Food Manager Exam Questions and
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According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each
year how many people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses?
Over 325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each
year how many people die due to foodborne illnesses?
Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses?
Foodborne infection & foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living,
harmful organisms present in food?
Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not
killed?
Not cooking food products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do
not get sick right away?
Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection?
, Salmonella and E. Coli
What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial
toxins or excrements that are present in food before it is consumed?
Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that
contain chemicals from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals?
Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially
hazardous food products at room temperature, exposing it to the
Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)?
Foodborne intoxication
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each
year how many people become sick due to foodborne illnesses?
Over 76 million people
What are waste or by-products of bacteria?
Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset,
meaning they occur rapidly within a few hours?
Foodborne intoxication
What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication?
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many
degrees and for how many seconds?
165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Answers Latest Versions 2026 Graded
A+
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each
year how many people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses?
Over 325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each
year how many people die due to foodborne illnesses?
Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses?
Foodborne infection & foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living,
harmful organisms present in food?
Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not
killed?
Not cooking food products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do
not get sick right away?
Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection?
, Salmonella and E. Coli
What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial
toxins or excrements that are present in food before it is consumed?
Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that
contain chemicals from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals?
Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially
hazardous food products at room temperature, exposing it to the
Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)?
Foodborne intoxication
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each
year how many people become sick due to foodborne illnesses?
Over 76 million people
What are waste or by-products of bacteria?
Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset,
meaning they occur rapidly within a few hours?
Foodborne intoxication
What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication?
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many
degrees and for how many seconds?
165 degrees F for 15 seconds
