TAP SERIES FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
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Highly Susceptible Populations (HSPs) .....Answer.....-The very
young
-The elderly
-The chronically ill
-Those with immune problems
Five Most Common Risk Factors .....Answer.....Purchasing food
from unsafe sources
Failing to cook food adequately
,age 2 of 100
Holding food at incorrect temperatures
Using contaminated equipment
Practicing poor personal hygiene
Agencies Regulating Food And Food Service .....Answer.....o
U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)
Regulates meat, poultry, eggs, food crossing state boundaries
or involves more than one state o
FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)
Regulates all food other than meat, poultry, and eggs.
Publishes Food Code
CenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)
,age 3 of 100
Conducts research into causes of illness and assists in
investigations o PublicHealthService(PHS)
Conducts research into causes of illness and assists in
investigations o StateandLocalHealthjurisdictions
Your Role As A Manager .....Answer.....Ensure safety of customer
Ensure food is safe from the time it is delivered until food service
Ensure rules are in place and followed
Ensure staff knows their role
Be prepared for inspections
Active Management Controls .....Answer.....-Create a set of
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
-Ensure SOPs are followed
, age 4 of 100
-Train staff
-Evaluate and revise
Foods Most Likely to Become Unsafe .....Answer.....o
TimeandTemperatureControlledforSafety(TCS)-
Milk,chicken,cookedrice,melons,sprouts,vacuum-
packaged foods, eggs, meats, fish, and cooked potatoes o
Ready-to-eat-Vegetables,fruits,deli,andbakeryitems
The Three Food Contaminants .....Answer.....biological- also
known as Pathogens)-Bacteria,Viruses,Parasites,Fungi, chemical-
Cleaners,sanitizers,poisons, physical-
Glass,bandages,dirt,fakefingernails,jewelry
microorganism .....Answer.....Any living organism of microscopic or
submicroscopic size.