NEHA RS || REHS TEST REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025\2026 UPDATE
Which would require a variance according to the FDA food code?
a. Cook, cool and reheat of chili
b. Sous Vide
c. ROP of raw meat
d. Smoking meat for preservation - ANSWER- Smoking meat for
preservation
Order the following for an inspection based on importance most to least?
a. food festival without a hand sink
b. restaurant without power
c. chlorine leak at a public pool - ANSWER- Chlorine leak at a public
pool, restaurant without power, food festival without a hand sink
What causes infections in tattoos? - ANSWER- Staphylococcus aureus
,What chemical raises the pH of the pool? - ANSWER- sodium
bicarbonate (soda ash)
Which would require an inspection first based on the risk caused to the
public if you only have time for one inspection?
a. The hotel is 6 months past due for an inspection
b. Tattoo parlor is nine months past due for an inspection
c. Fast food restaurant one month past due for an inspection
d. A pool that's not open but is looking to open in 2 weeks - ANSWER-
Tattoo parlor nine months past due
When conducting a reinspection at a pool, what will you look at first?
a. The main drain is visible at the bottom of the pool
b. The flow rate in range
c. pH of the pool
d. Chemical log being filled out daily - ANSWER- The main drain is
visible at the bottom of the pool
HACCP targets which bacteria? - ANSWER- Listeria monocytogenes
What are the 7 steps of a HACCP plan? - ANSWER- 1. Conduct a
hazardous analysis
2. Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs)
3. Establish Critical Limits
,4. Establish Monitoring Procedures
5. Establish Corrective Actions
6. Establish verification procedures
7. Establish record-keeping and documentation procedures
What is the target pH of sushi rice? - ANSWER- 4.6 or below
What causes methemoglobinemia in toddlers? - ANSWER- nitrates
What would you deal with first?
a. One Person eating lipstick with 2 ppm lead
b. Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
c. Air averaging 0.15 µg/m3 lead for 3 months in a location
d. 15% of the house's water level is above 15 µg/L lead in a given area -
ANSWER- Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
How much faster do infants absorb lead than adults? - ANSWER- 4 to 5
times more than adults
If a house built in 1970 was taken down to the studs and redone in 1980,
what would you inspect first regarding a sickness from lead in a person's
house? - ANSWER- Paint peeling from around window sill
What following pet can lead to Psittacosis in a child
, Parrots
Dogs
Cats
Mouse - ANSWER- Parrots
Most common cockroach in the US? - ANSWER- German
Amount of soil to put on a finished landfill - ANSWER- 24 inches
What carries Hantavirus? - ANSWER- Rodents
What of the following is not characteristic of Hazardous waste
a. corrosive
b. toxic
c. ignitable
d. degradable - ANSWER- Degradable
Remember, CRIT is the 4 hazardous waste items (corrosive,
reactive, ignitable, toxic)
Formula for turnover rate - ANSWER- Turnover Rate in Hours=
(Pool Gallons/GPM)/60
A daycare with a wading pool needs to do what of the following?
a. Drained and cleaned daily or after each use
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025\2026 UPDATE
Which would require a variance according to the FDA food code?
a. Cook, cool and reheat of chili
b. Sous Vide
c. ROP of raw meat
d. Smoking meat for preservation - ANSWER- Smoking meat for
preservation
Order the following for an inspection based on importance most to least?
a. food festival without a hand sink
b. restaurant without power
c. chlorine leak at a public pool - ANSWER- Chlorine leak at a public
pool, restaurant without power, food festival without a hand sink
What causes infections in tattoos? - ANSWER- Staphylococcus aureus
,What chemical raises the pH of the pool? - ANSWER- sodium
bicarbonate (soda ash)
Which would require an inspection first based on the risk caused to the
public if you only have time for one inspection?
a. The hotel is 6 months past due for an inspection
b. Tattoo parlor is nine months past due for an inspection
c. Fast food restaurant one month past due for an inspection
d. A pool that's not open but is looking to open in 2 weeks - ANSWER-
Tattoo parlor nine months past due
When conducting a reinspection at a pool, what will you look at first?
a. The main drain is visible at the bottom of the pool
b. The flow rate in range
c. pH of the pool
d. Chemical log being filled out daily - ANSWER- The main drain is
visible at the bottom of the pool
HACCP targets which bacteria? - ANSWER- Listeria monocytogenes
What are the 7 steps of a HACCP plan? - ANSWER- 1. Conduct a
hazardous analysis
2. Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs)
3. Establish Critical Limits
,4. Establish Monitoring Procedures
5. Establish Corrective Actions
6. Establish verification procedures
7. Establish record-keeping and documentation procedures
What is the target pH of sushi rice? - ANSWER- 4.6 or below
What causes methemoglobinemia in toddlers? - ANSWER- nitrates
What would you deal with first?
a. One Person eating lipstick with 2 ppm lead
b. Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
c. Air averaging 0.15 µg/m3 lead for 3 months in a location
d. 15% of the house's water level is above 15 µg/L lead in a given area -
ANSWER- Lead in the paint of a house with an infant
How much faster do infants absorb lead than adults? - ANSWER- 4 to 5
times more than adults
If a house built in 1970 was taken down to the studs and redone in 1980,
what would you inspect first regarding a sickness from lead in a person's
house? - ANSWER- Paint peeling from around window sill
What following pet can lead to Psittacosis in a child
, Parrots
Dogs
Cats
Mouse - ANSWER- Parrots
Most common cockroach in the US? - ANSWER- German
Amount of soil to put on a finished landfill - ANSWER- 24 inches
What carries Hantavirus? - ANSWER- Rodents
What of the following is not characteristic of Hazardous waste
a. corrosive
b. toxic
c. ignitable
d. degradable - ANSWER- Degradable
Remember, CRIT is the 4 hazardous waste items (corrosive,
reactive, ignitable, toxic)
Formula for turnover rate - ANSWER- Turnover Rate in Hours=
(Pool Gallons/GPM)/60
A daycare with a wading pool needs to do what of the following?
a. Drained and cleaned daily or after each use
