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SERVSAFE exam key facts

  • The ServSafe Food Handler assessment requires a score of at least 75%, though some jurisdictions may set a different required score. Source
  • The ServSafe Food Handler certificate is valid for three years. Source
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📋 SERVSAFE Exam Format at a Glance

90
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
75.00%
Passing Score
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📚 SERVSAFE Topics to Study (344)

Alcohol · 49 cardsAllergens · 35 cardsFood Safety · 29 cardsFood Safety · 26 cardsFood Safety · 25 cardsPreparation, Cooking and Serving · 19 cardsAllergens · 17 cardsAllergens · 16 cardsAllergens · 16 cardsAllergens · 16 cardsAllergens · 16 cardsAllergens · 16 cardsFood Handler · 16 cardsFood Handler · 16 cardsFood Handler · 16 cardsFood Handler · 16 cardsFood Handler · 16 cardsAlcohol - Primary and Advanced · 16 cardsAlcohol - Primary and Advanced · 16 cardsAlcohol - Primary and Advanced · 16 cardsAlcohol - Primary and Advanced · 16 cardsFacilities, Cleaning & Sanitizing, and Pest Management · 16 cardsFacilities, Cleaning & Sanitizing, and Pest Management · 16 cardsManagement · 16 cardsManager · 16 cardsManager · 16 cardsManager · 16 cardsManager · 16 cardsManager · 16 cardsManager · 16 cards
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✍️ Sample SERVSAFE Questions & Answers

1. Hand washing stations should include all of the following except:
✓ Cloth towel

Handwashing stations in a food establishment must be equipped with hot and cold running water, soap, and a means for drying hands that prevents recontamination. Single-use paper towels or an air dryer are acceptable, but reusable cloth towels are not permitted because they can harbor and spread bacteria, compromising hygiene.

2. A food handler is checking the concentration of a chlorine-based sanitizer. The test kit shows a concentration of 75 ppm. According to ServSafe guidelines, what should the food handler do?
✓ Continue using the solution as it is within the correct range.

The acceptable concentration range for a chlorine sanitizer is 50-99 parts per million (ppm). A reading of 75 ppm falls within this effective and safe range.

3. Which practice helps ensure food comes from safe sources as part of food defense?
✓ Using only approved, reputable suppliers

Approved suppliers that meet regulations reduce the risk of tampered or unsafe products.

4. A food handler reports that they have been vomiting at home but feel better now. The manager should:
✓ Exclude them from the operation until they meet return-to-work criteria

Vomiting is a symptom associated with several Big 6 pathogens and requires exclusion until return-to-work criteria are met, even after symptoms resolve.

5. A manager finds that a batch of soup cooled from 135°F to 70°F in 3 hours. What corrective action is required?
✓ Reheat the soup to 165°F and start the cooling process again

If food does not reach 70°F within 2 hours during cooling, it must be reheated to 165°F for 15 seconds and cooled again, or thrown out.

6. What does the acronym ALERT stand for in the ServSafe food defense framework?
✓ Assure, Look, Employees, Reports, Threat

ALERT stands for Assure (suppliers are safe), Look (monitor the security of products), Employees (know who is in the facility), Reports (keep records), and Threat (know what to do in an emergency). This framework is designed to protect food from deliberate contamination or tampering.

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