NRFSP Pest Control and Facility Management 2

Question 1

What action should a manager take to eliminate harborage areas for cockroaches in a kitchen?

Accepted Answer

Seal cracks and crevices and remove clutter and cardboard boxes

Answer

Sealing cracks where cockroaches hide and eliminating cardboard boxes and clutter removes the harborage sites cockroaches need to survive and breed.

Question 2

Why should cardboard boxes from deliveries be removed from the food service facility promptly?

Accepted Answer

Cockroaches and other pests can hide in and travel via corrugated cardboard

Answer

Corrugated cardboard is a common hitchhiker harborage for cockroach eggs and other pests, making prompt removal essential to prevent infestation.

Question 3

What facility maintenance practice most directly helps prevent drain flies in a food service kitchen?

Accepted Answer

Regularly scrubbing floor drains to remove organic buildup

Answer

Drain flies breed in the organic slime that accumulates inside floor drains, so regular mechanical scrubbing removes their breeding medium.

Question 4

Which pest poses the greatest risk for contaminating food with Salmonella in a food service environment?

Accepted Answer

Rodents

Answer

Rodents, particularly mice and rats, are significant carriers of Salmonella and other pathogens through their droppings, urine, and fur.

Question 5

What is the recommended gap size under exterior doors in a food service facility to block rodent entry?

Accepted Answer

No larger than 1/4 inch

Answer

Mice can squeeze through gaps as small as 1/4 inch, so exterior doors must have no gap larger than 1/4 inch to effectively exclude rodents.

NRFSP - National Registry of Food Safety Professionals Practice Test