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TAPS Series Food Safety Manager Course Exam Question And Answers 2025
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-Bacteria found in blood and feces of humans infected with Typhoid Fever and can remain for weeks after symptoms have ended -foods at risk: RTE -prevent: Exclude food workers with diarrhea,Use proper handwashing, Cook foods to minimum internal temperatures - correct answers ✅Salmonella Typhi -very young -elderly -chronically ill -immune problems - correct answers ✅Highly Susceptible Populations (HSPs) o Purchasing food from unsafe sources o Failing to cook food adequately o Holding food at improper temperatures o Using contaminated equipment
o Practicing poor personal hygiene - correct answers ✅Five Most Common Risk Factors U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - correct answers ✅a governmental agency responsible for inspecting and rating meat, poultry, and eggs for freshness and quality Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - correct answers ✅Regulates all food other than meat, poultry and eggs. Publishes Food Code (food safety guidelines, not law) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - correct answers ✅Conducts research into causes of illness and assists in investigations Public Health Service (PHS) - correct answers ✅Conducts research into causes of illness and assists in investigations o Create a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) o Ensure SOPs are followed
o Biological (also known as Pathogens) - Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, Fungi o Chemical - Cleaners, sanitizers, poisons o Physical - Glass, bandages, dirt, fake fingernails, jewelry - correct answers ✅The Three Food Contaminants Food, Acidity, Temperature, Time, Oxygen, Moisture - correct answers ✅FATTOM pathogens - correct answers ✅disease causing agents; bacteria, virus, parasite, fungi virus - correct answers ✅A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell. can't be destroyed by cooking food parasite - correct answers ✅an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person; seafood, wild game, and produce are most susceptible
fungi - correct answers ✅An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment. produce pathogens and some are poisonous -Bacteria found in human feces that can remain for weeks after symptoms have ended -occurs when eating or drinking contaminated food or water -Transferred by flies -foods at risk: Those easily contaminated by hands, Salads with TCS food, Foods washed in contaminated water -prevent: Exclude food workers with diarrhea, use proper handwashing, Control flies - correct answers ✅Shigella spp. -Bacteria carried by farm animals -foods at risk: Poultry and eggs,Meat, milk and dairy
diarrhea - correct answers ✅Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC), (E. coli) -Virus found in humans -Can contaminate water and food -Transferred by contact with food or equipment -Very infectious, May not show up for weeks -foods at risk: RTE, shellfish -prevent: • Use proper handwashing, Avoid bare hand contact, Purchase from reputable suppliers,Exclude food workers diagnosed with Hepatitis A or who have had jaundice for seven days or less
o Peanuts o Tree nuts o Wheat o Soy - correct answers ✅Eight Most Common Food Allergens
o Arrive to work clean o When possible, change into work clothes at the work location o Keep fingernails short, well-trimmed, and clean o Avoid fake fingernails o Do not use nail polish o Restrain hair o Avoid hair accessories o Remove most jewelry o Cover wounds or boils o Do not wipe hands on aprons or other clothing - correct answers ✅Good Basic Personal Hygiene Habits o Use warm water (100°F/38°C) o Wet hands and arms to elbow o Apply approved hand soap o Rub hands and forearms for at least 10 to 15s o Pay attention to area between fingers, under nails, and fingertips
o Handling service animals or aquatic animals or chemicals - correct answers ✅Wash Hands After
into degrees and sends a temperature measurement to a digital display; Designed to measure surface temperatures Thermocouple and Thermistor - correct answers ✅o Uses metal probe or sensing area with results displayed on digital readout o Doesn't need to be inserted as far so can be used for thick or thin foods Surface Probes - correct answers ✅check the temperature of flat cooking equipment, such as griddles, grill Used to measure temperature of flat cooking surfaces Air Probe - correct answers ✅Used to measure inside temperature of ovens and refrigerators Immersion Probes - correct answers ✅use to check temperature of liquids (soups, sauces, frying oil)
Penetration probe - correct answers ✅Measures internal temperature of food. Time and Temperature Indicator (TTI) - correct answers ✅tags are attached to packages by the supplier a color change appears in the window if the food has been time-temp abused during shipment or storage Maximum Registering Tapes - correct answers ✅o Used inside shipping containers o Indicates highest temperature reached
At or above 135°F/57°C - correct answers ✅Hot foods receiving temp At 41°F/5°C - correct answers ✅ROP packaged items receiving temp Air: 45°F/7°C, internal: 50°F/10°C - correct answers ✅Live shellfish receiving temp At 45°F/7°C or lower - correct answers ✅Shucked shellfish receiving temp At or below 41°F/5°C - correct answers ✅Fresh fish receiving temp Between 33° and 41°F/1° and 5°C - correct answers ✅Produce exceptions - tomatoes, sliced melons, pre-cut produce receiving temp Hard frozen - correct answers ✅frozen food receiving temp
keep products at or below 41°F/5°C; have thermometer as part of unit otherwise place thermometer on top shelf near door - correct answers ✅Refrigerator storage stored at room temperature, once opens store at or below 41°F, 5°C - correct answers ✅Ultra-high pasteurized items storage apples, pears, bananas, avocados, citrus fruits, onions, potatoes, eggplant - correct answers ✅Store produce refrigerated except o Ready to eat foods and produce o Seafood o Whole cuts, beef, and pork o Ground meat and ground fish o Whole and ground poultry - correct answers ✅Storage order in refrigerator (from top to bottom)