Food Manager Exam Question and Answer
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many people become sick
due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Over 76 million people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many people are
hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Over 325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many people die due to
foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Foodborne infection & foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful organisms present in
food? - Answer-Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? - Answer-Not cooking food
products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick right away? - Answer-
Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - Answer-Salmonella and E. Coli
What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or excrements that are
present in food before it is consumed? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain chemicals from cleaning
agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food products at room
temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
, What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - Answer-Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they occur rapidly within a
few hours? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - Answer-Staphylococcus Aureus and
Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for how many seconds? -
Answer-165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many seconds?
- Answer-155 degrees F for 15 seconds
Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many seconds? -
Answer-145 degrees for 15 seconds
What is WRSA? - Answer-Wash, Rinse, Sanitize, Air dry
How many seconds do food preparers need to wash their hands for? - Answer-20 seconds
What are the four groups of people who are considered High Risk Populations? - Answer-PIES (Pregnant,
infants, elderly, people with impaired immune systems)
How many ounces of seafood and fish can a pregnant woman consume each week? - Answer-12 ounces
What are some foods pregnant women cannot eat? - Answer-King mackerel, shark, swordfish, hot dogs,
luncheon meats, unpasteurized cheeses/milks, liver
What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer-Salmonella,
campylobacter, and listeria
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many people become sick
due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Over 76 million people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many people are
hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Over 325,000 people
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many people die due to
foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Over 5,000 people
What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - Answer-Foodborne infection & foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful organisms present in
food? - Answer-Foodborne infection
In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? - Answer-Not cooking food
products to their required temperatures
What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick right away? - Answer-
Foodborne infections
What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - Answer-Salmonella and E. Coli
What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or excrements that are
present in food before it is consumed? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain chemicals from cleaning
agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food products at room
temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
, What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - Answer-Toxins
The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they occur rapidly within a
few hours? - Answer-Foodborne intoxication
What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - Answer-Staphylococcus Aureus and
Clostridium Botulinum
Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for how many seconds? -
Answer-165 degrees F for 15 seconds
Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many seconds?
- Answer-155 degrees F for 15 seconds
Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many seconds? -
Answer-145 degrees for 15 seconds
What is WRSA? - Answer-Wash, Rinse, Sanitize, Air dry
How many seconds do food preparers need to wash their hands for? - Answer-20 seconds
What are the four groups of people who are considered High Risk Populations? - Answer-PIES (Pregnant,
infants, elderly, people with impaired immune systems)
How many ounces of seafood and fish can a pregnant woman consume each week? - Answer-12 ounces
What are some foods pregnant women cannot eat? - Answer-King mackerel, shark, swordfish, hot dogs,
luncheon meats, unpasteurized cheeses/milks, liver
What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer-Salmonella,
campylobacter, and listeria
