CRP Study Guide 2026

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📋 CRP Exam Format at a Glance

100
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
72.00%
Passing Score

📚 CRP Topics to Study (69)

✍️ Sample CRP Questions & Answers

1. Under the FDA Food Code, which illness or symptom requires an employee to be excluded from the workplace entirely (not just restricted)?
Jaundice

Jaundice is a symptom of Hepatitis A or other serious liver conditions, and employees displaying jaundice must be excluded from the operation entirely, not just restricted.

2. What is the legal minimum drinking age in the United States?
21 years old

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 established 21 as the legal drinking age in all US states.

3. A food handler diagnosed with norovirus may return to work after how many hours symptom-free?
48 hours

The FDA Food Code requires food handlers with norovirus to remain excluded from work for at least 48 hours after symptoms resolve.

4. Which scenario correctly applies the FIFO (First In, First Out) inventory rotation principle?
Placing new stock behind older stock so older product is used first

FIFO requires placing newer deliveries behind existing stock so that older product with earlier use-by dates is consumed first, reducing spoilage and safety risks.

5. Which of the following best describes 'service recovery'?
The steps taken to resolve a guest complaint and restore their satisfaction

Service recovery focuses on turning a negative guest experience into a positive one through timely and sincere corrective action.

6. Which inventory method assumes the first items purchased are the first items used?
FIFO

FIFO (First In, First Out) assumes earliest purchased inventory is used first, reducing spoilage risk.

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