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Food Safety Manager Exam Study Guide for ServSafe and Texas Food Manager Certification

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This study resource is designed to support learning in food safety and food service management by helping students strengthen understanding of food safety principles, sanitation practices, and regulatory compliance. It emphasizes hazard prevention, safe food handling, and application of industry standards in food service operations. The material covers key topics such as foodborne illnesses, personal hygiene, time and temperature control, cross-contamination prevention, cleaning and sanitizing, HACCP principles, receiving and storage procedures, food preparation, pest management, workplace safety, regulatory requirements, and manager responsibilities. It also focuses on preparing learners for food manager certification and professional practice in the food service industry. This resource is suitable for food service managers, restaurant supervisors, hospitality professionals, culinary students, and individuals preparing for ServSafe Manager, Texas Food Manager, and other food safety certification examinations.

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Food Safety Manager Flash Cards,
ServSafe Manager Exam, Texas food
manager, Food Manager Exam, Food
Manager Practice Exam
180 - ✅✅-In a heat-sanitizing dishwashing machine, what is the minimum temperature
for the final rinse?

Jaundice, vomiting and/or diarrhea - ✅✅-A food handler must be excluded from the
food establishment for which symptoms?

41 to 135 - ✅✅-What is the temperature range for the danger zone?

spore - ✅✅-What is the form some bacteria take to keep from dying when they do not
have enough food?

state - ✅✅-Most regulations for food service operations are at what level?

41 or lower - ✅✅-At what internal temperature should raw meat, poultry, and
seafood be stored?

insulated containter - ✅✅-What type of container should be used to transport TCS
food from the place of preparation to the place of service?

practice the skill - ✅✅-To learn a new skill, learners must be given the opportunity to
__.

close the affected area and clean it - ✅✅-A backup of raw sewage has occurred in the
kitchen. What should happen next?

minimum internal cooking temperature of food - ✅✅-When using a bottom to top
shelving order, what determines the best placement of food in a cooler?

cross-connection - ✅✅-A hose connected to a running faucet that is left submerged in
a bucket is an example of what?

,sneezing, itching, vomiting, nausea, cramps, diarrhea, hives, rashes, eczema, etc. -
✅✅-A customer having an allergic reaction may show which 9+ symptoms?

pasteurized - ✅✅-Raw or undercooked dishes made for highly-susceptible
populations (HSPs) must use eggs that have been __.

Exposure Time, Temperature (Avoid 131F+), Concentration, Water pH and Hardness
(Avoid 7.5+); Not the Liquid's Color - ✅✅-The effectiveness of chemical sanitizers are
effected by __, __, __, and __, but NOT its __.

state or local regulatory authority - ✅✅-Which agencies enforces food safety in a food
service operation?

time-temperature abuse - ✅✅-What can cause histamine to form in tuna?

1. deny pests access to the operation
2. deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding
place
3. work with a licensed PCO to eliminate pests
that do enter the operation - ✅✅-What are the three rules of an integrated pest
management program (IPM) program?

16 mesh per square inch screening - ✅✅-All screens for windows and vents must
meet this requirement.

touching the walls - ✅✅-When deciding were to place dry goods for storage in a
dry-storage area it is important that the dry goods NOT be ____.

90 days after the container has been emptied or the last shellfish that was served from
the container - ✅✅-How long must shellstock tags be kept on file?

24 hours - ✅✅-You should label all ready to eat TCS food that is prepped in house
and held longer than ___.

vacuum-breaker - ✅✅-What is the only certain way to prevent backflow?

when hired, daily (i.e. on-the-job), weekly, monthly, quarterly, and whenever necessary -
✅✅-When should employees receive food safety training?

,165 - ✅✅-TCS food must be reheated to what temperature for 15 seconds within 2
hours

show if food has been time-temperature abused during shipment - ✅✅-What do
time-temperature indicators do?

at room temperature - ✅✅-What is one way that food should NEVER be thawed?

165 - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for poultry?

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points - ✅✅-What does HACCP stand for?

HACCP system - ✅✅-What system is used to control risks and hazards throughout
the flow of food

1. Conduct a hazard analysis
2. determine critical control points (CCPs)
3. establish critical limits
4. establish monitoring procedures
5. identify corrective actions
6. verify that the system works
7. establish procedures for record keeping and documentation - ✅✅-What are the 7
steps in developing an HACCP plan?

1. cool food from 135 to 70 within 2 hours
2. cool food from 135 to 41 within 6 hours - ✅✅-What are the "two" steps in cooling
TCS food?

bimetallic stemmed thermometer - ✅✅-Which thermometer or probe is good for
checking the temperature large or thick food?

thermocouples and thermistors - ✅✅-Which thermometer or probe is good for
checking the temperature of thick and thin food

immersion probes - ✅✅-Which thermometer or probe is good for checking the
temperature of liquids, like soups, sauces, and frying oil

165 for 15 seconds - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal temperature for poultry,
stuffing, stuffed meat or seafood or pasta, dishes that include previously cooked, TCS
ingredients?

, 155 for 15 seconds - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal temperature for ground meat
or seafood, injected meat, and eggs for hot held service?

145 for 15 seconds - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal temperature for seafood,
steaks, pork chop, and eggs that will be served immediately?

145 for 4 minutes - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal temperature for roasts of pork,
beef?

135 - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal temperature for commercially processed food
that will be hot held?

135 - ✅✅-What is the minimum internal temperature for fruit, vegetables, grains
like rice, and legumes or beans that will be hot held for service?

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program - ✅✅-The best way to deal with pests is
to have an __ program.

detergent - ✅✅-The most common type of cleaner in a food establishment.

moderately-alkaline and highly-alkaline - ✅✅-What are the two categories of
detergents?

moderately-alkaline - ✅✅-This category of detergent is used mostly for standard
cleaning tasks such as utensil and food prep surface cleaning

moderately-alkaline - ✅✅-This category of detergent works best on fresh loose soil
types.

highly-alkaline - ✅✅-This category of detergent is considered "heavy duty".

highly-alkaline - ✅✅-This category of detergent is used on hard-to-clean,baked-on or
dried-on food soil.

abrasives - ✅✅-These are added to cleaners to help scrub-off hard to clean and
grease soil.

degreaser - ✅✅-These are added to cleaners to help dissolve grease, fat and oil.

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