ServSafe Practice Test (50 questions)
with Verified Solutions
Who has the higher risk of foodborne illness? ✔✔Elderly people
Parasites are commonly associated with: ✔✔seafood
Ciguatera Toxin is commonly found in: ✔✔a
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ServSafe Practice Test (50 questions)
with Verified Solutions
Who has the higher risk of foodborne illness? ✔✔Elderly people
Parasites are commonly associated with: ✔✔seafood
Ciguatera Toxin is commonly found in: ✔✔amberjack
What is a TCS Food? ✔✔Baked potato
Metal shavings are which type of contaminant ✔✔Physical
What should foodservice operations do to prevent the spread of hepatitis A? ✔✔Exclude staff
with jaundice from the operation
To wash hands properly, a food handler must first ✔✔wash hands and arms
What should foodservice operators do to prevent customer illness from Shigella spp.?
✔✔Control flies inside and outside of the operation.
What must a food handler with a hand wound do to safely work with food? ✔✔Bandage the
wound with an impermeable cover and wear a single-use glove
What items are considered acceptable work attire for a food handler? ✔✔Plain-band ring
What task requires food handlers to wash their hands before and after doing it? ✔✔Handling raw
meat, poultry, or seafood
Which action requires a food handler to change their gloves? ✔✔The food handler is wearing
gloves that have been torn.
How should the temperature of a shipment of cottage cheese be taken when it arrives in the
operation? ✔✔Place the thermometer stem into an opened container
When should a shipment of fresh chicken be rejected? ✔✔The receiving temperature is 50F
Where should ground fish be stored in a cooler? ✔✔below the pork roasts
What is the maximum number of days that ready-to-eat food can be stored if held at 41F? ✔✔7
days
In top-to-bottom order, how should a fresh beef roast, fresh halibut, lettuce, and a pan of ground
chicken be stored? ✔✔Lettuce, fresh halibut, fresh beef roast, ground chicken
What organization requires Material Safety Data Sheets? ✔✔OSHA
What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for rice that is hot-held for service? ✔✔135F
What food item does the Food and Drug Administration advise against offering on a children's
menu? ✔✔rare cheeseburgers
TCS food reheated for hot-holding must reach what temperature: ✔✔165F for 15 seconds
What method should never be used to thaw food? ✔✔Place item on a prep counter
When partial cooking food to be finished later, what is the maximum cooking time allowed
during initial cooking? ✔✔60 minutes (1 hour)
Food held at 41F or lower before being removed from refrigeration can be held without
temperature control for up to how many hours? ✔✔6 hours
Hot TCS food can be held without temperature control for a maximum of: ✔✔4 hours
Which food may be re-served to customers? ✔✔Unopened, pre-packaged food
What is the purpose of setting a critical limits in the HACCP plan? ✔✔To Reduce hazards to
safe levels
What is the minimum water temperature required when using hot water to sanitize objects?
✔✔171F
What HACCP principle is being practiced when food handlers rewash melons that have surface
dirt? ✔✔Corrective Action
What is the final step in cleaning and sanitizing a prep table? ✔✔allowing the surface to air dry
How many seconds does an iodine sanitizer need to be in contact with the object being sanitized?
✔✔30 seconds
If a food-contact surface is in constant use, how often should it be cleaned an sanitized?
✔✔every 4 hours
What is the third step in cleaning and sanitizing items in a 3-compartment sink? ✔✔Rinsing
What type of thermocouple probe should be used to check the internal temperature of a beef
roast? ✔✔Penetration
What food safety practice can prevent cross-contact? ✔✔Washing, rinsing, and sanitizing,
utensils before each use.
What is the most likely cause of wheezing and hives? ✔✔Food allergies
What is a basic characteristic of a virus? ✔✔requires a living host
Where should staff members eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum? ✔✔In designed areas
When can a food handler with a sore throat and a fever return to work with or be around food?
✔✔A written medical release is provided
What should a foodservice operator do when responding to a foodborne-illness outbreak?
✔✔Segreate the product
What bacteria is commonly linked with poultry, eggs, dairy products and produce?
✔✔Salmonella spp.
Scombroid poisoning can be prevented by: ✔✔purchasing fish from approved, reputable
suppliers
Jaundice is a symptom of which foodborne illness? ✔✔Hepatitis A
Food must be cooled from 135F to ______ within 2 hours ✔✔70F
What type of container should be used to transport TCS food from the place of preparation to the
place of service? ✔✔Insulated
A back-up of raw sewage has occurred in the kitchen. What should happen next? ✔✔close the
affected area and clean it.
What is coving? ✔✔curved, sealed edge between a floor and a wall
What is the definition of sanitizing? ✔✔Reducing the pathogens on a surface to safe levels
Which reason should an inspector close an operation? ✔✔Infestation of cockroaches or mice
Where should dirty clothing be stored inside the operation? ✔✔in non-absorbent containers or
washable laundry bags
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