ServSafe Certification Personal Hygiene Practices 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A food handler with a bandage on their finger must also wear what when handling food?
- A hairnet
- A single-use glove (Correct answer)
- A face mask
- An apron
Correct answer: A single-use glove
A single-use glove must be worn over a bandage to prevent the bandage from contaminating food.
Question 2: Which situation requires a food handler to change gloves immediately?
- After handling raw poultry and before touching ready-to-eat food (Correct answer)
- After washing hands with soap
- After putting on a clean apron
- After using tongs to plate food
Correct answer: After handling raw poultry and before touching ready-to-eat food
Gloves must be changed when switching between handling raw meat and ready-to-eat food to prevent cross-contamination.
Question 3: How should a food handler remove their gloves to avoid hand contamination?
- Pull from the fingertips outward
- Slide them off from the wrist without touching the outside
- Grab the outside and peel them away from the hand (Correct answer)
- Shake them off
Correct answer: Grab the outside and peel them away from the hand
Gloves should be removed by grabbing the outside of one glove near the wrist and peeling it away so you touch only the interior.
Question 4: A cook sneezes into their elbow while wearing gloves and then continues working. What should they do?
- Continue working since they covered the sneeze
- Remove gloves, wash hands, and put on new gloves (Correct answer)
- Wipe the gloves with a sanitizer cloth and continue
- Change their apron before continuing
Correct answer: Remove gloves, wash hands, and put on new gloves
After sneezing, gloves must be removed, hands washed, and new gloves put on before resuming food preparation.
Question 5: Which type of jewelry is generally allowed for food handlers under ServSafe guidelines?
- Rings with stones
- Dangling earrings
- A plain metal band (wedding ring) (Correct answer)
- A bracelet
Correct answer: A plain metal band (wedding ring)
ServSafe permits a plain metal band because it has no stones or crevices that can harbor bacteria.
Question 6: A food handler with a nose ring should:
- Remove it before starting a shift (Correct answer)
- Cover it with a bandage
- It does not matter as long as they wash hands
- Wear a face shield to prevent it from falling into food
Correct answer: Remove it before starting a shift
Body jewelry that could fall into food should be removed before a shift begins.
Question 7: How long should a food handler scrub their hands with soap during proper handwashing?
- 5 seconds
- 10–15 seconds
- 20 seconds (Correct answer)
- 60 seconds
Correct answer: 20 seconds
Hands must be scrubbed with soap for at least 20 seconds to remove pathogens effectively.
ServSafe Certification Personal Hygiene Practices 2
A food handler with a bandage on their finger must also wear what when handling food?