CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS COLLECTION
⫸ What is the most direct cause of customer loyalty? Answer: High
food safety standards
⫸ What is the best way to prevent poor food safety? Answer: Employee
training
⫸ Which one of the following duties in management's responsibility to
ensure food safety? Answer: Preventing infected employees from
contaminating food
⫸ All of the following are the most common Critical Control Points
(CCPs) EXCEPT Answer: Customer service
⫸ Which agency publishes food code? Answer: FDA
⫸ Which one of the followings steps is NOT one of the seven HACCP
steps? Answer: Create a cost analysis
,⫸ Creation of which of the following quality programs is a management
responsibility? Answer: Assurance
⫸ Local health codes establish requirements for all of the following
EXCEPT Answer: Price controls
⫸ Why must the manager sign the inspection document after the
inspector has completed the investigation? Answer: To confirm that the
inspection has taken place.
⫸ An organism that lives in or on another organism, often with harmful
side effects - but without benefits Answer: Parasite
⫸ The viral infection Hepatitis A can be most effectively controlled if
Answer: All food personnel practice personal hygiene, such as thorough
hand washing.
⫸ What is the easiest way to recognize food contaminated with spoilage
bacteria? Answer: Change in color and smell
⫸ Which one of the following situations would most likely promote
bacterial contamination? Answer: Touching raw chicken and then
cooked chicken without changing gloves.
, ⫸ One of the most important reasons for using only reliable water
sources is to reduce Answer: The number of parasites, such as
Cyclospora Cayetanesis, that can infests foods.
⫸ Which bacteria cause the greatest harm in the food industry? Answer:
Pathogenic
⫸ All of the following bacteria can cause food borne illness EXCEPT
Answer: Acidophilus Milk
⫸ Which of the following food contaminations would be suspected if
the end of a can of tomatoes had begun to swell? Answer: Botulism
⫸ Which one of the following food contaminations is usually associated
with undercooked chicken? Answer: Salmonella
⫸ Which of the following food contaminations is best prevented by
cooking to safe temperatures? Answer: E. Coli
⫸ Contamination of food items by other living organisms is known as
Answer: Biological contamination
⫸ Because they are living organisms, which one of the following
methods would be both effective and safe to help reduce biological
contaminations. Answer: Heat