7th Edition SERVSAFE Exam questions and answers.docx
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Define foodborne illness. - Correct Answers: a disease transmitted to people by food
When is a foodborne illness considered an outbreak? - Correct Answers: when 2 or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food
What food saftey challenges do operations face? - Correct An...
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,Define foodborne illness. - Correct Answers: a disease transmitted to people by food
When is a foodborne illness considered an outbreak? - Correct Answers: when 2 or more people have
the same symptoms after eating the same food
What food saftey challenges do operations face? - Correct Answers: time pressure, potentially unsafe
supplies, high risk populations, and staff related challenges
What does a foodborne illness cost? - Correct Answers: guests and operations
After a foodborne illness, what may an operation experience? - Correct Answers: negative publicity,
decreased business, lawsuits, legal fees, increased insurance premiums, and personnel issues
What are the types of contaminants that threaten food safety? - Correct Answers: biological, chemical,
and physical
Which type of contaminant poses the greatest danger? - Correct Answers: biological contaminants
What can happen if a food handler does not follow the correct procedures? - Correct Answers: they can
threaten the safety of food
How can a food handler threaten the safety of food? - Correct Answers: by failing to cook the food
enough, holding food at incorrect temperatures, contaminating equipment, and practicing poor
personal hygiene
When has food been time temperature abused? - Correct Answers: when it has stayed too long at
temperatures that are good for the growth of pathogens
How can pathogens be spread to food? - Correct Answers: if equipment has not been cleaned and
sanitized correctly between uses
, Define cross contamination. - Correct Answers: when pathogens are transferred from one surface or
food to another
What find of food do pathogens grow well in? - Correct Answers: TCS food
How can the growth of pathogens be prevented in food? - Correct Answers: by giving the food time and
temperature control
What groups of people are considered high risk? - Correct Answers: young children, the elderly, people
with cancer or on chemotherapy, people with HIV/AIDS, transplant recipients, and people on certain
medications
What are important prevention measures to keep food safe? - Correct Answers: controlling time and
temperature, preventing cross contamination, practicing good personal hygiene, purchasing from
approved, reputable suppliers, and cleaning and sanitizing items correctly
What conditions do bacteria need to grow? - Correct Answers: FAT TOM- food, acidity, temperature,
time, oxygen, and moisture
What temperatures are in the temperature danger zone? - Correct Answers: 41 F to 135 F
What can some bacteria change into? - Correct Answers: spores
Why do some bacteria change into spores? - Correct Answers: to preserve themselves when lacking
nutrients
What can bacteria produce in food? - Correct Answers: toxins that can make people sick
What is the leading cause of foodborne illnesses? - Correct Answers: viruses
What cannot grow in food? - Correct Answers: viruses
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