Servsafe Test Prep

11 September 2022
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When Must food contact surfaces be cleaned and sanitized?
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Every four hours whether they've been used or not
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Thawing frozen food in a sink of standing water is a hazard because:
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It allows bacteria to grow
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Which is an example of a critical control point?
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Cooking hamburger to 155 degrees
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Spraying pesticides should be performed by:
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A certified applicator
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Determining where hazards can occur in the flow of food is an example of what?
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Conducting a hazard analysis
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Chemicals moved from bulk containers to smaller individual containers must be:
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Labeled with a common name
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How can a food handler avoid cross contamination between loading dirty dishes into a dish washing machine and unloading clean dishes?
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Properly wash hands between loading and unloading
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Omelets are being made to order for Sunday Brunch- how should eggs be handled to keep safe?
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Eggs should be kept in shells and refrigerated
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Which is the most effective way to prevent viral food borne illness?
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Properly washing hands
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Food service chemicals may be:
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transferred to smaller correctly labeled containers
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Which is an example of good food handler hygiene?
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Wearing hair restraints
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Which practice reduces risk of contamination in a food prep area?
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Drinking from a covered container with a straw
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A properly equipped hand washing station must have which of the following?
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Hot and cold running water
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The third compartment in a three part sink is for:
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Sanitizing
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Which food can be transported ina galvanized metal container?
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Enriched flour
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Food can become contaminated when a food handler:
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Eats while working
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By washing hands each time before entering a food prep area, managers:
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Model correct behavior
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Which human disease is transmitted through food?
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Hepatitis A
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Which is an important safe food handling practice?
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Cooking food to correct internal temperature
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Food safety training is important in operations because:
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it provides food handlers with the knowledge to handle food safely
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A pan is being washed in a three-compartment sink, there are bits of food stuck to it, what is the proper order for washing?
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Scrape, wash, rinse, sanitize, air dry
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To protect guests from food borne illness, preset tableware should be:
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wrapped with a napkin
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It is important for a manger to be familiar with symptoms of a food borne illnesses:
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to restrict food handlers as required
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A catering service uses the sturdy boxes that raw chuck roast came in to transport sandwiches and salads, what is wrong with this?
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Raw meat juices may contaminate the ready to eat food
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A box of rice should be rejected if:
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box bottoms are water-stained
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Where should chemicals be stored?
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In a storage area with single service items
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Cross contamination can occur if which raw foods are stored together during transportation?
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Ground beef and whole cuts of meat
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An operation installs antiseptic dispensers, what should managers explain to food service workers?
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Hand antiseptic may be applied after properly washing hands
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The internal temperature of food can best be determined by a:
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Bi-metallic stemmed thermometer (or digital thermometer or penetration probe)
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How far off of the floor should cleaned and sanitized utensils and cooking vessels be stored
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6 inches
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What is the order in a three-compartment sink?
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Wash, rinse,sanitize.
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Which procedure best prevents an outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus
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Washing hands thoroughly
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When is an operation required to have more than one type of sanitation test kit?
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When using more than one type of sanitizer
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Cut melons should be stored at what temperature?
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41 degrees F or Colder
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Which is the source of the virus that causes Hepatitis A?
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Feces contaminated water
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Food contamination resulting in food borne illness is most often caused by
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Unwashed Hands
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All parts of raw foods cooked in a microwave must reach what temperature for two minutes?
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165 degrees F
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Which food should be delivered to an offsite location a 41 degrees F or cooler or 135 degrees F or hotter?
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Cooked beans
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What is one of the five CDC risk factors?
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Inadequated cooking
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Serving utensils are used when serving food in order to
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Deep food handlers bare hands of of food
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Fruits and vegetables that are cooked must reach a temperature of at least
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135 degrees F
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When implementing a program to prevent pests, it is best to
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Work with a pest control operator.
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Which food should be stored below all others on a food storage rack?
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Raw poultry
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A food handler lifts a garbage bag over a food prep counter on his way to the garbage, what should the manager do?
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Stop, correct and retrain.
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One example of cross contamination is when a food handler
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uses the same ice for serving drinks as cooling bottles.
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A food handler is using a nylon scrub pad to remove dirt from pots and pans in a three part sink, What is he doing?
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Cleaning.
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What is a cross connection?
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a link between safe and unsafe water.
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Food contact surfaces must be
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Non absorbent
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For which activity can a hand washing sink be used?
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Hand Washing.
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Food contamination is most likely to occur when a food handler is
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chewing tobacco in a food prep area
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To ensure food safety a manager is responsible for overseeing a food handler's
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hygiene
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A Critical Control Point is a step in the flow of food where
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intervention can can control hazards.
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In order to prevent food contamination a food handler must
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practice frequent hand washing
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a food handler should calibrate his/her thermometer
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when it falls on the floor.
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which procedure will help prevent food contamination?
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Using tong to serve dinner rolls to customers
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which one is a physical contaminant?
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Bones in a boneless chicken breast
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Food borne illnesses are
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transmitted to people through food.
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What is the correct order, top to bottom?
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Salmon filet, ground beef, raw chicken breast
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A common food allergen can be found in
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peanut butter and jelly sandwich
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What should a manager do when a state adopts the most current FDA food code?
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Update standard operating procedures and provide training
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Do food handlers, cutting raw vegetables, need to change gloves before removing garbage from the kitchen?
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No, because there is no risk of cross contamination when removing garbage
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Which is an example of physical contaminant?
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A stone in dried beans
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The temperatures of poultry is measured during cooking- this is and example of
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monitoring to determine if a Critical Control Point is met.
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NSF and Underwriters Laboratory are examples of organizations that
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evaluate and recommend equipment
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Food handlers who have jaundice must be
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excluded from the operation.
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How many days can TCF foods be kept at 41 degrees F?
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Seven days
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The continuous draining of ice used to store fish is an example of preventing which type of contamination?
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Biological.
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How should open bags of dry food (flour, rice,beans) be stored?
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In airtight, sealed containers intended for food storage.
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What is the proper way to measure the temperature of milk packaged ina soft sided container?
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Fold the package around the thermometer
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Which is a sign of pest infestation?
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Droppings around the base of walls in food prep areas.
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Using single use wax paper to pass donuts to customers is a method of
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avoiding contamination be using bare hands
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Which action will help food from being contaminated?
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Using a correctly stored scoop for the ice machine.
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When inspecting a shipment of fruits and vegetables a food handler should
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inspect for signs of insects
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Bacteria growth in food can be controlled by monitoring which two factors?
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Time and temperature
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Ground beef, cooked in a microwave oven, must reach what internal temperature?
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165 degreesF
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When briefed, food handlers responsible for service at an offsite catering event should be informed of ingredients because
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Food allergies
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How can an operation assist costumers with allergies.
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Designate a manager to answer all food allergy questions.
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The first step in cooling a large roast is to
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cut it into smaller pieces
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Which raw food should be stored above all others?
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Carrots
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At which minimum temperature should hot food be kept?
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135 degrees F
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How long should a food handler wash their hands?
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15 seconds.
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What food items can be received at 156 degrees F?
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Shelled eggs
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When cleaning and sanitizing in a three compartment sink, what is the firs step?
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Rinse, scrape or soak to remove dirt and food particles.
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Which is a way to prevent cross contamination f hot food in a self serve buffet?
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Provide clean plates for return visits
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There's been a back up of sewage at a floor drain, what should the manager do?
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Close operation immediately
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Garbage containers used in a food service operation should be made of
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Plastic
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What is the first step in preparing a fresh tomato?
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Washing.
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Senior citizens in a nursing home can safely eat
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Pasteurized eggs
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Why are empty chemical buckets unacceptable for transporting foods to offsite serving locations?
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They are difficult to clean properly. (Chemical contamination)
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Which is an example of physical hazard?
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Broken Glass.