ServSafe Chapter 3 Review

True or False: Touching your face while preparing a salad can cause a food borne illness.

• True

• False

What is the fecal-oral route?

• Cross-Contamination from feces to a surface

• Cross-Contamination from mouth to feces

• Cross-Contamination from feces to mouth

• All of the above

True or False: Sometimes an individual will NOT show symptoms of Hepatitis A for weeks and may sometimes NEVER show symptoms.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"Carriers" can carry a virus or bacterial infection and NEVER show symptoms. It's not terribly common - but it DOES happen.

True or False: Norovirus can still be spread for days after the symptoms have ended.

• True

• False

True or False: Some people carry pathogens and get others sick without even getting sick themselves.

• True

• False

What must you do when managing a personal hygiene program? Choose all that apply.

• Create personal hygiene policies

• Model correct behavior at all times

• Supervise food safety practices

• Create safety posters and post them around the work place.

• All of the above

True or False: The most important part of personal hygiene is wearing clean clothes.

• True

• False

True or False: You should only wash your hands in hand-washing sinks. Never wash them in sinks for food prep or dishwashing.

• True

• False

How many steps are there to washing your hands?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the first step in handwashing?

• Apply soap

• Wet hands and arms

• Rinse hands and arms thoroughly

• Scrub hands and arms vigorously