Servsafe Study-guide – Flashcards

Why are preschool-age children at a higher risk for foodborne illnesses?

Which is a TCS food?

The 5 common mistakes that can lead to food-borne illness are failing to cook food adequately, holding food at incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene, and...

What is an important measure for preventing food-Borne illness?

Raw chicken breasts are left out at room temperature on a prep table. What is the risk that could cause a food-borne illness?

A server cleans a dining table with a wiping cloth and then puts the cloth in an apron pocket. What is the risk that could cause a food-borne illness?

What are the most common symptoms of a food-borne illness?

What is the most important way to prevent a food-borne illness from bacteria?

Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli (STEC) is commonly linked with what type of food?

What is the most important way to prevent a food-borne illness from viruses?

A guest called a restaurant and told the manager about getting sick after eating there. The guest complained of vomiting and diarrhea a few hours after eating the raw oysters. What pathogen probably caused the illness?

Parasite are commonly linked with what type of food?

A guest had a reversal of hot and cold sensations after eating seafood. What most likely caused the illness?

A food handler stored a sanitizer spray bottle on the shelf above the prep table that had just been sanitized. Throughout the day, the food handler used the sanitizer on the prep table, storing it in the same spot. What should the food handler have done?

To prevent the deliberate contamination of food. A manager should know who is in the facility, monitor the security of production, keep information related to food security on file, and know...

What should food handlers do to prevent food allergens from being transferred to food?

After which activity must food handlers wash their hands?

What should food handlers do after prepping food and before using the restroom?

Which piece of jewelry can be worn on a food handlers hand or arm?

When should hand antiseptics be used?

A food handler will be wearing single-use gloves to chop lettuce for an hour. When must the food handler's hands be washed?

A cook wore single-use gloves while forming raw ground beef into patties.The cook continued to wear them while slicing hamburger buns. What mistake was made?

A food handler has diarrhea and has been diagnosed with an illness from Shigella spp. What should the manager tell this food handler to do?

A food handler prepares and delivers meals to elderly individuals receiving cancer care service at home what symptoms require this food handler to stay home from work?

When is it acceptable to eat in an operation?

What should a manager of a hospital cafeteria do if a cook calls in with a headache, nausea, and diarrhea?

A food handler has finished trimming raw chicken on a cutting board and needs the board to prep vegetables. What must be done to the cutting board?

How far must a bimetallic stemmed thermometer be inserted into food to give an accurate reading?

Which probe should be used to check the temperature of a large stockpot of chili?

At what temperatures do most food-borne pathogens grow most quickly?

Which type of thermometer can read temperature without touching the item's surface?

A thermometer used to measure the temperature of food must be accurate to what temperature?

What device can be used to record time-temperature abuse during the delivery of food?

What is the most important factor in choosing a food supplier?

What is the best method of checking the temperature of a delivery of fresh fish?

What is the correct temperature for receiving cold TCS food?

Milk can be received at 45 F ( 7 C ) under what condition?

Frozen shrimp is rejected during receiving for having large ice crystals on the food and packaging. What is the problem that caused this?

What is required when receiving fish that will be served raw or partially cooked?

What must be included on the label of TCS food that was prepped in-house?

How long can TCS food that was prepped in-house be stored?

When storing food using the FIFO method, where should the food with the earliest use-by dates be stored?

What is the problem with storing raw ground beef above prepped salads?

In top-to-bottom order, how should a fresh pork roast, fresh salmon, a container of lettuce, and a pan of fresh chicken breasts be stored in a cooler?

How many inches ( centimeters ) from the floor should food be stored?

Storage units must have at least one air temperature measuring device. It must be accurate to...

Bacteria needs what six conditions to grow?

What are five common risk factors responsible for food-borne illness?

What process requires a HACCP plan?

What is the first thing an operation must do when creating a HACCP plan?

Salmonella Typhi is linked to foods like...

Gloves should be used when handling ready-to-eat food that...

The first step in cooling a deep pan of rice is to...

Which is most likely to be contaminated with the virus that causes hepatitis A?

Which special process requires a HACCP plan?

A delivery of packaged frozen vegetables should be rejected if the...

A food handler would use an infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of which piece of equipment?

Gloves should be used when handling ready to eat foods that...

The first step to cooling a deep pan of rice is to...

Which is most likely to be contaminated with the virus that causes Hepatitis A?

Which special process requires a HACCP plan?

A delivery of packages frozen vegetables should be rejected if the...

A food handler would use an infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of which piece of equipment?

If using time as a public health control, egg salad that has been left at room temperature should be thrown out after how many hours have passed?

Floor coving is used to...

Serving utensils are used when serving food in order to...

What must food handlers wear whenever handling ready-to-eat food?

What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for meat cooked in the microwave?

A correct way to handle shell eggs is to...

Without temperature control, food can be held for up to 6 hours when it has initial temperature of 41*F (5*C) and when its temperature does NOT exceed...

One of the major food allergens is...

A special process that requires a HACCP plan to be in place before the process is used in an operation is...

While prepping food, the only acceptable jewelry that a food handler can wear is a...

Tabletop food-service equipment on legs should have a space between that base of the equipment and the tabletop of at least...

An acceptable method of cooling food is to...

Which procedure would help protect food from contamination by food handlers and customers?

The temperature of vegetable beef soup held on a steam table is checked and recorded in a log every 2 hours. When the temperature falls below 135*F (57*C), the cook tells the manager and then reheats the soup to 165*F (74*C) for 15 seconds. What was the corrective action taken?

Under which HACCP principal should managers establish minimum or maximum standards that must be met to prevent a hazard?

During a 12-hour power outage, the temperature of the freezer reacted 55*F (13*C), and all of the products have thawed. The correct action for the manager to take is to..

A food handler finishes mopping the floor. The food handler should...

A food handler is diagnosed with an illness caused by Salmonella Typhi. What must the manager do before allowing the employee to return to handling food?

When must utensils be sanitized?

Which must be in place if an operation wants to vacuum-package meat?

A service sink should be used for...

What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for raw eggs prepared for immediate service?

Highly susceptible populations include..

Which procedure will help prevent food contamination?

If an order of vacuum-packaged, sliced deli meat is delivered at 49*F (9*C), the meat should be...

A delivery of fresh produce should be rejected if it...

A container of peanut butter is accidentally dropped onto a prep table during delivery. Since peanut butter has leaked from the broken container onto the prep table, the table must be..

Staff exposure to norovirus must be reported to regulatory authorities within how many hours?

How far off the floor should cleaned and sanitized utensils be stored on kitchen shelving?

What is cross-connection?

Viruses such as norovirus and hepatitis A are directly related to contamination from...

Hot food must received at or above a temperature of...

The best way to minimize the growth of bacteria in TCS food in a cold-holding unit is to...

Game animals received for sale in an operation should be...

Which food item can be safely re-served?

Which is a common foodborne-illness risk factor?

How should open, bagged, dry-food such as flour, rice and sugar be stored?

Food handlers with vomiting or diarrhea should be excluded from the operation until they are...

Macaroni and cheese cooked in a microwave must be cooked to what temperature for 15 seconds?

Within 2 hours of hot holding in a self-service area, the temperature of soup has dropped 130*F (54*C). The soup is pulled from the self-service area and heated. The soup must be reheated to a temperature of...

When prepping food, a food handler should not wear which item?

The agency responsible for inspecting operations that ship food to other states is the...

Previously cooked food that was hot held for service must be reheated to which minimum internal temperature for at least 15 seconds?

What should a cook do when prepping foods such as Caesar salad dressing or mayonnaise for highly susceptible populations?

Shell eggs must be received at a maximum temperature of...

When should food handlers use antiseptics?

How many inches above the floor should stationary equipment be installed at a minimum?

What is the correct response to a sewage backflow in an operation?

The risk of foodborne illness caused by parasites can be reduces by...

Using food coloring to make ground beef appear fresher is...

What is the most important reason food handlers shout NOT chew gum while working?

Reduced-oxygen packaged food that exceeds its use-by-date should be...

Baked sausage-stuffed mushroom caps must reach which internal temperature for at least 15 seconds?

A food handler is diagnosed with an illness caused by Shigella spp. What must management do?

After observing a food handler removing plastic bags of garbage and temporarily placing them on the prep table, the manager should...

A manager has been notified by the regulatory authority that the operation will be investigated as the possible source of current hepatitis A outbreak. What should the manager do immediately?

Which food must be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 155*F (74*C) for 15 seconds?

After cooking TCS food in a microwave to a minimum internal temperature of 165*F (74*C) for 15 seconds. which step should be taken next?

A label from which organization indicates that equipment is approved for use in an operation?

An example of a physical contaminate is

Which delivery man must be rejected?

A food handler should re-calibrate a thermometer after..

A manager notices some food items in the cooler that have not been properly labeled. What should the manager do with this food?

An example of a TCS food is a tomato that is...

Which action helps slow pathogen growth?

All ready-to-eat TCS food prepared on site should be properly labeled if it is going to held longer than how many hours?

When thawing TCS food under running water, the water temperature must NOT exceed...

Which procedure best helps reduce the risk of hepatitis A outbreak?

Which food must be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 155*F (68*C) for at least 15 seconds?

An example of a physical contaminant is a...

Ready-to-eat TCS food prepped on-site and stored at the correct refrigerated temperature can be held for up to how many days?

Which item should a food handler store correctly before using the rest-room?

What is the minimum number of complaints of a foodborne-illness outbreak required in order to be considered an outbreak?

A piece of plastic is found in a bagel. Which type of contamination does the plastic pose to the customer?

What information does a chlorine test kit provide about a sanitizing solution?

What situation is considered an imminent health hazard and must be reported to the regulatory authority?

Food handlers should wash their hands between...

A label on foods prepared and packaged onsite for retail sales must list which information?

The first sink in a three-compartment sink is used for...

What is the size requirement for a manual three-compartment warewashing sink?

Single-use gloves must be worn by a food handler when he or she...

Food handlers should wash their hands before handling raw meat and after..

When manually cleaning equipment in a three-compartment sink, the third sink is used for...

The second compartment in a three-compartment sink is for...