7th Edition SERVSAFE EXAM (2025) QUESTIONS
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Define foodborne illness. a disease transmitted to people by food
When is a foodborne when 2 or more people have the same symptoms
illness considered an after eating the same food
outbreak?
What food saftey time pressure, potentially unsafe supplies, high risk
challenges do operations populations, and staff related challenges
face?
What does a foodborne guests and operations
illness cost?
After a foodborne illness, negative publicity, decreased business, lawsuits, legal
what may an operation fees, increased insurance premiums, and personnel
experience? issues
What are the types of biological, chemical, and physical
contaminants that threaten
food safety?
Which type of biological contaminants
contaminant poses the
greatest danger?
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What can happen if a food they can threaten the safety of food
handler does not follow
the correct procedures?
How can a food handler by failing to cook the food enough, holding food at
threaten the safety of incorrect temperatures, contaminating equipment,
food? and practicing poor personal hygiene
When has food been time when it has stayed too long at temperatures that are
temperature abused? good for the growth of pathogens
How can pathogens be if equipment has not been cleaned and sanitized
spread to food? correctly between uses
Define cross when pathogens are transferred from one surface or
contamination. food to another
What find of food do TCS food
pathogens grow well in?
How can the growth of by giving the food time and temperature control
pathogens be prevented
in food?
young children, the elderly, people with cancer or on
What groups of people
chemotherapy, people with HIV/AIDS, transplant
are considered high risk?
recipients, and people on certain medications
controlling time and temperature, preventing cross
What are important
contamination, practicing good personal hygiene,
prevention measures to
purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers, and
keep food safe?
cleaning and sanitizing items correctly
What conditions do FAT TOM- food, acidity, temperature, time, oxygen,
bacteria need to grow? and moisture
What temperatures are in 41 F to 135 F
the temperature danger
zone?
What can some bacteria spores
change into?
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Why do some bacteria to preserve themselves when lacking nutrients
change into spores?
What can bacteria toxins that can make people sick
produce in food?
What is the leading cause viruses
of foodborne illnesses?
What cannot grow in viruses
food?
What can viruses survive? refrigeration and freezing temperatures
What can help prevent the good personal hygiene
spread of viruses?
What do parasites need to to be in another animal
survive?
What can parasites food and water
contaminate?
What kind of water is often water used to irrigate produce
contaminated by
parasites?
How can foodborne by purchasing products from approved, reputable
illnesses caused by suppliers
parasites be prevented?
What are example of mold and yeast
fungi?
What does fungi do? spoil food
What can some molds harmful toxins
produce?
What should be done with it should be discarded unless the mold is a natural
food that has mold? part of the product
What can spoil food yeast
quickly?
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