Food Manager Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
/. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people become sick due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Over 76 million people
/.According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Over 325,000 people
/.According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people die due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Over 5,000 people
/.What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Foodborne infection &
foodborne intoxication
/.What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful
organisms present in food? - Answer-✅Foodborne infection
/.In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? - Answer-
✅Not cooking food products to their required temperatures
/.What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick right
away? - Answer-✅Foodborne infections
/.What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - Answer-
✅Salmonella and E. Coli
/.What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or
excrements that are present in food before it is consumed? - Answer-✅Foodborne
intoxication
/.What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain
chemicals from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - Answer-✅Foodborne
intoxication
/.What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food
products at room temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)? -
Answer-✅Foodborne intoxication
/.What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - Answer-✅Toxins
, /.The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they
occur rapidly within a few hours? - Answer-✅Foodborne intoxication
/.What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - Answer-
✅Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
/.Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for how
many seconds? - Answer-✅165 degrees F for 15 seconds
/.Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for
how many seconds? - Answer-✅155 degrees F for 15 seconds
/.Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many
seconds? - Answer-✅145 degrees for 15 seconds
/.What is WRSA? - Answer-✅Wash, Rinse, Sanitize, Air dry
/.How many seconds do food preparers need to wash their hands for? - Answer-✅20
seconds
/.What are the four groups of people who are considered High Risk Populations? -
Answer-✅PIES (Pregnant, infants, elderly, people with impaired immune systems)
/.How many ounces of seafood and fish can a pregnant woman consume each week? -
Answer-✅12 ounces
/.What are some foods pregnant women cannot eat? - Answer-✅King mackerel, shark,
swordfish, hot dogs, luncheon meats, unpasteurized cheeses/milks, liver
/.What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer-
✅Salmonella, campylobacter, and listeria
/.Bacteria doubles every how many minutes? - Answer-✅20 minutes
/.Food contact surfaces should be cleaned every how many hours to prevent bacterial
build-up on the surfaces? - Answer-✅Every four hours
/.All packaging material should be how many inches off the ground? - Answer-✅6
inches
/.What are the four categories of food contaminants? - Answer-✅Biological, physical,
chemical, cross contamination
Complete Solutions
/. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people become sick due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Over 76 million people
/.According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people are hospitalized due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Over 325,000 people
/.According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year how many
people die due to foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Over 5,000 people
/.What are the two types of foodborne illnesses? - Answer-✅Foodborne infection &
foodborne intoxication
/.What type of foodborne illness is produced by the ingestion of living, harmful
organisms present in food? - Answer-✅Foodborne infection
/.In foodborne infections, how are harmful organisms inside food not killed? - Answer-
✅Not cooking food products to their required temperatures
/.What type of foodborne illness has a delayed onset meaning you do not get sick right
away? - Answer-✅Foodborne infections
/.What are two bacteria most associated with foodborne infection? - Answer-
✅Salmonella and E. Coli
/.What type of foodborne illness is produced by ingestion of bacterial toxins or
excrements that are present in food before it is consumed? - Answer-✅Foodborne
intoxication
/.What type of foodborne illness may occur from consuming foods that contain
chemicals from cleaning agents, pesticides, or certain metals? - Answer-✅Foodborne
intoxication
/.What type of foodborne illness may occur when leaving potentially hazardous food
products at room temperature, exposing it to the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ)? -
Answer-✅Foodborne intoxication
/.What are waste or by-products of bacteria? - Answer-✅Toxins
, /.The symptoms of what type of foodborne illness have a rapid onset, meaning they
occur rapidly within a few hours? - Answer-✅Foodborne intoxication
/.What are the two bacteria associated with foodborne intoxication? - Answer-
✅Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum
/.Poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees and for how
many seconds? - Answer-✅165 degrees F for 15 seconds
/.Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for
how many seconds? - Answer-✅155 degrees F for 15 seconds
/.Pork should be cooked to an internal temperature of how many degrees for how many
seconds? - Answer-✅145 degrees for 15 seconds
/.What is WRSA? - Answer-✅Wash, Rinse, Sanitize, Air dry
/.How many seconds do food preparers need to wash their hands for? - Answer-✅20
seconds
/.What are the four groups of people who are considered High Risk Populations? -
Answer-✅PIES (Pregnant, infants, elderly, people with impaired immune systems)
/.How many ounces of seafood and fish can a pregnant woman consume each week? -
Answer-✅12 ounces
/.What are some foods pregnant women cannot eat? - Answer-✅King mackerel, shark,
swordfish, hot dogs, luncheon meats, unpasteurized cheeses/milks, liver
/.What are the three dangerous types of bacteria to people with AIDS? - Answer-
✅Salmonella, campylobacter, and listeria
/.Bacteria doubles every how many minutes? - Answer-✅20 minutes
/.Food contact surfaces should be cleaned every how many hours to prevent bacterial
build-up on the surfaces? - Answer-✅Every four hours
/.All packaging material should be how many inches off the ground? - Answer-✅6
inches
/.What are the four categories of food contaminants? - Answer-✅Biological, physical,
chemical, cross contamination
