CPFS Practice Test Questions
And Correct Answers
Pests commonly found in store products are NOT often found in
Hard candies
A restaurant has been implicated in an outbreak: however no specific food items at
the restaurant has been implicated. If the severity of the reported illness is HIGH, it is
appropriate to request the operator to:
Discard or hold and discontinue servicing all food for which a link to the outbreak is
biologically plausible.
According to the 2009 FDA Food Code, inspection violations in order from MOST
SEVERE to LEAST SEVERE are:
Priority, Priority Foundation, Core
What action should a food establishment take if a boil order is issued for their water
supply?
Čease operation until the boil order is removed
,Following a Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) inspection, a representative from the
retail establishment must formally submit, in writing, to the regulatory authority a(n)
Letter of abatement for the violations observed
Cooking and cooling food can activate the spores of which of the following bacteria?
Bacillus cereus
The person in charge should be able to demonstrate to the inspector all of the
following EXCEPT
The mechanism of a foodborne pathogen that causes a person to become ill.
According to the 2009 FDA Food Code, what is the MINIMUM number of toilets
required for employees in a food establishment?
1
Food sanitation training for food handlers at a temporary event is effective because
12. According to the FDA 2009 recommended
They must meet the same sanitation and safety criteria as a permanent site.
All of the following are used to determine the frequency of food establishment
inspections EXÇEPT
, Comments for activist groups
According to the CDC, proper handwashing procedure is defined as vigorously rubbing
the surface of lathered hands and arms for AT LEAST
10 seconds
According to the FDA 2009 Food Code Annex 2, which of the following are
recommended to facilitate traceback of ground beef?
Name of product, lot numbers and production date
Which of the following procedures requires that the food NOT be allowed for human
consumption?
Condemnation
Post outbreak actions include monitoring implicated foods and/or food
establishments to assure that no further_____________is occurring.
Contamination
A cook prepared banana nut muffins then prepared blueberry muflins. Within 20
minutes of eating a blueberry muffin, a customer goes into anaphylactic shock. The
root cause is likely
And Correct Answers
Pests commonly found in store products are NOT often found in
Hard candies
A restaurant has been implicated in an outbreak: however no specific food items at
the restaurant has been implicated. If the severity of the reported illness is HIGH, it is
appropriate to request the operator to:
Discard or hold and discontinue servicing all food for which a link to the outbreak is
biologically plausible.
According to the 2009 FDA Food Code, inspection violations in order from MOST
SEVERE to LEAST SEVERE are:
Priority, Priority Foundation, Core
What action should a food establishment take if a boil order is issued for their water
supply?
Čease operation until the boil order is removed
,Following a Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) inspection, a representative from the
retail establishment must formally submit, in writing, to the regulatory authority a(n)
Letter of abatement for the violations observed
Cooking and cooling food can activate the spores of which of the following bacteria?
Bacillus cereus
The person in charge should be able to demonstrate to the inspector all of the
following EXCEPT
The mechanism of a foodborne pathogen that causes a person to become ill.
According to the 2009 FDA Food Code, what is the MINIMUM number of toilets
required for employees in a food establishment?
1
Food sanitation training for food handlers at a temporary event is effective because
12. According to the FDA 2009 recommended
They must meet the same sanitation and safety criteria as a permanent site.
All of the following are used to determine the frequency of food establishment
inspections EXÇEPT
, Comments for activist groups
According to the CDC, proper handwashing procedure is defined as vigorously rubbing
the surface of lathered hands and arms for AT LEAST
10 seconds
According to the FDA 2009 Food Code Annex 2, which of the following are
recommended to facilitate traceback of ground beef?
Name of product, lot numbers and production date
Which of the following procedures requires that the food NOT be allowed for human
consumption?
Condemnation
Post outbreak actions include monitoring implicated foods and/or food
establishments to assure that no further_____________is occurring.
Contamination
A cook prepared banana nut muffins then prepared blueberry muflins. Within 20
minutes of eating a blueberry muffin, a customer goes into anaphylactic shock. The
root cause is likely
