ServSafe Quiz 1: Providing Safe Food
Questions and Answers Graded A
True or false: A food handler's hands can transfer pathogens from one food to another. ✔✔True
True or false: Food handlers who don't wash their hands correctly can cause a foodborne illness.
✔✔True
True or False: A foodborne-illness outbreak is when two or more people get sick after eating at
the same place. ✔✔False - 1) Two or more people must have the same symptoms after eating the
same food 2) An investigation is conducted by state and local regulatory authorities 3) The
outbreak is confirmed by a laboratory analysis
True or False: Adults are more likely than preschool-age children to get sick from contaminated
food. ✔✔False: Pre-school aged children are more susceptible to food borne illnesses because
their immune system is not fully developed yet.
What are the four categories of unsafe food handling? ✔✔1) Failure to wash hands correctly
after using the restroom
2) Coughing or sneezing on food
Questions and Answers Graded A
True or false: A food handler's hands can transfer pathogens from one food to another. ✔✔True
True or false: Food handlers who don't wash their hands correctly can cause a foodborne illness.
✔✔True
True or False: A foodborne-illness outbreak is when two or more people get sick after eating at
the same place. ✔✔False - 1) Two or more people must have the same symptoms after eating the
same food 2) An investigation is conducted by state and local regulatory authorities 3) The
outbreak is confirmed by a laboratory analysis
True or False: Adults are more likely than preschool-age children to get sick from contaminated
food. ✔✔False: Pre-school aged children are more susceptible to food borne illnesses because
their immune system is not fully developed yet.
What are the four categories of unsafe food handling? ✔✔1) Failure to wash hands correctly
after using the restroom
2) Coughing or sneezing on food
