Texas Food Managers Practice Test: Questions With
Solutions (100% Accurate)
What bacteria comes from poultry, eggs, dairy, meat and causes nausea,
headache, diarrhea with onset in 6-72 hours? Right Ans - Non Typhoidal
Salmonella
What bacteria comes from beverages, ready-to-eat food, contaminated water
causes lethargy, fever, loss of appetite with onset 1-3 weeks or up to 2 months
after exposure? Right Ans - Salmonella Typhi
What bacteria come from RTE foods, salads, infected food employee that
causes fever, cramps, diarrhea? Right Ans - Shigella Spp.
What virus comes from shellfish, RTE food, infected food employee and
caused explosive vomiting? Right Ans - Norovirus
What virus comes from contaminated food and water, shellfish, RTE foods
that cause muscle pain, anorexia, jaundice? Right Ans - Hepatitis A
What parasite grows when person consumes undercooked or raw seafood?
Right Ans - Anisakis simplex
Natural objects or foreign material not meant to be in food. Right Ans -
Define Physical contamination?
Food contamination caused by chemicals, food additives or toxic metals.
Right Ans - Define Chemical contamination?
hair, grease, bandages, pieces of bone or egg shell, and intentional
contamination. Right Ans - What are examples of Physical contamination?
Store them away from food, equipment and utensils. Exception: Can store in
dishwashing area as long as the agents do no contaminate food, equipment,
linens, etc.. Right Ans - Where is the safest place to store chemicals?
It refers to Physical contamination.
A - assure products are from approved vendor.
, L - look/monitor security of products damaged
E - employee and others know all who enter kitchen
R - report information, maintain receiving logs
T - threat. keep food samples Right Ans - What does the acronym ALERT
mean?
What is cross contamination? Right Ans - The transfer of microorganisms
from one food or surface to another.
What is Foodborne Illness (FBI)? Right Ans - An illness transmitted to
people through food that has been contaminated.
What is the Food Managers responsibilities? Right Ans - Managers are
responsible for instructing their employees about basic food safety principles
and how FBI are transmitted.
Define Outbreak? Right Ans - An incident in which 2 or more people
experience the same illness after eating the same type of food.
Define TCS food? Right Ans - Foods that require time/temperature control
for safety to limit the rapid growth of organisms.
Define RTE food? Right Ans - Ready to eat food that does not require
further preparation, washing, or cooking.
List 5 major risk factors that cause FBI? Right Ans - 1. Purchasing food
from unapproved vendor
2. Failing to cook food adequately
3. Incorrect holding time and temperatures
4. Cross Contamination/contaminated equipment
5. Poor personal hygiene
What is the temperature danger zone? Right Ans - 41-135
What 3 components does bacteria need to grow? Right Ans - nutrients
(high protein/carb), high moisture, low acidity
List 3 types of contamination that can make food unsafe? Right Ans - 1.
Biological
Solutions (100% Accurate)
What bacteria comes from poultry, eggs, dairy, meat and causes nausea,
headache, diarrhea with onset in 6-72 hours? Right Ans - Non Typhoidal
Salmonella
What bacteria comes from beverages, ready-to-eat food, contaminated water
causes lethargy, fever, loss of appetite with onset 1-3 weeks or up to 2 months
after exposure? Right Ans - Salmonella Typhi
What bacteria come from RTE foods, salads, infected food employee that
causes fever, cramps, diarrhea? Right Ans - Shigella Spp.
What virus comes from shellfish, RTE food, infected food employee and
caused explosive vomiting? Right Ans - Norovirus
What virus comes from contaminated food and water, shellfish, RTE foods
that cause muscle pain, anorexia, jaundice? Right Ans - Hepatitis A
What parasite grows when person consumes undercooked or raw seafood?
Right Ans - Anisakis simplex
Natural objects or foreign material not meant to be in food. Right Ans -
Define Physical contamination?
Food contamination caused by chemicals, food additives or toxic metals.
Right Ans - Define Chemical contamination?
hair, grease, bandages, pieces of bone or egg shell, and intentional
contamination. Right Ans - What are examples of Physical contamination?
Store them away from food, equipment and utensils. Exception: Can store in
dishwashing area as long as the agents do no contaminate food, equipment,
linens, etc.. Right Ans - Where is the safest place to store chemicals?
It refers to Physical contamination.
A - assure products are from approved vendor.
, L - look/monitor security of products damaged
E - employee and others know all who enter kitchen
R - report information, maintain receiving logs
T - threat. keep food samples Right Ans - What does the acronym ALERT
mean?
What is cross contamination? Right Ans - The transfer of microorganisms
from one food or surface to another.
What is Foodborne Illness (FBI)? Right Ans - An illness transmitted to
people through food that has been contaminated.
What is the Food Managers responsibilities? Right Ans - Managers are
responsible for instructing their employees about basic food safety principles
and how FBI are transmitted.
Define Outbreak? Right Ans - An incident in which 2 or more people
experience the same illness after eating the same type of food.
Define TCS food? Right Ans - Foods that require time/temperature control
for safety to limit the rapid growth of organisms.
Define RTE food? Right Ans - Ready to eat food that does not require
further preparation, washing, or cooking.
List 5 major risk factors that cause FBI? Right Ans - 1. Purchasing food
from unapproved vendor
2. Failing to cook food adequately
3. Incorrect holding time and temperatures
4. Cross Contamination/contaminated equipment
5. Poor personal hygiene
What is the temperature danger zone? Right Ans - 41-135
What 3 components does bacteria need to grow? Right Ans - nutrients
(high protein/carb), high moisture, low acidity
List 3 types of contamination that can make food unsafe? Right Ans - 1.
Biological
