SERVSAFE CHEAT SHEET EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
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1. Biological Contaminants - ANSWER ✔ pathogens, viruses, etc.
2. Chemical Contaminants - ANSWER ✔ cleaners, sanitizers, toxic metals
3. Physical Contaminants - ANSWER ✔ hairs, nails, nail polish flecks, bones
4. Unsafe food practices include: - ANSWER ✔ purchasing from unsafe
sources, failing to cook food correctly, time-temp abuse, using contaminated
equipment, poor personal hygiene
5. TCS foods include: - ANSWER ✔ Time-Temp Control Safety
Ex: Milk/Dairy, sliced melons, cut tomatoes, tofu/soy protein, poultry, sprouts,
untreated oils, heat treated plant food
6. High Risk Populations - ANSWER ✔ elderly, pregnant women, preschool
aged children, people with compromised immune systems
7. USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) - ANSWER ✔
inspects/regulates meat, poultry, and eggs
8. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - ANSWER ✔ inspects/regulates all
food except meat, poultry, and eggs
9. CDC (Center for Disease Control) - ANSWER ✔ conducts research
regarding food-borne illness outbreaks and investigates them
,10.True or False: Bacteria grows best when FAT TOM conditions are correct. -
ANSWER ✔ True
11.FAT TOM stands for: - ANSWER ✔ Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature,
Oxygen, and Moisture
12.Salmonella is a bacteria linked with: - ANSWER ✔ ready-to-eat foods and
beverages
13.E-Coli is a bacteria linked to: - ANSWER ✔ ground beef and contaminated
produce
14.Shigella is a bacteria transferred by: - ANSWER ✔ flies in the operation
15.Viruses can be prevented by: - ANSWER ✔ good personal hygiene
(including frequent hand washing)
16.What comes last in the storage shelf order? - ANSWER ✔ Whole or
ground poultry
17.You should never thaw food by: - ANSWER ✔ placing it on a prep counter
(room temp thawing)
18.You can thaw food by: - ANSWER ✔ placing it in the fridge, placing it
under cold running water, in the microwave, or as part of the cooking
process
19.Pooled eggs - ANSWER ✔ eggs that have been cracked and stored in a
container
20.Pooled eggs must be kept at: - ANSWER ✔ 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower
21.Pasteurized eggs - ANSWER ✔ used when serving raw or under-cooked
egg dishes
22.Raw or under-cooked egg dishes include: - ANSWER ✔ hollandaise sauce,
Caesar salad dressing, tiramisu, mousse, and eggs served over-easy
,23.Proper serving of ice includes: - ANSWER ✔ using a designated ice scoop,
not your hand
24.To package fresh juice on site for sale at a later time, you need a: -
ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP plan
25.Smoking food as a way of preservation requires obtaining a: - ANSWER ✔
variance and HACCP
26.The use of food additives to alter food requires a: - ANSWER ✔ variance
and HACCP
27.Curing your own food requires a: - ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP
28.Custom-processing animals for personal use requires a: - ANSWER ✔
variance and HACCP
29.Packaging food using a reduced-oxygen packaging method requires a: -
ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP
30.Sprouting seeds or beans requires a: - ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP
31.Offering live shellfish from a display tank requires a: - ANSWER ✔
variance and HACCP
32.Poultry, stuffing made with fish meat or poultry, stuffed meat, seafood,
poultry or pasta, food cooked in the microwave, food being reheated all
require a minimum temp of: - ANSWER ✔ 165 degrees Fahrenheit
33.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for poultry, stuffed meats/pasta,
microwave foods, reheating leftovers - ANSWER ✔ 165 F/ 74 C for <1
Sec (Instant)
34.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: ground meat (beef, pork), injected
meats, ground seafood, ratites, shell eggs for hot holding - ANSWER ✔
155 F/68 C for 17 secs
, 35.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: seafood, steaks/chops (pork, beef,
veal, lamb), commercially raised game, shell eggs served immediately -
ANSWER ✔ 145 F/63 C for 15 secs
36.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: roasts (pork, beef, veal, lamb) -
ANSWER ✔ 145 F/63 C for 4 min
37.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: fruit, vegetables, grains, and legumes
that will be hot-held. - ANSWER ✔ 135 F/57 C
38.Danger Zone - ANSWER ✔ 41 F-135 F (5 C-57 C)
39.Cold Holding - ANSWER ✔ 41 F (5 C) or lower
40.Hot Holding - ANSWER ✔ 135 F (57 C) or higher
41.Cooling - ANSWER ✔ 135 F to 70 F within 2 hours, then to 41 F or lower
in the next 4 (6 hours total)
42.Reheating - ANSWER ✔ 165 F (74 C) for 15 seconds within 2 hours
43.Handwashing Water - ANSWER ✔ At least 100 F (38 C)
44.Frozen Food (easier than you think) - ANSWER ✔ should remain frozen
45.Refrigerator Temp - ANSWER ✔ 38 F- 40 F
46.Shell Egg receiving - ANSWER ✔ 45 F (7 C) or lower
47.Chicken temp - ANSWER ✔ 165 F
48.ground beef temp - ANSWER ✔ 155 F
49.fish and pork temp - ANSWER ✔ 145 F
50.Veggies (hot held) temp - ANSWER ✔ 135 F
GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Biological Contaminants - ANSWER ✔ pathogens, viruses, etc.
2. Chemical Contaminants - ANSWER ✔ cleaners, sanitizers, toxic metals
3. Physical Contaminants - ANSWER ✔ hairs, nails, nail polish flecks, bones
4. Unsafe food practices include: - ANSWER ✔ purchasing from unsafe
sources, failing to cook food correctly, time-temp abuse, using contaminated
equipment, poor personal hygiene
5. TCS foods include: - ANSWER ✔ Time-Temp Control Safety
Ex: Milk/Dairy, sliced melons, cut tomatoes, tofu/soy protein, poultry, sprouts,
untreated oils, heat treated plant food
6. High Risk Populations - ANSWER ✔ elderly, pregnant women, preschool
aged children, people with compromised immune systems
7. USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) - ANSWER ✔
inspects/regulates meat, poultry, and eggs
8. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - ANSWER ✔ inspects/regulates all
food except meat, poultry, and eggs
9. CDC (Center for Disease Control) - ANSWER ✔ conducts research
regarding food-borne illness outbreaks and investigates them
,10.True or False: Bacteria grows best when FAT TOM conditions are correct. -
ANSWER ✔ True
11.FAT TOM stands for: - ANSWER ✔ Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature,
Oxygen, and Moisture
12.Salmonella is a bacteria linked with: - ANSWER ✔ ready-to-eat foods and
beverages
13.E-Coli is a bacteria linked to: - ANSWER ✔ ground beef and contaminated
produce
14.Shigella is a bacteria transferred by: - ANSWER ✔ flies in the operation
15.Viruses can be prevented by: - ANSWER ✔ good personal hygiene
(including frequent hand washing)
16.What comes last in the storage shelf order? - ANSWER ✔ Whole or
ground poultry
17.You should never thaw food by: - ANSWER ✔ placing it on a prep counter
(room temp thawing)
18.You can thaw food by: - ANSWER ✔ placing it in the fridge, placing it
under cold running water, in the microwave, or as part of the cooking
process
19.Pooled eggs - ANSWER ✔ eggs that have been cracked and stored in a
container
20.Pooled eggs must be kept at: - ANSWER ✔ 41 degrees Fahrenheit or lower
21.Pasteurized eggs - ANSWER ✔ used when serving raw or under-cooked
egg dishes
22.Raw or under-cooked egg dishes include: - ANSWER ✔ hollandaise sauce,
Caesar salad dressing, tiramisu, mousse, and eggs served over-easy
,23.Proper serving of ice includes: - ANSWER ✔ using a designated ice scoop,
not your hand
24.To package fresh juice on site for sale at a later time, you need a: -
ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP plan
25.Smoking food as a way of preservation requires obtaining a: - ANSWER ✔
variance and HACCP
26.The use of food additives to alter food requires a: - ANSWER ✔ variance
and HACCP
27.Curing your own food requires a: - ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP
28.Custom-processing animals for personal use requires a: - ANSWER ✔
variance and HACCP
29.Packaging food using a reduced-oxygen packaging method requires a: -
ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP
30.Sprouting seeds or beans requires a: - ANSWER ✔ variance and HACCP
31.Offering live shellfish from a display tank requires a: - ANSWER ✔
variance and HACCP
32.Poultry, stuffing made with fish meat or poultry, stuffed meat, seafood,
poultry or pasta, food cooked in the microwave, food being reheated all
require a minimum temp of: - ANSWER ✔ 165 degrees Fahrenheit
33.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for poultry, stuffed meats/pasta,
microwave foods, reheating leftovers - ANSWER ✔ 165 F/ 74 C for <1
Sec (Instant)
34.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: ground meat (beef, pork), injected
meats, ground seafood, ratites, shell eggs for hot holding - ANSWER ✔
155 F/68 C for 17 secs
, 35.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: seafood, steaks/chops (pork, beef,
veal, lamb), commercially raised game, shell eggs served immediately -
ANSWER ✔ 145 F/63 C for 15 secs
36.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: roasts (pork, beef, veal, lamb) -
ANSWER ✔ 145 F/63 C for 4 min
37.Minimum Internal Cooking temp. for: fruit, vegetables, grains, and legumes
that will be hot-held. - ANSWER ✔ 135 F/57 C
38.Danger Zone - ANSWER ✔ 41 F-135 F (5 C-57 C)
39.Cold Holding - ANSWER ✔ 41 F (5 C) or lower
40.Hot Holding - ANSWER ✔ 135 F (57 C) or higher
41.Cooling - ANSWER ✔ 135 F to 70 F within 2 hours, then to 41 F or lower
in the next 4 (6 hours total)
42.Reheating - ANSWER ✔ 165 F (74 C) for 15 seconds within 2 hours
43.Handwashing Water - ANSWER ✔ At least 100 F (38 C)
44.Frozen Food (easier than you think) - ANSWER ✔ should remain frozen
45.Refrigerator Temp - ANSWER ✔ 38 F- 40 F
46.Shell Egg receiving - ANSWER ✔ 45 F (7 C) or lower
47.Chicken temp - ANSWER ✔ 165 F
48.ground beef temp - ANSWER ✔ 155 F
49.fish and pork temp - ANSWER ✔ 145 F
50.Veggies (hot held) temp - ANSWER ✔ 135 F
