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SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOD MANAGERS
CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST VERSION!!
Bacterial Growth Factors MATT - Answer-Moisture Acidity
Time Temp
Bacterial growth factor - Moisture - Answer-Above 0.85
Bacterial growth factor - Acidity - Answer-Between 4.6 -
7.0
Bacterial growth factor - Time - Answer-After 2hrs, growth
doubles every 20min
Bacterial growth factor - Temp - Answer-Temp. Danger
Zone - 41 - 140
Psychophilic bacteria - Answer-Cold loving 32 - 86
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mesophilic bacteria - Answer-Middle temp. loving 122 -
176
Thermophilic bacteria - Answer-Heat loving bacteria 122 -
176
Which bacteria is the #1 cause of reported foodborne
illness? - Answer-Salmonella
32 and 212 degrees - Answer-Check your thermometer for
these temperatures
How long is a food managers certificate valid for? -
Answer-3 years
A restaurant can deny access to an inspector if it's during
a busy period. - Answer-False
What is the purpose of a food managers certificate? -
Answer-To help improve sanitary practices
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Where must the food managers certificate be posted? -
Answer-Visible to your patrons
Who does the food managers certificate belong to? -
Answer-The individual completing the class
What is a TCS food? - Answer-A food requiring time and
temperature control for safety
All foods of animal origin - TCS? - Answer-Yes
A food of plant origin that is heat treated - TCS? - Answer-
Yes
Cooked starchy foods - TCS? - Answer-Yes
Whole melons - TCS? - Answer-No! Cut melons are TCS
Whole tomatoes - TCS? - Answer-No! Sliced tomatoes are
TCS
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List TCS foods - Answer-All foods of animal origin
heat treated plant origin food
Cooked starchy foods
Cut melon / tomato
cut leafy greens
Raw sprouts
Garlic and oil mixtures
Raw seed sprouts - TCS? - Answer-Yes
Raw chicken - TCS? - Answer-Yes, all foods of animal
origin are TCS
Cooked beef - TCS? - Answer-Yes, all foods of animal
origin, raw or cooked, are TCS
Air-cooled hard boiled eggs with shell - TCS? - Answer-No
Cooked carrots - TCS? - Answer-Yes
SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOD MANAGERS
CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST VERSION!!
Bacterial Growth Factors MATT - Answer-Moisture Acidity
Time Temp
Bacterial growth factor - Moisture - Answer-Above 0.85
Bacterial growth factor - Acidity - Answer-Between 4.6 -
7.0
Bacterial growth factor - Time - Answer-After 2hrs, growth
doubles every 20min
Bacterial growth factor - Temp - Answer-Temp. Danger
Zone - 41 - 140
Psychophilic bacteria - Answer-Cold loving 32 - 86
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mesophilic bacteria - Answer-Middle temp. loving 122 -
176
Thermophilic bacteria - Answer-Heat loving bacteria 122 -
176
Which bacteria is the #1 cause of reported foodborne
illness? - Answer-Salmonella
32 and 212 degrees - Answer-Check your thermometer for
these temperatures
How long is a food managers certificate valid for? -
Answer-3 years
A restaurant can deny access to an inspector if it's during
a busy period. - Answer-False
What is the purpose of a food managers certificate? -
Answer-To help improve sanitary practices
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Where must the food managers certificate be posted? -
Answer-Visible to your patrons
Who does the food managers certificate belong to? -
Answer-The individual completing the class
What is a TCS food? - Answer-A food requiring time and
temperature control for safety
All foods of animal origin - TCS? - Answer-Yes
A food of plant origin that is heat treated - TCS? - Answer-
Yes
Cooked starchy foods - TCS? - Answer-Yes
Whole melons - TCS? - Answer-No! Cut melons are TCS
Whole tomatoes - TCS? - Answer-No! Sliced tomatoes are
TCS
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List TCS foods - Answer-All foods of animal origin
heat treated plant origin food
Cooked starchy foods
Cut melon / tomato
cut leafy greens
Raw sprouts
Garlic and oil mixtures
Raw seed sprouts - TCS? - Answer-Yes
Raw chicken - TCS? - Answer-Yes, all foods of animal
origin are TCS
Cooked beef - TCS? - Answer-Yes, all foods of animal
origin, raw or cooked, are TCS
Air-cooled hard boiled eggs with shell - TCS? - Answer-No
Cooked carrots - TCS? - Answer-Yes
