CPFS Facility Maintenance & Pest Control 4

Question 1

Under FDA Food Code guidelines, a food establishment's physical facilities must be maintained in:

Accepted Answer

Good repair and cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean

Answer

The FDA Food Code requires physical facilities to be maintained in good repair and cleaned frequently enough to prevent contamination.

Question 2

What is the MAIN reason outdoor garbage containers should have tight-fitting lids?

Accepted Answer

To prevent pests from accessing organic waste that serves as a food source

Answer

Tight-fitting lids deny pests access to garbage, removing a major attractant that draws rodents, flies, and cockroaches.

Question 3

A food establishment notices small, dark specks resembling pepper on food contact surfaces. This is MOST likely evidence of:

Accepted Answer

Cockroach fecal spotting (frass)

Answer

Cockroach fecal spotting (frass) appears as small, dark, pepper-like specks on surfaces near harborage areas.

Question 4

Which pest is MOST associated with spreading Salmonella through droppings and contaminated food contact?

Accepted Answer

House fly (Musca domestica)

Answer

House flies carry Salmonella and other pathogens on their bodies and in their vomit and feces, contaminating food and surfaces.

Question 5

Which practice violates proper pest control procedures in a food facility?

Accepted Answer

Stacking food deliveries directly on the floor to expedite storage

Answer

Stacking food on the floor creates harborage space for pests and prevents inspection and cleaning beneath products.

(CPFS) Certified Professional in Foodservice Sanitation Practice Test