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SERVSAFE CHEAT SHEET [
COMPLETE ANSWERS]
DISTINCTION GUARANTE ED
Question: What are biological contaminants?
Correct answer: pathogens, viruses, etc.
Question: What are chemical contaminants?
Correct answer: cleaners, sanitizers, toxic metals
Question: What are physical contaminants?
Correct answer: hairs, nails, nail polish flecks, bones
Question: What are unsafe food practices?
Correct answer: purchasing from unsafe sources, failing
to cook food correctly, time-temp abuse, using contaminated equipment, poor personal hygiene
Question: What are TCS foods?
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Correct answer: Time-Temp Control Safety, Ex: Milk/Dairy, sliced melons, cut tomatoes, tofu/soy protein, poultry, sprouts, untreated oils, heat treated plant food
Question: Who are considered high-risk populations?
Correct answer: elderly, pregnant women, preschool aged
children, people with compromised immune systems
Question: What does the USDA (United States
Department of Agriculture) do?
Correct answer: inspects/regulates meat, poultry, and eggs
Question: What does the FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) do?
Correct answer: inspects/regulates all food except meat,
poultry, and eggs
Question: What does the CDC (Center for Disease
Control) do?
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Correct answer: conducts research regarding food-borne
illness outbreaks and investigates them
Question: True or False: Bacteria grows best when FAT TOM conditions are correct.
Correct answer: True
Question: What does FAT TOM stand for?
Correct answer: Food, Acidity, Time, Temperature,
Oxygen, and Moisture
Question: Salmonella is a bacteria linked with what?
Correct answer: ready-to-eat foods and beverages
Question: E-Coli is a bacteria linked to what?
Correct answer: ground beef and contaminated produce
Question: Shigella is a bacteria transferred by what?
Correct answer: flies in the operation
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Question: How can viruses be prevented?
Correct answer: good personal hygiene (including
frequent hand washing)
Question: What do viruses require?
Correct answer: a living host to grow/live
Question: Viruses are carried by what?
Correct answer: humans and animals
Question: Hepatitis A is a virus linked to what?
Correct answer: ready-to-eat food and shellfish from
contaminated water (feces)