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Why are preschool age children at a higher risk for food-borne illnesses? - ✔✔-They have not built up
strong immune systems
Which is a TCS food? - ✔✔-Sprouts
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Serv-Safe Exam Question with accurate
answers, graded A+
Why are preschool age children at a higher risk for food-borne illnesses? - ✔✔-They have not built up
strong immune systems
Which is a TCS food? - ✔✔-Sprouts
The 5 common mistakes that can lead to food-borne illness are failing to cook food adequately, holding
food at incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene, and?
- ✔✔-Purchasing food from unsafe sources
What is an important measure for preventing food borne illness? - ✔✔-Controlling time and
temperature
Raw chicken breasts are left out at room temperature on a prep table. What is the risk that could cause
foodborne illness? - ✔✔-Time-temperature abuse
A server cleans a dining table with a wiping cloth and then puts the cloth in an apron pocket. What is the
risk that could cause a foodborne illness? - ✔✔-Poor cleaning and sanitizing
What are the most common symptoms of a foodborne illness? - ✔✔-Diarrhea, vomiting, fever, nausea,
abdominal cramps, and jaundice
What is the most impressive way to prevent a foodborne illness from bacteria? - ✔✔-Control time and
temperature
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is commonly linked with what type of food? - ✔✔-Raw ground beef
What is the most important way to prevent a foodborne illness from viruses? - ✔✔-Practice good
personal hygiene
A guest called a restaurant and told the manager about getting sick after eating there. The guest
complained of vomiting and diarrhea a few hours after eating the raw oysters. What pathogen probably
caused the illness? - ✔✔-Norovirus
Parasites are commonly linked with what type of food? - ✔✔-Seafood
A guest had a reversal of hot and cold sensations after eating seafood. What almost likely caused the
illness? - ✔✔-Toxin
A food handler stored a sanitizer spray bottle on the shelf above the prep table that had just been
sanitized. Throughout the day, the food handler used the sanitizer on the prep table, storing it in the
same spot. What should the food handler have done differently? - ✔✔-Stored the sanitizer bottle away
from the prep area
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know who is in the facility, monitor
the security of products, keep information related to food security on file, and know? - ✔✔-Who to
contact about suspicious activity
What should food handlers do to prevent food allergens from being transferred to food? - ✔✔-Clean
and sanitize utensils after use
After which activity must food handlers wash their hands? - ✔✔-Clearing tables
What should food handlers do after prepping food and before using the restroom? - ✔✔-Take off their
aprons
Which piece of jewelry can be worn on a food handlers hand or arm? - ✔✔-Plain band ring
When should hand antiseptic be used? - ✔✔-After washing hands
A food handler will be wearing single-use gloves to chop lettuce for an hour. When must the food
handlers hands be washed? - ✔✔-Before starting the task
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 wash hands and
put in new gloves before slicing the hamburger buns
A food handler has diarrhea and has been diagnosed with an illness from Shigella spp. What should the
manager tell this food handler to do? - ✔✔-Stay home until approved to return to work
A food handler prepares and delivers meals to elderly individuals receiving cancer care services at home.
What symptoms require this food handler to stay home from work? - ✔✔-Sore throats with fever
When is it acceptable to eat in an operation? - ✔✔-When sitting in a beak area
What should a manager of a hospital cafeteria do if a cook calls in with a headache, nausea, and
diarrhea? - ✔✔-Tell the cook to stay from work and see a doctor
A food handler has finished trimming raw chicken on a cutting board and needs the board to prep
vegetables. What must be done to the cutting board? - ✔✔-It must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized
How far must a bimetallic stemmed thermometer be inserted into food to give an accurate reading? -
✔✔-Up to the dimple in the thermometer stem
Which probe should be used to check the temperature of a large stockpot of chili? - ✔✔-Immersion
probe
At what temperature do most foodborne pathogens grow most quickly? - ✔✔-Between 70F and 125F
Which type of temperature can read temperature without touching the items surface? - ✔✔-Infrared
A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature? -
✔✔-+/-2F or +/-1C
What device can be used to record time-temperature abuse during the delivery of food? - ✔✔-Timetemperature indicator
What is the most important factor in choosing a food sup
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