Texas food manager Exam Questions & Answers 2023
What is the most direct cause of customer loyalty?
High food safety standards
Which agency publishes the food code?
FDA
Good idea
Keep up with daily pest control tasks & Return dented canned food to the vendor
Bad Idea
use tomatoes with a weird smell & Clean work spaces once a day & Quickly rinse
vegetables from the farmers market
Local health codes establish requirements for all the subjects except:
price controls
One of the most important reasons for using only reliable water sources is to
reduce
the number of parasites, such as cyclospora cayetanensis, that can infest foods.
which one of the following food contaminations would be suspected if the end of
a can of tomatoes had begun to swell?
Botulism
All of the following bacteria can cause foodborne illness except?
Acidophilus milk
Which of the following situations would most likely promote bacterial
contamination?
slicing roast beef and then slicing brisket with the same knife
What is the easiest way to recognize foods contaminated with spoilage bacteria?
Changes in color and smell
The viral infection hepatitis a can be most effectively controlled if:
All food personnel practice personal hygiene such as through handwashing
Which bacteria cause the greatest harm in the food industry?
Pathogenic
Which one of the following food contaminations is usually associated with
undercooked chicken?
Salmonella
An organism that lives in or another organism often with harmful side effects but
without benefits are
Virus
Which one of the following food contaminations is best prevented by cooking to
safe temperatures?
Spoilage
Salmonella
Any food item that is exposed to animal waste may contain it. Symptoms may include
fever and abdominal cramps.
hepatitis A
A liver disease that is caused by the virus and can be prevented with proper sanitation
and good personal hygiene.
Escherichia (E.) Coli
, The primary symptoms of this bacterium is diarrhea and it can be prevented by cooking
at safe temperatures.
Norovirus
The virus is also known as 'Stomach Flu' and the main symptoms include nausea,
vomiting, and stomach.
Shigella
This bacterium has also been known to be spread by flies that have lit upon
contaminated materials.
Reheated items must be heated for a minimum of 15 seconds to at least:
165 F
The best temperature for short term refrigeration storage is
34 to 40 F
All of the following are time/ temperature control for safety foods except:
Cooked vegetables and pasta
"Chilling" is mostly commonly practiced by
Commercial food distributors
It is important that food servers are trained to know food ingredients because:
they will need to help customers who have food allergies.
IN degrees fahrenheit what is the temperature range of the danger zone?
41 to 135
Bacterial contamination can spread quickly because if the conditions are right
bacteria can multiply in
10 to 20 seconds
The preservation technique that attempts to remove moisture is:
Dehydration
Food preservation does all of the following except:
Promotes the growth of microorganisms
which preservation technique involves heating food to mid temperatures and
then cooling them down immediatley
pasteurization
the internal food temperature for safe food should be
130 F and 190 F
good refrigeration temperatures may be anywhere from
34 F to 40 F
what is the Food and Drug Administration or FDA
This is the most important federal agency regarding food safety
Perhaps the most common vehicle of contamination in the food industry is
hands, and so should be washed often
Which of the following contaminants is a physical contaminant
Hair
The contamination that results from the spread of bacteria from meat to
vegetables is called
Cross
You notice a food handler trim excess fat from a T bone steak and then ove
toward a bowl of potatote to begin pealing them with the same knife. What action
should you take?
What is the most direct cause of customer loyalty?
High food safety standards
Which agency publishes the food code?
FDA
Good idea
Keep up with daily pest control tasks & Return dented canned food to the vendor
Bad Idea
use tomatoes with a weird smell & Clean work spaces once a day & Quickly rinse
vegetables from the farmers market
Local health codes establish requirements for all the subjects except:
price controls
One of the most important reasons for using only reliable water sources is to
reduce
the number of parasites, such as cyclospora cayetanensis, that can infest foods.
which one of the following food contaminations would be suspected if the end of
a can of tomatoes had begun to swell?
Botulism
All of the following bacteria can cause foodborne illness except?
Acidophilus milk
Which of the following situations would most likely promote bacterial
contamination?
slicing roast beef and then slicing brisket with the same knife
What is the easiest way to recognize foods contaminated with spoilage bacteria?
Changes in color and smell
The viral infection hepatitis a can be most effectively controlled if:
All food personnel practice personal hygiene such as through handwashing
Which bacteria cause the greatest harm in the food industry?
Pathogenic
Which one of the following food contaminations is usually associated with
undercooked chicken?
Salmonella
An organism that lives in or another organism often with harmful side effects but
without benefits are
Virus
Which one of the following food contaminations is best prevented by cooking to
safe temperatures?
Spoilage
Salmonella
Any food item that is exposed to animal waste may contain it. Symptoms may include
fever and abdominal cramps.
hepatitis A
A liver disease that is caused by the virus and can be prevented with proper sanitation
and good personal hygiene.
Escherichia (E.) Coli
, The primary symptoms of this bacterium is diarrhea and it can be prevented by cooking
at safe temperatures.
Norovirus
The virus is also known as 'Stomach Flu' and the main symptoms include nausea,
vomiting, and stomach.
Shigella
This bacterium has also been known to be spread by flies that have lit upon
contaminated materials.
Reheated items must be heated for a minimum of 15 seconds to at least:
165 F
The best temperature for short term refrigeration storage is
34 to 40 F
All of the following are time/ temperature control for safety foods except:
Cooked vegetables and pasta
"Chilling" is mostly commonly practiced by
Commercial food distributors
It is important that food servers are trained to know food ingredients because:
they will need to help customers who have food allergies.
IN degrees fahrenheit what is the temperature range of the danger zone?
41 to 135
Bacterial contamination can spread quickly because if the conditions are right
bacteria can multiply in
10 to 20 seconds
The preservation technique that attempts to remove moisture is:
Dehydration
Food preservation does all of the following except:
Promotes the growth of microorganisms
which preservation technique involves heating food to mid temperatures and
then cooling them down immediatley
pasteurization
the internal food temperature for safe food should be
130 F and 190 F
good refrigeration temperatures may be anywhere from
34 F to 40 F
what is the Food and Drug Administration or FDA
This is the most important federal agency regarding food safety
Perhaps the most common vehicle of contamination in the food industry is
hands, and so should be washed often
Which of the following contaminants is a physical contaminant
Hair
The contamination that results from the spread of bacteria from meat to
vegetables is called
Cross
You notice a food handler trim excess fat from a T bone steak and then ove
toward a bowl of potatote to begin pealing them with the same knife. What action
should you take?
