked beans
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A food handler notices that the water temperature of the sanitizing solution is too low. Should the food handler use the sanitizing solution to sanitize pans?
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No, because the sanitizer won't be effective
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Which food is considered a TCS food?
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Sliced melons
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Which storage method may cause TCS food to become unsafe?
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Stacking food on top of one another to save space in the cooler?
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How many seconds should the entire hand-washing process take?
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20 sec
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When checking a food's temperature, a food handler should monitor the thermometer until the reading?
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Stays steady
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Bacteria grow well between which temperatures?
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41 degrees Fahrenheit and 135 degrees Fahrenheit
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Food should be stored at least which distance from the floor?
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6 in. (15.24 cm)
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Before use, a thermometer must be?
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Washed, rinsed, and sanitized
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Staples and metal shavings are examples of which type of hazard?
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Physical
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Which item must be applied over a bandage on a food handler's finger?
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Finger cot
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Which food was received in the temperature danger zone?
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Potato salad at 46 degrees F (8 degrees C)
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Food scraps are washed and rinsed off of a cutting board. The cutting board is considered.
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Clean