NYC FOOD PROTECTION COURSE EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ In Which of the following food bacteria may grow rapidly?
Answer: Low acid and neutral foods
◉ Which of the following is a safe method of storing potentially
hazardous food? Answer: None of the above
◉ What Type of bacteria grows best at temperatures between 50'-
110'F? Answer: Mesophilic bacteria
◉ It may be necessary to remove foods from refrigeration during
preparation and seasoning of foods. This Process: Answer: Must be
done as rapidly as Possible
◉ Which of the following is true regarding water activity level?
Answer: Water Activity is a measure of the available water in the
food for biological activity
◉ Which of the following statements regarding foods that have a low
water activity is true? Answer: All Of the Above
,◉ Which of the following statements regarding bacteria is true?
Answer: Pathogenic bacteria cause disease in man
◉ Which of the following foods would likely be the most shelf
stable? Answer: Instant Coffee
◉ Which of the following food is the least shelf stable? Answer:
Fresh meats
◉ Most viral food-borne diseases are the result of: Answer: Poor
Personal Hygiene Practice
◉ A Food-Borne parasite found in under-cooked Pork is: Answer:
Trichinella Spiralis
◉ Raw, Marinated or partially cooked fish is made safe by freezing
for specified times and temperatures. which of the following time
and temperature combination is recommended: Answer: -31'f or
lower for 15 hours
◉ The most popular chemical sanitizer is: Answer: Chlorine
◉ Food Held under refrigeration must be at or below : Answer: 41'F
, ◉ The reason for refrigeration potentially hazardous foods is to :
Answer: slow the growth of bacteria
◉ Heat is effective in destroying microorganisms when the following
factors are considered: Answer: Time and Temperature
◉ Salmonella enteritidis is mainly associated with the following food
item: Answer: Chicken
◉ Food Workers sick with an illness that can be transmitted by
contact with food or through food should be: Answer: At Home
◉ Ground meats such as hamburgers must be cooked to a minimum
temperature of 158'F to eliminate: Answer: E-Coli 0157:H7
◉ Clostidium Botulinum causes the disease known as botulism
Answer: True
◉ The Microorganism Clostridium Botulinum is mainly associated
with the following Answer: ALL of the Above
◉ The Following illness have be associated with undercooked shell
eggs: Answer: Salmonellosis
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ In Which of the following food bacteria may grow rapidly?
Answer: Low acid and neutral foods
◉ Which of the following is a safe method of storing potentially
hazardous food? Answer: None of the above
◉ What Type of bacteria grows best at temperatures between 50'-
110'F? Answer: Mesophilic bacteria
◉ It may be necessary to remove foods from refrigeration during
preparation and seasoning of foods. This Process: Answer: Must be
done as rapidly as Possible
◉ Which of the following is true regarding water activity level?
Answer: Water Activity is a measure of the available water in the
food for biological activity
◉ Which of the following statements regarding foods that have a low
water activity is true? Answer: All Of the Above
,◉ Which of the following statements regarding bacteria is true?
Answer: Pathogenic bacteria cause disease in man
◉ Which of the following foods would likely be the most shelf
stable? Answer: Instant Coffee
◉ Which of the following food is the least shelf stable? Answer:
Fresh meats
◉ Most viral food-borne diseases are the result of: Answer: Poor
Personal Hygiene Practice
◉ A Food-Borne parasite found in under-cooked Pork is: Answer:
Trichinella Spiralis
◉ Raw, Marinated or partially cooked fish is made safe by freezing
for specified times and temperatures. which of the following time
and temperature combination is recommended: Answer: -31'f or
lower for 15 hours
◉ The most popular chemical sanitizer is: Answer: Chlorine
◉ Food Held under refrigeration must be at or below : Answer: 41'F
, ◉ The reason for refrigeration potentially hazardous foods is to :
Answer: slow the growth of bacteria
◉ Heat is effective in destroying microorganisms when the following
factors are considered: Answer: Time and Temperature
◉ Salmonella enteritidis is mainly associated with the following food
item: Answer: Chicken
◉ Food Workers sick with an illness that can be transmitted by
contact with food or through food should be: Answer: At Home
◉ Ground meats such as hamburgers must be cooked to a minimum
temperature of 158'F to eliminate: Answer: E-Coli 0157:H7
◉ Clostidium Botulinum causes the disease known as botulism
Answer: True
◉ The Microorganism Clostridium Botulinum is mainly associated
with the following Answer: ALL of the Above
◉ The Following illness have be associated with undercooked shell
eggs: Answer: Salmonellosis
