REHS/RS Food Safety Test Questions and
Answers (2023 – 2024) Graded A
What is the order of the HACCP Plan?
hazard analysis, critical control points, critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective
actions, verification procedures, record keeping (assemble team, determine what to be
examined, flow diagrams, potential hazards, risk assessment, control)
What is the incubation period for a chemical foodborne illness? - 1-7 hours
What would be the least hazardous food? - vegetables cooked by students
What is the order that food should be stored in a refrigerator? - Ready to eat. Fish and raw
seafood. Whole beef and pork. Eggs and ground meat. poultry and stuffed meat and pasta.
What is the most likely barrier that an REHS will encounter with a manager when
performing an inspection at a restaurant? - noisy and busy kitchen
What should be in a human and science kitchen? Not? - soap, hot water. No cloth towels.
What symbol is stamped on USDA inspected meat? - circle
What is considered to be comminuted? - hot dogs and hamburgers
What happens to toxins when you freeze food? - nothing
How can one tell if a food item has been taken from the freezer, thawed, and placed back in
the freezer? - water crystalline structures, food frozen together, liquid ery'where, water
damage on package.
What is it called when chicken from a freezer is placed in a fridge to be used later? -
thawing
What are the critical control points in receiving and preparing chicken? - receiving - 41 or
under, cook to 165
What is the onset time for symptoms of a chemical foodborne infection? - 1-7 hours
Bringing frozen chicken from -32 degrees F to 12 degrees F for the purpose of deep frying
is called...? - Slacking
What pH encourages staph growth? - 7.2 (7.2-7.6)
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, After a flood, what container should not be disposed of? - cans
What is the biggest concern with a dumpster overflowing with food? - rodent breeding site
How is an ice machine supposed to be drained? - through an air gap into an open drain
A chef prepares sandwhiches with cold cut meats for a catering even. How soon do the
sandwiches need to be eaten after preparation? - 4 hours
If a bushel of apples tests higher than tolerant levels of pesticides, what is the food
considered? - adulterated
How long should shellfish tags be kept? - 90 days
What does it mean when milk tests negative for phosphatase? - sucessful paseurization
What does the date of a milk carton indicate? - last date it can be sold
What determines risk categorization of establishments? - recalls, outbreaks, past
inspections
When raw shell eggs are used in food, what is the best way to prevent salmonella? -
Thoroughly cook eggs and all foods containing eggs
What contaminants are concerns when doing modified packaging or sous-vide - botulism,
listeria
What test strip do you use to make sure that auto-clave is working? - geobacillus
stearothermophilus
In the FDA 2013 Food Code, hazards are defined as? - a priority
In the FDA 2013 Food Code, what are the violation orders from most important to least
important? - priority, priority foundation, core
What agencies are responsible for protecting food against terrorism? - USDA, EPA,
eLEXNET, Fern, HHS
What is the purpose of blanching vegetables? - inactivate enzymes
What is the most important rule of food storage? - FIFO (first in, first out)
What is NOT a sign of spoiled fish? - red gills, elastic skin
What are you likely to get from a food worker with an open wound? - staph
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Answers (2023 – 2024) Graded A
What is the order of the HACCP Plan?
hazard analysis, critical control points, critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective
actions, verification procedures, record keeping (assemble team, determine what to be
examined, flow diagrams, potential hazards, risk assessment, control)
What is the incubation period for a chemical foodborne illness? - 1-7 hours
What would be the least hazardous food? - vegetables cooked by students
What is the order that food should be stored in a refrigerator? - Ready to eat. Fish and raw
seafood. Whole beef and pork. Eggs and ground meat. poultry and stuffed meat and pasta.
What is the most likely barrier that an REHS will encounter with a manager when
performing an inspection at a restaurant? - noisy and busy kitchen
What should be in a human and science kitchen? Not? - soap, hot water. No cloth towels.
What symbol is stamped on USDA inspected meat? - circle
What is considered to be comminuted? - hot dogs and hamburgers
What happens to toxins when you freeze food? - nothing
How can one tell if a food item has been taken from the freezer, thawed, and placed back in
the freezer? - water crystalline structures, food frozen together, liquid ery'where, water
damage on package.
What is it called when chicken from a freezer is placed in a fridge to be used later? -
thawing
What are the critical control points in receiving and preparing chicken? - receiving - 41 or
under, cook to 165
What is the onset time for symptoms of a chemical foodborne infection? - 1-7 hours
Bringing frozen chicken from -32 degrees F to 12 degrees F for the purpose of deep frying
is called...? - Slacking
What pH encourages staph growth? - 7.2 (7.2-7.6)
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, After a flood, what container should not be disposed of? - cans
What is the biggest concern with a dumpster overflowing with food? - rodent breeding site
How is an ice machine supposed to be drained? - through an air gap into an open drain
A chef prepares sandwhiches with cold cut meats for a catering even. How soon do the
sandwiches need to be eaten after preparation? - 4 hours
If a bushel of apples tests higher than tolerant levels of pesticides, what is the food
considered? - adulterated
How long should shellfish tags be kept? - 90 days
What does it mean when milk tests negative for phosphatase? - sucessful paseurization
What does the date of a milk carton indicate? - last date it can be sold
What determines risk categorization of establishments? - recalls, outbreaks, past
inspections
When raw shell eggs are used in food, what is the best way to prevent salmonella? -
Thoroughly cook eggs and all foods containing eggs
What contaminants are concerns when doing modified packaging or sous-vide - botulism,
listeria
What test strip do you use to make sure that auto-clave is working? - geobacillus
stearothermophilus
In the FDA 2013 Food Code, hazards are defined as? - a priority
In the FDA 2013 Food Code, what are the violation orders from most important to least
important? - priority, priority foundation, core
What agencies are responsible for protecting food against terrorism? - USDA, EPA,
eLEXNET, Fern, HHS
What is the purpose of blanching vegetables? - inactivate enzymes
What is the most important rule of food storage? - FIFO (first in, first out)
What is NOT a sign of spoiled fish? - red gills, elastic skin
What are you likely to get from a food worker with an open wound? - staph
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