FACS Q1/2 Questions With Accurate Answers
contamination - Accurate answers the process through which individuals become ill from ingesting
food or other substances with adverse effects
food-borne illness - Accurate answers an ailment that is the result of eating contaminated food
sanitation - Accurate answers the process of maintaining conditions that are clean and promote
good hygiene
toxic - Accurate answers poisonous
Which one of the following is not a food establishment?
City park
hospital
summer camp
jail - Accurate answers City Park
Which of the following people is least susceptible to food poisoning?
a woman who is pregnant with her second child
a 72-year-old grandfather who loves fried chicken
a healthy 18-year-old college student who lives on pizza
a 42-year-old cancer patient who is undergoing chemotherapy - Accurate answers a healthy 18-
year-old college student who lives on pizza
When we are determining food quality, sensory evaluation is the most common method.
T/F - Accurate answers True
If cleaning fluid enters an area where food is being prepared, that could be the cause of _____
contamination.
biological
chemical
physical
bacterial - Accurate answers chemical
Which one of the following is not a major contributing factor to food-borne illnesses?
, time/temperature abuse
the high cost of fresh produce
poor personal hygiene
cross-contamination - Accurate answers the high cost of fresh produce
Food-borne illnesses cost the U.S. about $39 billion a year.
T/F - Accurate answers False
Cross-contamination occurs when food, utensils, or hands that have been exposed to contaminated
food touch "ready-to-eat" food.
T/F - Accurate answers True
he presence of bacteria in food is known as physical contamination.
T/F - Accurate answers False
According to the website, the Food Safety Modernization Act gives which agency the ability to focus
more on preventing food safety problems than reacting to problems after they occur?
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
the National Restaurant Association (NRA)
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Accurate answers the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
According to website, the act also allows the FDA to hold imported foods to the same standards as
domestic food.
T/F - Accurate answers True
Food-borne intoxication occurs when toxins formed by microorganism that multiply in food are
ingested.
T/F - Accurate answers True
The harmful substances that cause Ciguatera, Scombroid, and shellfish poisoning are _____ stable, so
_____ of cooking will protect you from becoming poisoned if you eat fish that is contaminated.
heat/a small amount
heat/no amount
not/four hours
very/one hour - Accurate answers heat/no amount
Ciguatoxin is a poison made in small amounts by _____.
oysters in summer months
contamination - Accurate answers the process through which individuals become ill from ingesting
food or other substances with adverse effects
food-borne illness - Accurate answers an ailment that is the result of eating contaminated food
sanitation - Accurate answers the process of maintaining conditions that are clean and promote
good hygiene
toxic - Accurate answers poisonous
Which one of the following is not a food establishment?
City park
hospital
summer camp
jail - Accurate answers City Park
Which of the following people is least susceptible to food poisoning?
a woman who is pregnant with her second child
a 72-year-old grandfather who loves fried chicken
a healthy 18-year-old college student who lives on pizza
a 42-year-old cancer patient who is undergoing chemotherapy - Accurate answers a healthy 18-
year-old college student who lives on pizza
When we are determining food quality, sensory evaluation is the most common method.
T/F - Accurate answers True
If cleaning fluid enters an area where food is being prepared, that could be the cause of _____
contamination.
biological
chemical
physical
bacterial - Accurate answers chemical
Which one of the following is not a major contributing factor to food-borne illnesses?
, time/temperature abuse
the high cost of fresh produce
poor personal hygiene
cross-contamination - Accurate answers the high cost of fresh produce
Food-borne illnesses cost the U.S. about $39 billion a year.
T/F - Accurate answers False
Cross-contamination occurs when food, utensils, or hands that have been exposed to contaminated
food touch "ready-to-eat" food.
T/F - Accurate answers True
he presence of bacteria in food is known as physical contamination.
T/F - Accurate answers False
According to the website, the Food Safety Modernization Act gives which agency the ability to focus
more on preventing food safety problems than reacting to problems after they occur?
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
the National Restaurant Association (NRA)
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Accurate answers the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
According to website, the act also allows the FDA to hold imported foods to the same standards as
domestic food.
T/F - Accurate answers True
Food-borne intoxication occurs when toxins formed by microorganism that multiply in food are
ingested.
T/F - Accurate answers True
The harmful substances that cause Ciguatera, Scombroid, and shellfish poisoning are _____ stable, so
_____ of cooking will protect you from becoming poisoned if you eat fish that is contaminated.
heat/a small amount
heat/no amount
not/four hours
very/one hour - Accurate answers heat/no amount
Ciguatoxin is a poison made in small amounts by _____.
oysters in summer months
