Servsafe Manager exam Practice
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What does the FDA do? - ANSWER✔✔-Inspects all food except meat, poultry, and eggs
What does the USDA do? - ANSWER✔✔-Inspects meat, poultry, and eggs
What do state and local regulatory authorities do? - ANSWER✔✔-Write code that
regulates retail and foodservice operations
Which is a TCS food?
A. Bread
B. Flour
C. Sprouts
D. Strawberries - ANSWER✔✔-C. Sprouts
Name the Big 6 - ANSWER✔✔-1. Shigella spp.
2. salmonella Typhi
3. Nontyphoidal salmonella
4. E. coli
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,5. Hepatitis A
6. Norovirus
Which of the Big 6 are bacteria? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Shigella spp.
2. Salmonella Typhi
3. Nontyphoidal Salmonella
4. E. coli
What are the symptoms are foodborne illness? (6) - ANSWER✔✔-1. Diarrhea
2. Vomiting
3. Jaundice
4. Abdominal pains
5. Nausea
6. Fever
Bacteria grow best in..... - ANSWER✔✔-FAT TOM conditions
What does the acronym "FAT TOM" stand for? - ANSWER✔✔-F: food
A: Acidity
T: Temperature
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,T: Time
O: Oxygen
M: Moisture
Salmonella Typhi:
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, Symptoms, and prevention measures. -
ANSWER✔✔-Source: Humans
Food linked: RTE food & beverages
Symptoms: Bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, Fever
Prevention: Cook food to minimum internal temps
Nontyphoidal Salmonella:
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, Symptoms, and prevention measures. -
ANSWER✔✔-Source: Farm animals
Food linked: poultry, eggs, meat, milk & dairy products, produce.
Symptoms: Diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, fever
Prevention: Prevent cross-contamination between RTE food and poultry
Shigella Spp.
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, and prevention measures. - ANSWER✔✔-
Source: feces in humans. when people eat/drink contaminated food or water.
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, Food linked: Food easily contaminated by hands, such as salads containing TCS foods
Prevention: control flies in and out of operation. Wash hands
E. Coli
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, and prevention measures. - ANSWER✔✔-
Source: Intestines of cattle and infected people
Food linked: Ground beef (raw and undercooked) & contaminated produce
Prevention: Cook food to min internal temps & purchase from approved reputable
suppliers
Hepatitis A.
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, and prevention measures. - ANSWER✔✔-
Source: Human Feces
Food linked: RTE food & shellfish from contaminated water
Prevention: Exclude food-handlers who have had jaundice for 7 days or less & purchase
shellfish from approved reputable suppliers
What 2 viruses has the FDA identified to be highly contagious and can cause severe
illnesses? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Norovirus
2. Hepatitis A.
Norovirus
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What does the FDA do? - ANSWER✔✔-Inspects all food except meat, poultry, and eggs
What does the USDA do? - ANSWER✔✔-Inspects meat, poultry, and eggs
What do state and local regulatory authorities do? - ANSWER✔✔-Write code that
regulates retail and foodservice operations
Which is a TCS food?
A. Bread
B. Flour
C. Sprouts
D. Strawberries - ANSWER✔✔-C. Sprouts
Name the Big 6 - ANSWER✔✔-1. Shigella spp.
2. salmonella Typhi
3. Nontyphoidal salmonella
4. E. coli
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,5. Hepatitis A
6. Norovirus
Which of the Big 6 are bacteria? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Shigella spp.
2. Salmonella Typhi
3. Nontyphoidal Salmonella
4. E. coli
What are the symptoms are foodborne illness? (6) - ANSWER✔✔-1. Diarrhea
2. Vomiting
3. Jaundice
4. Abdominal pains
5. Nausea
6. Fever
Bacteria grow best in..... - ANSWER✔✔-FAT TOM conditions
What does the acronym "FAT TOM" stand for? - ANSWER✔✔-F: food
A: Acidity
T: Temperature
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,T: Time
O: Oxygen
M: Moisture
Salmonella Typhi:
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, Symptoms, and prevention measures. -
ANSWER✔✔-Source: Humans
Food linked: RTE food & beverages
Symptoms: Bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, Fever
Prevention: Cook food to minimum internal temps
Nontyphoidal Salmonella:
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, Symptoms, and prevention measures. -
ANSWER✔✔-Source: Farm animals
Food linked: poultry, eggs, meat, milk & dairy products, produce.
Symptoms: Diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, fever
Prevention: Prevent cross-contamination between RTE food and poultry
Shigella Spp.
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, and prevention measures. - ANSWER✔✔-
Source: feces in humans. when people eat/drink contaminated food or water.
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, Food linked: Food easily contaminated by hands, such as salads containing TCS foods
Prevention: control flies in and out of operation. Wash hands
E. Coli
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, and prevention measures. - ANSWER✔✔-
Source: Intestines of cattle and infected people
Food linked: Ground beef (raw and undercooked) & contaminated produce
Prevention: Cook food to min internal temps & purchase from approved reputable
suppliers
Hepatitis A.
Name the Source, food linked with bacteria, and prevention measures. - ANSWER✔✔-
Source: Human Feces
Food linked: RTE food & shellfish from contaminated water
Prevention: Exclude food-handlers who have had jaundice for 7 days or less & purchase
shellfish from approved reputable suppliers
What 2 viruses has the FDA identified to be highly contagious and can cause severe
illnesses? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Norovirus
2. Hepatitis A.
Norovirus
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