ServSafe HACCP System Implementation Questions and Answers

Question 1

A foodservice manager is developing a HACCP plan for a new menu item. After assembling a team and creating a process flow diagram, what is the crucial first principle they must apply?

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Conduct a hazard analysis.

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Determine the critical control points (CCPs).

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Establish critical limits for each CCP.

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Establish monitoring procedures.

Question 2

In a HACCP plan for grilled salmon, cooking the fish to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F (63°C) is identified as an essential step to eliminate parasites. This specific step in the process is best described as a:

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Critical Control Point (CCP)

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Corrective Action

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Verification Procedure

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Monitoring Procedure

Question 3

A cook checks the temperature of a pot of soup being hot-held on a buffet and finds it is 130°F (54°C). The critical limit is 135°F (57°C) or higher. Reheating the soup to 165°F (74°C) before returning it to the buffet is an example of what HACCP principle?

Accepted Answer

Corrective Action

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Monitoring

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Verification

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Record Keeping

Question 4

Which of the following activities is a primary component of the HACCP principle of Verification?

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Calibrating thermometers and reviewing temperature logs from the past week.

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Taking the temperature of a hamburger patty to see if it's cooked.

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Identifying that raw chicken may contain Salmonella.

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Charting the steps it takes to prepare a menu item from start to finish.

Question 5

A manager is creating a HACCP plan for a baked lasagna recipe. The step of baking the lasagna to an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) is identified as a CCP. Which of the following would be an appropriate critical limit for this CCP?

Accepted Answer

Bake the lasagna until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).

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Use a calibrated thermometer to check the lasagna's temperature.

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If the lasagna is below 165°F (74°C), continue baking it.

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Log the final cooking temperature of every lasagna made.

Question 6

To comply with the seventh principle of HACCP, a restaurant that has a plan for its rotisserie chicken must maintain certain documents. Which of the following is the BEST example of this principle?

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Keeping completed temperature logs for the cooking and hot-holding of the chicken.

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A list of all potential biological hazards associated with poultry.

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An employee training session on proper cooking procedures.

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The manager observing a cook take the chicken's temperature.