ServSafe Manager Exam Questions and Answers Updated
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One way for managers to show that they know how to keep food safe is to
become certified in food safety
What is the purpose of food management safety?
To prevent food borne illness by controlling risks and hazards
What are the three components of active managerial control?
Identifying risks, taking corrective action, and management oversight
A manager periodically assesses her active managerial control program to see if
it is working. This is an example of which step in active managerial control?
Re-evaluation
An imminent health hazard such as flooding in the operation, requires immediate
correction or
Closure of the operation
A sewage backup has caused an imminent health hazard resulting in closure of
an operation. What must the manager do prior to re-opening?
Notify the local regulatory authority
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know whom
to contact about suspicious activity, monitor the security of products, keep
information related to food security on file, and know
who is in the facility
After which activity must food handlers wash their hands?
Clearing tables
When washing hands, what is the minimum time you should scrub with soap?
10 seconds
What should be used to dry hands after washing them?
Single-use paper towel
What is the only jewelry that may be worn on the hands or arms while handling
food?
, Plain, band ring
What should food handlers do before using the restroom?
Take off their aprons
What must a food handler do after touching an infected wound with their finger?
Wash their hands
Food handlers should be restricted from working with or around food if the have
which symptoms?
Sore throat and fever
Where should personal items, like a backpack, be stored in the operation?
In a designated area, away from food
A food handler will be wearing single-use gloves to assemble boxed lunches.
When must the food handler's hands be washed?
Before putting on the gloves
Large ice crystals in a case of frozen food are evidence that the product may have
been
Thawed and refrozen
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a
foodborne illness?
Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers
Which item should be rejected? bags of orgainc cookies in torn packaging,
bottled milk at 41°F, shell eggs at an air temp of 45°F, or Live oysters at 50°F.
Bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site for retail
sale?
List of ingredients and sub-ingredients
Labels on containers of ready-to-eat TCS food that was prepped on-site must
include the
common name of the food
What should be done to ready-to-eat TCS food that will be prepped on-site and
held for longer than 24 hours?
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One way for managers to show that they know how to keep food safe is to
become certified in food safety
What is the purpose of food management safety?
To prevent food borne illness by controlling risks and hazards
What are the three components of active managerial control?
Identifying risks, taking corrective action, and management oversight
A manager periodically assesses her active managerial control program to see if
it is working. This is an example of which step in active managerial control?
Re-evaluation
An imminent health hazard such as flooding in the operation, requires immediate
correction or
Closure of the operation
A sewage backup has caused an imminent health hazard resulting in closure of
an operation. What must the manager do prior to re-opening?
Notify the local regulatory authority
To prevent the deliberate contamination of food, a manager should know whom
to contact about suspicious activity, monitor the security of products, keep
information related to food security on file, and know
who is in the facility
After which activity must food handlers wash their hands?
Clearing tables
When washing hands, what is the minimum time you should scrub with soap?
10 seconds
What should be used to dry hands after washing them?
Single-use paper towel
What is the only jewelry that may be worn on the hands or arms while handling
food?
, Plain, band ring
What should food handlers do before using the restroom?
Take off their aprons
What must a food handler do after touching an infected wound with their finger?
Wash their hands
Food handlers should be restricted from working with or around food if the have
which symptoms?
Sore throat and fever
Where should personal items, like a backpack, be stored in the operation?
In a designated area, away from food
A food handler will be wearing single-use gloves to assemble boxed lunches.
When must the food handler's hands be washed?
Before putting on the gloves
Large ice crystals in a case of frozen food are evidence that the product may have
been
Thawed and refrozen
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a
foodborne illness?
Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers
Which item should be rejected? bags of orgainc cookies in torn packaging,
bottled milk at 41°F, shell eggs at an air temp of 45°F, or Live oysters at 50°F.
Bags of organic cookies in torn packaging
What information must be included on the label of food packaged on-site for retail
sale?
List of ingredients and sub-ingredients
Labels on containers of ready-to-eat TCS food that was prepped on-site must
include the
common name of the food
What should be done to ready-to-eat TCS food that will be prepped on-site and
held for longer than 24 hours?
Date-mark it
