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

All wounds including burns must be covered with clean bandages to prevent secondary infection and contamination.

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

The subungual space traps bacteria that resist removal during normal handwashing.

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

Cell phones carry more bacteria than a toilet seat on average, and touching one without handwashing transfers pathogens to food.

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

The food handler can return after being on antibiotics for at least 24 hours and showing improvement.

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

Eating and drinking introduces oral bacteria through hand-to-mouth contact and can contaminate surfaces.

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