SERVSAFE FOOD HANDLE R EXAM

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SERVSAFE FOOD HANDLE R EXAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S

(CORRECT ANSWERS) LA TEST (40

QUESTIONS)

Question : Which food may be re-served to customers?

• unused whole fruit garnish
• unopened prepackaged food
• uneaten bread
• unused, uncovered condiments

CORRECT ANSWER: B. unopened prepackaged food

Question : What task requires food handlers to wash their

hands before AND after doing it?

• handling raw meat, poultry, or seafood
• using chemicals that might affect food safety
• taking out garbage
• touching clothing or aprons

CORRECT ANSWER: A. handling raw meat, poultry,

or seafood

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Question : When storing food in the fridge or freezer, you

should:

• rotate stock - first in, first out rule
• record the temperature of the fridge and/or freezer

daily

• cover, label & date foods
• all of these

CORRECT ANSWER: D. all of these

Question : Which is a TCS food?

• saltines
• bananas
• coffee
• baked potato

CORRECT ANSWER: D. baked potato

Question : Which food probably contains the most

bacteria?

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• hamburger cooked rare
• frozen raw chicken
• opened jar of mayonnaise
• a stale slice of bread

CORRECT ANSWER: B. frozen raw chicken

Question : Foods not likely to support bacterial growth

are:

• milk and cream
• dried pasta, noodles or bread
• fish and seafood
• fresh meat and poultry

CORRECT ANSWER: B. dried pasta, noodles, or bread

Question : Which of the following is true about bacteria?

• all bacteria can cause illness
• it needs air to survive
• freezing temperatures kills bacteria
• it multiplies fast in warm temperatures

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CORRECT ANSWER: D. it multiplies fast in warm

temperatures

Question : Which action requires a food handler to change

gloves?

• the food handler has been working with raw ground

beef for an hour

• the food handler is working with raw seafood at

temperatures above 41°F

• the food handler is prepping raw chicken on a yellow

cutting board

• all of these

CORRECT ANSWER: D. all of these

Question : Food Safety is of particular importance for

which of the following groups?

• adults over the age of 64
• children under the age of 6
• people with an immunodeficiency
• all of these