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ServSafe Food Safety Manager Exam: 7th
Edition QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
foodborne illness (fbi) - answers✔✔a disease transmitted to people by food
foodborne illness outbreak - answers✔✔when 2 or more people have the same
symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food - answers✔✔food that needs time and temperature control for safety
ready to eat food - answers✔✔food that can be eaten without further preparation,
washing or cooking EX deli-meats, washed fruits and veggies, bakery items, and
sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants - answers✔✔biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes - answers✔✔purchasing food from unsafe
sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using
contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene
Practices related to foodborne illness - answers✔✔Time Temperature Abuse, Cross
Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse - answers✔✔when food stays too long at temperatures that
are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination - answers✔✔when pathogens are transferred from one surface
or food to another
TCS Foods list - answers✔✔*milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
* heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
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*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses - answers✔✔elderly people, pre-
school aged children, and people with compromised immune systems
State and local health departments - answers✔✔writes the code that regulates retail
and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS) -
answers✔✔Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness outbreaks. Also,
inspects retail and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - answers✔✔Inspects meat,
poultry, and eggs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - answers✔✔Writes the Food Code
Prevention measures for keeping food safe - answers✔✔*controlling time and
temperature
*preventing cross contamination
*practicing good personal hygiene
*purchasing from approved reputable suppliers
*cleaning and sanitizing items correctly
The Big Six - answers✔✔Shigella spp.
Salmonella Typhi
Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS)
Shiga tonxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. Coli)
Hepatitis A
Norovirus
Symptoms of foodborne illness - answers✔✔Diarrhea
Vomitting
Fever
Nausea
Abdominal Cramps
Jaundice
Jaundice - answers✔✔Yellowing of the skin and eyes
pathogens - answers✔✔harmful microorganisms (germs)
04/11/2024 15:42 PM
ServSafe Food Safety Manager Exam: 7th
Edition QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
foodborne illness (fbi) - answers✔✔a disease transmitted to people by food
foodborne illness outbreak - answers✔✔when 2 or more people have the same
symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food - answers✔✔food that needs time and temperature control for safety
ready to eat food - answers✔✔food that can be eaten without further preparation,
washing or cooking EX deli-meats, washed fruits and veggies, bakery items, and
sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants - answers✔✔biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes - answers✔✔purchasing food from unsafe
sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using
contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene
Practices related to foodborne illness - answers✔✔Time Temperature Abuse, Cross
Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse - answers✔✔when food stays too long at temperatures that
are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination - answers✔✔when pathogens are transferred from one surface
or food to another
TCS Foods list - answers✔✔*milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
* heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
, ©THEMOON EXAM SOLUTIONS
04/11/2024 15:42 PM
*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses - answers✔✔elderly people, pre-
school aged children, and people with compromised immune systems
State and local health departments - answers✔✔writes the code that regulates retail
and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS) -
answers✔✔Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness outbreaks. Also,
inspects retail and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - answers✔✔Inspects meat,
poultry, and eggs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - answers✔✔Writes the Food Code
Prevention measures for keeping food safe - answers✔✔*controlling time and
temperature
*preventing cross contamination
*practicing good personal hygiene
*purchasing from approved reputable suppliers
*cleaning and sanitizing items correctly
The Big Six - answers✔✔Shigella spp.
Salmonella Typhi
Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS)
Shiga tonxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. Coli)
Hepatitis A
Norovirus
Symptoms of foodborne illness - answers✔✔Diarrhea
Vomitting
Fever
Nausea
Abdominal Cramps
Jaundice
Jaundice - answers✔✔Yellowing of the skin and eyes
pathogens - answers✔✔harmful microorganisms (germs)
