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SERVSAFE FINAL ACTUAL EXA M /
NEWEST / COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE – EXPERT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Question 1: A disease carried or transmitted to people by
food
CORRECT ANSWER : Foodborne Illness
Question 2: When two or more people experience the
same illness after eating the same food
CORRECT ANSWER : Foodborne Illness Outbreak
Question 3: Infants, preschool age children, pregnant
women, the elderly, people taking meds, people who are ill
CORRECT ANSWER: High Risk Populations
Question 4: Temperature Control for Safety
CORRECT ANSWER : TCS
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Question 5: 41-135
CORRECT ANSWER : Danger Zone
Question 6: Milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, meats, meat
alternatives, untreated garlic and oil mixtures, baked potatoes, raw sprouts, cooked rice, cut tomatoes, and cut melos
CORRECT ANSWER : TCS Foods
Question 7: Biological, physical, chemical
CORRECT ANSWER : 3 types of contamination
Question 8: Bacteria, virus, parasites, fungi, natural toxins
CORRECT ANSWER : Biological contaminants
Question 9: Cleaners, sanitizers, toxic metal from Non
Food Service Grade utensils and cookware, pesticides
CORRECT ANSWER : Chemical contaminants
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Question 10: Foreign objects
CORRECT ANSWER : Physical contaminants
Question 11: Top reasons for outbreak
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Purchasing food from unsafe
sources 2. Failing to cook food adequately 3. Holding food at incorrect temps 4. Contaminated equipment 5.Poor personal hygiene
Question 12: TTC, cross contamination, poor personal
hygiene
CORRECT ANSWER : 3 ways food becomes
contaminated
Question 13: TCS foods are left in the danger zone for
more than 4 hours
CORRECT ANSWER : Time-temperature abuse
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Question 14: Contaminants cross to a food that is not
going to be cooked any further
CORRECT ANSWER : Cross contamination
Question 15: Food handlers cause foodborne illness
CORRECT ANSWER : Poor personal hygiene
Question 16: When a person eats food containing
pathogens
CORRECT ANSWER : Foodborne infections
Question 17: Result when a person eats food containing
pathogens, which then grow in the intestines and cause illness
CORRECT ANSWER : Foodborne intoxications
Question 18: Found everywhere and under favorable
conditions, can grow rapidly