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CA Food Handler Exam Questions and
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Foodborne Illness
Ans: Illness carried or transmitted to people by food.
Foodborne Illness Outbreak
Ans: An incident in which two or more people experience the
same illness after eating the same food.
Warranty of Sale
Ans: Rules stating how food must be handled in an
establishment.
Reasonable Care Defense
Ans: Defense against a food-related lawsuit stating that an
establishment did everything that could be reasonably
expected to ensure that food served as safe.
Immune System
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Ans: The body's defense against illness.
Contamination
Ans: Presence of harmful substances in food.
Biological Hazards
Ans: Illness-causing microorganisms. Examples are plant,
mushroom or seafood toxins.
Chemical Hazards
Ans: Examples include cleaners, sanitizers, polishes, machine
lubricants, and toxic metals.
Physical Hazards
Ans: Foreign objects that accidentally get into food. Examples
are hair, dirt, bandages, metal staples, and broken glass.
Naturally occurring objects, such as bones.
Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards
Ans: The three major categories or types of hazards to food
safety.
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Time-Temperature Abuse
Ans: Food has been time-temperature abused any time it has
been allowed to remain too long at a temperature favorable to
the growth of foodborne microorganisms.
Cross-Contamination
Ans: Occurs when microorganisms are transferred from one
food or surface to another.
Personal Hygiene
Ans: Habits that include keeping the hands, hair, and body
clean and wearing clean & appropriate uniforms. Avoiding
unsanitary actions, and reporting illness/injury.
True or False. A Foodborne-illness outbreak has occured when two or
more people get the same illness after eating the same food.
Ans: True.
True or False. People on chemo have a higher risk of contracting a
foodborne illness.
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CA Food Handler Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Foodborne Illness
Ans: Illness carried or transmitted to people by food.
Foodborne Illness Outbreak
Ans: An incident in which two or more people experience the
same illness after eating the same food.
Warranty of Sale
Ans: Rules stating how food must be handled in an
establishment.
Reasonable Care Defense
Ans: Defense against a food-related lawsuit stating that an
establishment did everything that could be reasonably
expected to ensure that food served as safe.
Immune System
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Ans: The body's defense against illness.
Contamination
Ans: Presence of harmful substances in food.
Biological Hazards
Ans: Illness-causing microorganisms. Examples are plant,
mushroom or seafood toxins.
Chemical Hazards
Ans: Examples include cleaners, sanitizers, polishes, machine
lubricants, and toxic metals.
Physical Hazards
Ans: Foreign objects that accidentally get into food. Examples
are hair, dirt, bandages, metal staples, and broken glass.
Naturally occurring objects, such as bones.
Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards
Ans: The three major categories or types of hazards to food
safety.
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Time-Temperature Abuse
Ans: Food has been time-temperature abused any time it has
been allowed to remain too long at a temperature favorable to
the growth of foodborne microorganisms.
Cross-Contamination
Ans: Occurs when microorganisms are transferred from one
food or surface to another.
Personal Hygiene
Ans: Habits that include keeping the hands, hair, and body
clean and wearing clean & appropriate uniforms. Avoiding
unsanitary actions, and reporting illness/injury.
True or False. A Foodborne-illness outbreak has occured when two or
more people get the same illness after eating the same food.
Ans: True.
True or False. People on chemo have a higher risk of contracting a
foodborne illness.
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