TEXAS FOOD HANDLERS EXAM 1 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

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TEXAS FOOD HANDLERS’ EXAM 1 NEWEST

2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

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What does TCS stand for?

• Timed Cooking Station
• Time/Temperature Control for Safety
• Teflon Coated Silverware
• Tender Chicken Strips - Correct Answer - B. Time/Temperature Control

for Safety

What is a good practice while working in food service?

• Wearing long fingernails, if professionally manicured.
• Wearing your fingernails short.
• All of these are correct.
• Choosing hand sanitizer instead of soap to wash hands. - Correct

Answer - B. Wearing your fingernails short.

Leftover chicken is safe to serve if the chicken is reheated to a minimum

internal temperature of:

A. 140°F

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C. 155°F

• 130°F - Correct Answer - B. 165°F

You cooked a 25-pound turkey for making sandwiches. Which one of the following will keep the turkey safe for human consumption?

• Let turkey cool on the counter for three hours before slicing and

refrigerating.

• Place turkey into the refrigerator after it has been on the counter for two

hours.

• Place turkey into the refrigerator right away after you sliced it into

serving portions.

• Place the whole turkey into the refrigerator right away and slice it

tomorrow morning before lunch. - Correct Answer - C. Place turkey into the refrigerator right away after you sliced it into serving portions.

When you display food in ice:

• The food can be room temperature.
• The food must sit on top of the ice.
• food must be 41°F or colder.
• The food must be 50°F or colder. - Correct Answer - C. food must be

41°F or colder.

Poultry being cooked should reach an internal temperature of...

A. 130°F

B. 165°F

C. 185°F

• 155°F - Correct Answer - B. 165°F
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pg. 3 A casserole made with ground beef must be cooked at least to an internal

temperature of:

A. 160°F

B. 165°F

C. 150°F

• 155°F - Correct Answer - D. 155°F

What should you do before putting on kitchen gloves?

• Make sure the gloves have been rewashed and sanitized.
• Use a hand sanitizer.
• Wipe your hands thoroughly on your apron.
• Wash your hands. - Correct Answer - D. Wash your hands.

Which of the following times should you wash your hands twice?

• After cutting raw meat.
• After using the restroom, and again before handling food.
• Before touching ready-to-eat food.
• After taking out the garbage. - Correct Answer - B. After using the

restroom, and again before handling food.

Which is NOT a characteristic of acceptable fresh beef?

• Slick or slimy texture
• Temperature of 41°F or colder
• Firm to touch
• Cherry-red color - Correct Answer - A. Slick or slimy texture
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