Serv Safe Manager Exam Guide and Answers
Costs of a Foodborne Illness to an Operation ---Loss of customers, sales and reputation, negative media exposure, lowered staff morale, lawsuits and legal fees, staff missing wo
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Serv Safe Manager Exam Guide and Answers
Costs of a Foodborne Illness to an Operation ---Loss of customers, sales and reputation, negative media exposure, lowered staff morale, lawsuits and legal fees, staff missing work, increased insurance premiums, staff retraining
Contaminants ---Biological (pathogens like viruses, fungi)
Chemical (chemicals to clean contaminate food)
Physical (metal shaving, bandages, staples, fish bones)
How food becomes Unsafe? ---Purchasing food from unsafe sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at incorrect temp, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene
Foods most likely to become unsafe (TCS food- food requiring time and temp control for safety) ---milk and dairy, eggs (expect those treated), meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, baked potatoes, heat-treated plant food like cooked rice, beans, vegetables, tofu or soy protein, sprouts, sliced melons, cut tomatoes or leafy green and untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Who is at high risk food borne illnesses? ---Elderly, preschool-age children, people with compromised immune system (HIV/AIDS, cancer, certain meds)
Keeping food Safe ---Controlling time and temp, preventing cross-contamination, practicing personal hygiene, purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers, cleaning and sanitizing
The role of the FDA ---Inspects all food except meat, poultry, and eggs. Regulates food transported across state lines. Regulate foodservice for: restaurants and retail food stores, vending operations, school and day care centers, hospitals and nursing homes
Other Agencies ---USDA- dep. of agriculture; inspects meat, poultry, eggs
CDC and PHS- assist FDA, USDA, and local health dep., conduct research and assist in investigating
Where do contamination come from? ---Many are found in animals; other comes from air, contaminated water and dirt; some occur naturally in food like bones in fish
How contamination passed along? ---From person to person, through sneezing or vomiting onto food or food-contact surfaces, from touching dirty food-contact surfaces and equipment and then touching food
Biological contamination ---Many microorganisms are harmless, but some can cause illness; harmful microorganisms are called pathogens.
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