FOOD SAFETY MANAGER ACTUAL
EVALUATION 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Top five foodborne illness risk factors
Answer: Purchasing food from an unsafe source, cooking food
incorrectly, poor personal hygiene, contaminated equipment, and
holding food at incorrect temperatures
⩥ Microorganisms
Answer: small living organisms that can only be seen through a
microscope
⩥ Chemical food contaminant
Answer: cleaners, sanitizers, and poisons
⩥ Biological food contaminant (pathogens)
Answer: Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, and fungi
⩥ Physical food contaminant
Answer: Glass, fake nails, bandages, dirt, and jewelry
, ⩥ TCS foods
Answer: foods that need time and temperature control for safety
⩥ TCS food examples
Answer: milk, chicken, cooked rice, melons, sprouts, vacuum-packaged
foods, eggs, meats, fish, and cooked potatoes
⩥ Do not use galvanized or copper containers for
Answer: acid foods like orange juice or tomato soup
⩥ What is A.L.E.R.T.
Answer: FDA food defense system
⩥ FATTOM
Answer: Food, Acidity, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, Moisture
⩥ ALERT - A
Answer: Assur- products are from safe sources
⩥ ALERT- L
Answer: Look- see that products are kept safe
EVALUATION 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Top five foodborne illness risk factors
Answer: Purchasing food from an unsafe source, cooking food
incorrectly, poor personal hygiene, contaminated equipment, and
holding food at incorrect temperatures
⩥ Microorganisms
Answer: small living organisms that can only be seen through a
microscope
⩥ Chemical food contaminant
Answer: cleaners, sanitizers, and poisons
⩥ Biological food contaminant (pathogens)
Answer: Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, and fungi
⩥ Physical food contaminant
Answer: Glass, fake nails, bandages, dirt, and jewelry
, ⩥ TCS foods
Answer: foods that need time and temperature control for safety
⩥ TCS food examples
Answer: milk, chicken, cooked rice, melons, sprouts, vacuum-packaged
foods, eggs, meats, fish, and cooked potatoes
⩥ Do not use galvanized or copper containers for
Answer: acid foods like orange juice or tomato soup
⩥ What is A.L.E.R.T.
Answer: FDA food defense system
⩥ FATTOM
Answer: Food, Acidity, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, Moisture
⩥ ALERT - A
Answer: Assur- products are from safe sources
⩥ ALERT- L
Answer: Look- see that products are kept safe
