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One way for managers to show that they know how to keep food safe is to ✔✔become certified
in food safety
What is the purpose of a food safety manageme
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ServSafe Post Test Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions
One way for managers to show that they know how to keep food safe is to ✔✔become certified
in food safety
What is the purpose of a food safety management system? ✔✔to prevent food bourn illness by
controlling risks and hazards
which are three components of active managerial control? ✔✔identifying risks, taking corrective
action, and managerial oversight
a manager periodically accesses her active managerial control program to see if it's working.
This is an example of which step in active managerial control? ✔✔re-evalution
an immiment health hazard, such as flooding in the operation, requires immediate correction or
✔✔closure of the operation
a sewage backup has caused an imminent health hazard resulting in closure of an operation. what
must the manager do prior to re-opening? ✔✔Notify the local regulatory authority.
to prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know whom to contact about
suspicious activity, monitor the security of products, keep information related to food security on
file, and know ✔✔who is in he facility.
after which activity must food handlers wash their hands? ✔✔cleaning tables
when washing hands, what is the minimum time you should scrub with soap? ✔✔10 seconds
what should be used to dry hands after washing them? ✔✔single use paper towel
what is the only jewelry that may be worn on the hands or arms while handling food ✔✔plain,
band ring
what should food handlers do before using the restroom? ✔✔take off their aprons
what must a food handler do after touching an infected wound with their finger? ✔✔wash their
hands
what is a basic characteristics of a virus? ✔✔Requires a living host to grow.
food handlers should be restricted from working with or around food if they have which
symptoms? ✔✔sore throat with fever
where should personal items, like a backpack, be stored in the operation? ✔✔In a designated
area, away from food
a food handler will be wearing single-use gloves to assemble boxed lunches. when must the food
handler's hand be washed? ✔✔before putting on the gloves
large ice crystals in a case of frozen food are evidence that the product may have been
✔✔thawed and refrozen
what practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness?
✔✔purchasing food from approved, reputable supplier
which item should be rejected? ✔✔bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site for retail site? ✔✔List
of ingredients and sub-ingredients
labels on containers of ready-to-eat TCS food that was prepped on-site service must include
✔✔the common name of the food
what should bee done to ready-to-eat TCS food that will be prepped on-site and held for longer
than 24 hours? ✔✔date-mark it
a manager has received a recall notice for a product that she has in stock. what should she do
with the product? ✔✔store the recalled item separately from other food.
what must be done with a food item that has passed as expiration date? ✔✔throw the food out
how long can ready-to-eat TCS food be stored in a cooler? ✔✔7 days
when delivering food off site, how must raw meat and ready-to-eat salads be stored? ✔✔store
raw meat seperate from salads.
hot TCS food should be received at (?) or higher ✔✔135 F
which method is a safe way to thaw food? ✔✔as part of the cooking process
when holding hot TCS food for off-site service, at what temperature must it be held? ✔✔135F or
above
food being cooled must pass quickly through which temperature range to reduce pathogen
growth? ✔✔125F to 70F
A food handler with a sore throat and a fever should be excluded from working in a day-care
center, because the children ✔✔are a high-risk population.
where should whole cuts of beef be store in a cooler? ✔✔below ready-to-eat food
storing raw meat separately from ready-to-eat food during transport for off-site service helps
prevent ✔✔cross-contamination
which is an example of physical contamination? ✔✔bones in fish
which type of pathogen is hepatitis A? ✔✔virus
a customer having an allergic reaction may show which symptom? ✔✔wheezing
to prevent cross-contact, ✔✔clean and sanitize utensils before each use.
a food handler working in a hotel removes a tuna salad from the cooler at 9 am and delivers it to
a conference room for an 11:00 am buffet luncheon, where it is held without temperature control.
By what time must the tuna salad be served or thrown out? ✔✔3:00pm
A food handler has been holding chicken salad for sandwiches in a cold well for seven hours.
When she checks the temperature of the chicken salad, it is 54 degree. What must the food
handler do? ✔✔discard the chicken salad
Cold food being held without temperature control for up to six hours cannot exceed which
temperature while it is being served? ✔✔70
An operation has a buffet with 12 different items on it. How many serving utensils are needed to
serve the items on the buffet? ✔✔12
A cook wore single- use gloves while forming raw ground beef into patties. The cook continued
to wear them while slicing hamburger buns. What mistake was made? ✔✔The cook did not
clean and sanitize the gloves before handling the hamburger buns
A consumer advisory should be provided for menu items that contain TCS food that ✔✔is raw or
undercooked
What is the correct way to store scrub brushes in between uses? ✔✔On a hook
A buser poured some cleaner from its original container into a smaller, working container. What
else does the buser need to do? ✔✔Label the working container with its contents
***Check answers*** Which surfaces must be both cleaned and sanitized? ✔✔cutting boards
What is cleaning? ✔✔Removing dirt from a surface
A food-contact surface must be cleaned and sanitized when? ✔✔1) After it is used
2) Before food handlers start working with a different type of food
3) Any time food handlers are interrupted during a task and the items being used may have been
contaminated
4) After four hours if items are in constant use
What is the correct way to clean and sanitize a prep table? ✔✔Remove bits form surface, clean,
rinse, sanitize, air-dry
A buser scrubbed a garbage can in the dry- food storage area with detergent and a brush. What
mistake was made? ✔✔He cleaned the garbage can near food
How should drain plugs be kept on outdoor garbage containers ✔✔
Which part of a sink prevents back flow of dirty water ✔✔The air gap
What are the most important food safety features to look for when selecting flooring, wall, and
ceiling materials ✔✔Smooth and durable
What information should a master cleaning schedule contain? ✔✔What should be cleaned,
when, by whom, and how
A handwashing station should have a garbage container, hot and cold water, a way to dry hands,
and ✔✔signage
A food handler drops the end of a hose into a mop bucket and turns the water on to fill it. What
has the food handler done wrong? ✔✔created a cross connection
What is one way to keep an operation pest free ✔✔Deny pests access to the operation
Which individual should apply pesticides in a restaurant or foodservice operation ✔✔Pest
control operator
A manager who needs to buy a grill for the operation should look for a grill with what mark
✔✔NSF
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