ServSafe Food Manager Exam Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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ServSafe Food Manager
ServSafe Food Manager Exam Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following types of food carries the highest risk of causing a foodborne illness? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Milk and dairy products
When two or more people display the same symptoms of illness after eating the ...
ServSafe Food Manager Exam Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following types of food carries the highest risk of causing a foodborne illness? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Milk and dairy products
When two or more people display the same symptoms of illness after eating the same food, it
is considered to be a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔outbreak.
Language differences can create a conflict in maintaining food safety, as can differences in an
employee's: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔culture.
Why does staff turnover challenge the ability to follow food safety rules? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔More time has to be spent in job training, so there is less available for food
safety.
Which of the following is one of the costs a foodborne illness brings to an operation? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lawsuits and legal costs
What is one element that tends to increase for a business after a foodborne-illness outbreak? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔insurance premiums
Which type of contaminant is responsible for the majority of foodborne illnesses? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔biological
Which of the following is an example of a physical contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔bandages
Almost all food-handling mistakes are related to time-temperature abuse, cross-
contamination, poor personal hygiene, or poor cleaning and sanitizing. Which of the
following mistakes is NOT related to these practices? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔purchasing food from unsafe sources
,When spoiled food drips onto cooked or ready-to-eat food, what is the common result? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cross-contamination
Which statement is the most accurate about the list of high-risk TCS foods? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Virtually all types of meat and animal products are on the list.
What is the primary reason a food is on the high-risk list of TCS foods? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔It is at risk for developing pathogens depending on its temperature.
Why are some populations at a higher risk for developing a foodborne illness? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They have compromised immune systems.
The best protection against foodborne illness is: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔having a strong
immune system.
The manager of a foodservice operation is responsible for monitoring all of the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔staff hand washing practices
delivery of food after-hours.
inspection of deliveries from approved sources.
Food handlers are typically monitored by foodservice managers to ensure that the handlers
are: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ensuring that all types of TCS food are cooked to the
required temperatures.
In the acronym, "Fat Tom", the "M" stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔moisture. (Food,
Acidity, Time, Temperature, Oxygen and Moisture)
The temperature danger zone refers to temperatures in which bacteria: - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔grows rapidly.
Which of the following elements play the largest role in TCS food safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔time and temperature
, One of the hallmark definitions of TCS food is that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔unusually vulnerable to the growth of various pathogens.
Bacillus cereus is a spore-forming bacteria that is found in: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dirt.
Which of the following illnesses has the ability to result in a miscarriage? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Listeriosis.
Which of the following diseases could be largely prevented by avoiding the use of
unpasteurized dairy products? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔listeriosis
Which of the following diseases is especially lethal to people with chronic conditions such as
diabetes or cirrhosis? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔vibrio gastroenteritis
What word means the closest to toxin? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔poison
What is one of the most common symptoms associated with the toxins from seafood? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tingling in various parts of the body
If a customer has a cut in his mouth after eating something at your food service operation, he
most likely came into contact with what kind of contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔physical
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical contaminant? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔machine lubricants
Which of the following is the most accurate statement about deliberate food contamination? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It can occur anywhere in the food supply chain.
In the A.L.E.R.T. program, what does the "R" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Report
information in receiving logs, files, and other documentation. (A=Assure, L=Look,
E=Employees, R=Reports, T=Threat)
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