7TH EDITION SERVSAFE MANAGER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
What is a foodborne-illness outbreak? - ANSWER When two or more people report the same illness from
eating the same food
Which is a ready to eat food?
A. Uncooked rice
B. Raw deboned chicken
C. Sea salt
D. Unwashed green beans - ANSWER C. Sea salt
Why are preschooled-age children at a higher risk for foodborne-illness1? - ANSWER They have not built
up strong immune systems
Which is a TCS food?
A. Bread
B. Flour
C. Sprouts
D. Strawberries - ANSWER C. Sprouts
The 5 most common risk factors that can lead to foodborne illness are failing to cook food adequately,
holding food at incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal
hygiene, and ________? - ANSWER Purchasing food from unsafe sources
Raw chicken breasts are left out at room temperature on a prep table. What is the risk that could cause a
foodborne illness? - ANSWER Time-temperature abuse
What is TCS food? - ANSWER Food requiring time and temperature control for safety
, A food handler left a pan of roasted turkey breasts to cool at room temperature overnight. In addition to
throwing away the turkey, what is an appropriate corrective action? - ANSWER Make sure the food
handler understands safe cooling practices
What is an important measure for preventing foodborne illness? - ANSWER Preventing cross-
contamination
What is one possible function of a government agency that is responsible for food safety? - ANSWER
Approving a construction project
What are the most common symptoms of a foodborne illness? - ANSWER Diarrhea, vomiting, fever,
nausea, abdominal cramps, and jaundice
How does most contamination of food happen? - ANSWER When people cause the contamination
What is the most important way to prevent a foodborne illness from bacteria? - ANSWER Control time
and temperature
What is the most important way to prevent a foodborne illness from viruses? - ANSWER Practice good
personal hygiene
Parasites are commonly linked with what type of food? - ANSWER Seafood
A guest had a reversal of hot and cold sensations after eating seafood. What most likely caused the
illness? - ANSWER Biological toxins
A prep cook stores a bottle of sanitizer on a shelf above a prep table. To prevent chemical contamination,
what should be done differently? - ANSWER Store sanitizer bottle away from 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 ______? - ANSWER
Whom to contact about suspicious activity
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