ServSafe Management Test #1
What is the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method?
Because all food loses its safety over time, it's best to eat the oldest foods first and save the newer ones for later.
This not only promotes food safety, but it also improves the overall quality of the food served in the restaurant. It also cuts down on waste by avoiding food from being thrown away when it may be saved.
Although the FIFO approach is efficient, it should not be used in place of other time and temperature rules.
What or who is most responsible for instilling safe food handling habits in new employees?
Everyone should share their expertise of safe food handling with one another. The Certified Food Manager (CFM), on the other hand, is someone who has studied food safety and demonstrated their knowledge by passing an exam.
The Certified Food Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring that the entire establishment follows safe food handling procedures.
Which of the following is NOT a safe method of thawing frozen meat?
It's not a good idea to thaw frozen meat in water that's warmer than 70°F. This is because the temperature danger zone will be reached on the outside of the meat while the inside remains frozen.
Parts of the meat are likely to have spent too much time in the temperature danger zone between the time you start thawing it with hot water and the time it reaches the proper cooking temp. The temperature risk zone for raw TCS foods should never be exceeded for more than 4 hours.
What steps may a food handler take to minimize or eliminate the danger of food contamination?
A food service manager's primary responsibility is to ensure that food handling staff follows proper protocols for temping and holding hot and cold items. This measure provides monitoring and responsibility, as well as the potential to protect customers from being served unsafe food.
The most crucial component of pest management can be found in:
The most crucial component of pest control is denying bugs access to food, water, and shelter, which is the right response. If you are able to prevent a pest from accessing food and water at your establishment, the bug will go for shelter elsewhere.
In a three-compartment sink, utensils should be washed and sanitized before being dried with a fresh towel.
Silverware, glasses, and dishes should be washed, rinsed, and then sanitized to ensure cleanliness. Although answer C (wash, sanitize, rinse) comes close to being the right response, it is the soap that must be removed to protect clients from possibly eating harmful compounds. All sanitizing agents must be suitable for use around food and be applied in the right amounts.
Which of the following is a physical contaminant?
Glass, dirt, and food packaging are examples of physical contaminants. Or anything else that might end up in the food. If bones are present in dishes where they are not expected, such as soups, stews, or chili, they can be a physical contamination.
You've just completed chopping raw chicken on the cutting board, and now it's time to prepare some raw salad onions. How should the raw onion be prepared before being cut?
After chopping raw chicken, it's very important to wash, rinse, and sterilize the cutting board before chopping onions for a raw salad. This is especially more true considering that you will be serving raw onions on a salad together with possibly dangerous raw chicken.
A cook prepares to cut chicken into strips for the nightly special after forming ground beef into patties on a cutting board. The proper course of action is:
The cook should clean the cutting board after forming the ground beef into patties before slicing the chicken. Even while both ingredients have the potential to be dangerous, this in no way means that you can prepare both substances without first washing the equipment.
Which of the following symptoms is most often linked to food poisoning?
When a doctor hears reports of uncontrollable diarrhea, one of the first things that comes to mind is a foodborne infection. This is due to the fact that foodborne infections are so widespread. Vomiting, fever, nausea, abdominal pains, and jaundice are also common signs of foodborne sickness. When a person consumes dangerous levels of microorganisms, their bodies attempt to eliminate them. This is what causes diarrhea and vomiting.
What steps should you take if food spills on the floor?
If food spills on the floor, it should be thrown away right away. The three second rule does not exist, and there is no proper method for cleaning food. Throwing away the food is the only solution.
Which section of the glass should be used to hold all glassware to lessen the possibility of food borne illness developing on it?
Glassware should be held by the stem to avoid having glass become a source of food borne illness. If a piece of glassware does not have a stem, then the glass should be held by the bottom of the glass or by the outer portion of the glass. This will significantly reduce the chances of food borne illness by means of glassware.
One of a manager's FDA-recommended food safety responsibilities is to:
A food service manager's primary responsibility is to ensure that food handling staff follows proper protocols for temping and holding hot and cold items. This measure provides monitoring and responsibility, as well as the potential to protect customers from being served unsafe food.
How long, at the very least, should a test strip for sanitizer be dipped in the disinfectant?
Before being removed, sanitizer strips should be dipped in the sanitation solution for 10 seconds. Although this is a good general guidance, make sure to read the sanitation strip's package for more detailed directions.
What should you do if food shipments don't arrive at the proper temperature?
Temperature management is essential for food safety, and it starts before the food even arrives at your company. Receiving food shipments is your first chance to influence food safety.
It's impossible to know how long food has been held at wrong temperatures if it's not at the right temperature when it's delivered. As a result, you should refuse the delivery.
What constitutes a "outbreak" of a foodborne illness?
An outbreak occurs when two or more persons develop the same foodborne illness symptoms after eating the same meal. It would be impossible to determine which food caused the illness if just one person displayed the symptoms. Once regulatory authorities have recognized the food and facility, the proper course of action can be performed.
