FOOD SAFETY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS NEWLY MODIFIED TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
Which agency is involved in protecting the nation's food supply? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
FDA
CDC
USDA
E. coli O157:H7 killed how many people in the Jack in the Box
outbreak? --CORRECT ANSWER--Four
How many products does the average grocery store stock? --
CORRECT ANSWER--55,000
Which of the following pathogens has been eliminated from the US
food supply but still exists in other countries? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Taenia saginata and Trichinella
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,The Peter Pan outbreak was probably cause by a leaky roof? --
CORRECT ANSWER--True
The outbreak linked to mad cow disease in the UK has claimed how
many lives as of 2012? --CORRECT ANSWER--226
Which of the following agencies does not have a role in food safety? -
-CORRECT ANSWER--NCAA
Which of the following is an economic impact of foodborne illness? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Loss of business reputation
Treatment of infections
Loss of work hours
The majority of foodborne illnesses are due to which of the
following? --CORRECT ANSWER--Biological contaminants
Which of the following is considered a food establishment? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Hospitals
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,Child Care Centers
Airplanes
Which of the following is considered a food establishment? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Hotels
Supermarkets
Airplanes
Viruses and bacteria pose the greatest food safety challenges for all
retail food establishments? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
What is the most common goal of agroterrorism? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Economic harm
Which of the following organisms caused the deadliest foodborne
outbreak in the last 25 years? --CORRECT ANSWER--Listeria
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most far-reaching
food safety legislation in 70 years? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
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, Which outbreak was considered the birthplace of food related injury
litigation? --CORRECT ANSWER--Jack in the Box
Which of the following diseases was Mary Mallon shedding? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Salmonella Typhi
Large scale food preparations would be more vulnerable to
contamination? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
Which of the following organisms was carried by Mary Mallon? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Salmonella Typhi
Which of the following is a potential problem associated with locally
grown foods? --CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Use of non-approved sources
Unknown handling conditions
Unknown growth conditions
The Jensen Farms cantaloupe outbreak was the deadliest foodborne
outbreak in the past 25 years? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
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ANSWERS NEWLY MODIFIED TESTED AND
APPROVED!!!
Which agency is involved in protecting the nation's food supply? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
FDA
CDC
USDA
E. coli O157:H7 killed how many people in the Jack in the Box
outbreak? --CORRECT ANSWER--Four
How many products does the average grocery store stock? --
CORRECT ANSWER--55,000
Which of the following pathogens has been eliminated from the US
food supply but still exists in other countries? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Taenia saginata and Trichinella
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,The Peter Pan outbreak was probably cause by a leaky roof? --
CORRECT ANSWER--True
The outbreak linked to mad cow disease in the UK has claimed how
many lives as of 2012? --CORRECT ANSWER--226
Which of the following agencies does not have a role in food safety? -
-CORRECT ANSWER--NCAA
Which of the following is an economic impact of foodborne illness? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Loss of business reputation
Treatment of infections
Loss of work hours
The majority of foodborne illnesses are due to which of the
following? --CORRECT ANSWER--Biological contaminants
Which of the following is considered a food establishment? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Hospitals
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,Child Care Centers
Airplanes
Which of the following is considered a food establishment? --
CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Hotels
Supermarkets
Airplanes
Viruses and bacteria pose the greatest food safety challenges for all
retail food establishments? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
What is the most common goal of agroterrorism? --CORRECT
ANSWER--Economic harm
Which of the following organisms caused the deadliest foodborne
outbreak in the last 25 years? --CORRECT ANSWER--Listeria
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the most far-reaching
food safety legislation in 70 years? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
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, Which outbreak was considered the birthplace of food related injury
litigation? --CORRECT ANSWER--Jack in the Box
Which of the following diseases was Mary Mallon shedding? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Salmonella Typhi
Large scale food preparations would be more vulnerable to
contamination? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
Which of the following organisms was carried by Mary Mallon? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Salmonella Typhi
Which of the following is a potential problem associated with locally
grown foods? --CORRECT ANSWER--All of the above:
Use of non-approved sources
Unknown handling conditions
Unknown growth conditions
The Jensen Farms cantaloupe outbreak was the deadliest foodborne
outbreak in the past 25 years? --CORRECT ANSWER--True
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