ServSafe Manager Exam (2026/2027) |
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• Cost of Foodborne Illness to an operation -✓✓Loss of customer and
sales
Negative media exposure
lawsuits and legal fees
increased insurance premiums
loss of reputation
lowered staff morale
staff missing work
staff retiring
human costs (lost work, medical costs, death)
• Types of Contaminants -✓✓Biological-microorganisms
Chemical
Physical-foreign objects or objects left in food (bones)
• How Food Becomes unsafe -✓✓Purchasing from unsafe sources
Failing to cook food correctly
Holding food at incorrect temperatures
Using contaminated equipment
,Practicing poor personal hygiene
• Time Temperature Abuse -✓✓Not held or stored at correct temp
Not cooked or reheated enough
Not cooled correctly
• Cross-Contamination -✓✓Contaminated ingredients not cooked
Ready to eat food touches contaminated surface
Food handler touches contaminated food then ready to eat
Contaminated cleaning cloths touch food contact surfaces
• Poor Personal Hygiene -✓✓Failing to wash hands
Cough or sneeze on food
Touch or scratch wounds then touch food
Work while sick
• Poor cleaning and sanitizing -✓✓Equipment and utensils not washed,
rinsed, and sanitized between uses
Food surfaces are wiped clean rather than washed, rinsed and sanitized
Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution between uses
Sanitizing solutions not at required levels
, • Food Most Likely to become unsafe -✓✓Milk/Dairy
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Shellfish
Baked potatoes
Heat treated plant food such as rice, beans and veggies
Tofu or other soy protein
Sprouts
Sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
Untreated garlic and oil mixtures
• Role of FDA -✓✓inspects all food except meat, poultry and eggs
regulates food transported across state lines
Food Model Code
• Role of USDA -✓✓inspect meat, poultry and eggs
regulates food that crosses state boundaries or involves more than one
state
• Role of CDC and PHS -✓✓Conduct research into causes of foodborne
illness outbreaks
Assist in investigating outbreaks
• Role of State and Local Health Agencies -✓✓Write or adopt codes
Updated Question Bank | 100% Verified
Answers | High-Yield Study Pack | A+
• Cost of Foodborne Illness to an operation -✓✓Loss of customer and
sales
Negative media exposure
lawsuits and legal fees
increased insurance premiums
loss of reputation
lowered staff morale
staff missing work
staff retiring
human costs (lost work, medical costs, death)
• Types of Contaminants -✓✓Biological-microorganisms
Chemical
Physical-foreign objects or objects left in food (bones)
• How Food Becomes unsafe -✓✓Purchasing from unsafe sources
Failing to cook food correctly
Holding food at incorrect temperatures
Using contaminated equipment
,Practicing poor personal hygiene
• Time Temperature Abuse -✓✓Not held or stored at correct temp
Not cooked or reheated enough
Not cooled correctly
• Cross-Contamination -✓✓Contaminated ingredients not cooked
Ready to eat food touches contaminated surface
Food handler touches contaminated food then ready to eat
Contaminated cleaning cloths touch food contact surfaces
• Poor Personal Hygiene -✓✓Failing to wash hands
Cough or sneeze on food
Touch or scratch wounds then touch food
Work while sick
• Poor cleaning and sanitizing -✓✓Equipment and utensils not washed,
rinsed, and sanitized between uses
Food surfaces are wiped clean rather than washed, rinsed and sanitized
Wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution between uses
Sanitizing solutions not at required levels
, • Food Most Likely to become unsafe -✓✓Milk/Dairy
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Shellfish
Baked potatoes
Heat treated plant food such as rice, beans and veggies
Tofu or other soy protein
Sprouts
Sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
Untreated garlic and oil mixtures
• Role of FDA -✓✓inspects all food except meat, poultry and eggs
regulates food transported across state lines
Food Model Code
• Role of USDA -✓✓inspect meat, poultry and eggs
regulates food that crosses state boundaries or involves more than one
state
• Role of CDC and PHS -✓✓Conduct research into causes of foodborne
illness outbreaks
Assist in investigating outbreaks
• Role of State and Local Health Agencies -✓✓Write or adopt codes
