Washington State Food Handlers Test Questions and Answers
Graded A
Why is it important for you to rinse fruit and
vegetables? - ANSWER -To remove some You cannot work with food or beverage if you
of the bacteria and dirt. have: - ANSWER -diearreahhh
What is the correct way to do cleaning and If you are not a cook, do you need to know how
sanitizing? - ANSWER -Wash, rinse, to use a food thermometer? - ANSWER -
sanitize. Yes, all workers need to know how to use a
thermometer and take food temperatures when
they want to know if the food is safe.
What is the correct cooling procedure you must
use for hot foods such as soup? -
ANSWER -Put the soup in a pan 2' deep What do you need to wash your hands? -
and into the refrigerator uncovered. ANSWER -Warm running water, soap and
paper towels.
What is the best way to know if a refrigerator is
keeping potentially hazardous food (PHF) at or Which one of the following can make people
below 41°F? - ANSWER -Use a food sick? - ANSWER -Undercooking chicken or
thermometer to check the temperature of food turkey.
that has been in the refrigerator several hours.
How do you know if reheated food is OK to
Who is the most important person to prevent serve? - ANSWER -You test the food with a
foodborne illness? - ANSWER -you are thermometer and make sure it is over 165°F in
less than 2 hours.
What is the correct way that you can rinse fresh
fruit and vegetables? - ANSWER -Place the Why do you stay home from work if you are sick
fresh fruit or vegetables inside the food prep sink with diarrhea or vomiting? - ANSWER -You
and rinse under cold running water. can contaminate the food and make other people
sick.
What is the best way to stop bare hand contact
with foods that are ready-to-eat? - Which of the following would most likely cause
ANSWER -Wash your hands and use cross-contamination? - ANSWER -Cut raw
single-use gloves or utensils. meat on a cutting board then cut bread on the
board.
How do you know that meat is cooked to the
correct temperature? - ANSWER -Take the If you just cut raw meat with a knife and cutting
internal temperature with a food thermometer. board and want to cut lettuce, what do you do to
prevent cross-contamination? - ANSWER -
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Graded A
Why is it important for you to rinse fruit and
vegetables? - ANSWER -To remove some You cannot work with food or beverage if you
of the bacteria and dirt. have: - ANSWER -diearreahhh
What is the correct way to do cleaning and If you are not a cook, do you need to know how
sanitizing? - ANSWER -Wash, rinse, to use a food thermometer? - ANSWER -
sanitize. Yes, all workers need to know how to use a
thermometer and take food temperatures when
they want to know if the food is safe.
What is the correct cooling procedure you must
use for hot foods such as soup? -
ANSWER -Put the soup in a pan 2' deep What do you need to wash your hands? -
and into the refrigerator uncovered. ANSWER -Warm running water, soap and
paper towels.
What is the best way to know if a refrigerator is
keeping potentially hazardous food (PHF) at or Which one of the following can make people
below 41°F? - ANSWER -Use a food sick? - ANSWER -Undercooking chicken or
thermometer to check the temperature of food turkey.
that has been in the refrigerator several hours.
How do you know if reheated food is OK to
Who is the most important person to prevent serve? - ANSWER -You test the food with a
foodborne illness? - ANSWER -you are thermometer and make sure it is over 165°F in
less than 2 hours.
What is the correct way that you can rinse fresh
fruit and vegetables? - ANSWER -Place the Why do you stay home from work if you are sick
fresh fruit or vegetables inside the food prep sink with diarrhea or vomiting? - ANSWER -You
and rinse under cold running water. can contaminate the food and make other people
sick.
What is the best way to stop bare hand contact
with foods that are ready-to-eat? - Which of the following would most likely cause
ANSWER -Wash your hands and use cross-contamination? - ANSWER -Cut raw
single-use gloves or utensils. meat on a cutting board then cut bread on the
board.
How do you know that meat is cooked to the
correct temperature? - ANSWER -Take the If you just cut raw meat with a knife and cutting
internal temperature with a food thermometer. board and want to cut lettuce, what do you do to
prevent cross-contamination? - ANSWER -
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