ServSafe Proper Personal Hygiene 2

Question 1

A food handler has a small burn on their wrist. How should they handle this?

Accepted Answer

Cover it with a clean bandage under their uniform sleeve

Answer

Ignore it since it is just a burn

Answer

Apply ice and continue working

Answer

Wait until it blisters before covering

Question 2

What is the primary reason food handlers should keep fingernails short and clean?

Accepted Answer

The area under fingernails harbors bacteria that are difficult to remove even with thorough handwashing

Answer

Long nails make it harder to type on the POS system

Answer

Short nails look more professional

Answer

Long nails can scratch food contact surfaces

Question 3

Which personal behavior is MOST likely to contaminate food during service?

Accepted Answer

Using a cell phone then handling ready-to-eat food without washing hands

Answer

Speaking quietly near food while wearing a face covering

Answer

Adjusting a hair net with clean gloved hands

Answer

Walking through the kitchen to the break room

Question 4

A food handler has been prescribed antibiotics for strep throat. What should they do?

Accepted Answer

Report the illness and remain excluded until on antibiotics for 24 hours with symptom improvement

Answer

Return to work immediately since antibiotics prevent transmission

Answer

Continue working with a face mask

Answer

Wait until the full antibiotic course is complete

Question 5

Why are food handlers prohibited from eating or drinking in preparation areas?

Accepted Answer

Eating introduces oral bacteria to hands and beverages can contaminate work surfaces

Answer

It is a time management issue

Answer

It is only prohibited during inspections

Answer

It wastes company food resources

Question 6

What type of clothing is appropriate for food handlers?

Accepted Answer

Clean uniform or clothing changed into at the workplace plus a clean apron

Answer

The same clothes worn on the bus to work

Answer

Any comfortable clothing regardless of cleanliness

Answer

Streetwear covered by an apron is always sufficient