Lesson 8

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Module Eight, ServSafe Manager Practice Test

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If a HACCP plan works for one operation, why can’t the same plan work for all operations?

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What does a HACCP system need to be based on to be effective?

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In a HACCP system, once the hazards have been identified at each point along its flow through the operation, how can they be prevented from causing harm?

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What food safety management system is based on identifying the risks for a food product at each point along its flow through an operation?

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Why is every HACCP plan different?

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According to ServSafe, the following steps are essential to implement what?
1. Identify Risks
2. Monitor
3. Corrective Action
4. Management Oversight
5. Training
6. Re-evaluation

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What kind of statement should be expressed in the notice of consumer advisory when serving raw or undercooked food?

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If your menu includes items that are served raw or undercooked, what kind of notice must be given to customers?

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What example does ServSafe give for meeting the FDA recommendation for “time and temperature parameters for controlling pathogens”?

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How can your operation meet the FDA’s reccomendation to have time and temperature parameters for controlling pathogens?

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What example does ServSafe give for “controlling hands as a vehicle of contamination”?

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How can your operation meet the FDA’s reccomendation to “control hands as a vehicle of contamination?”

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What example does ServSafe give for meeting the FDA recommendation for “staff health controls”?

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What procedures should a food service operation establish to meet the FDA’s recommendation for “staff health controls”?

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According to FDA recommendations, a food service manager should know how to keep food safe. How can you demonstrate your food safety knowledge to a health inspector?

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The FDA has given these five specific recommendations for controlling the common risk factors for foodborne illness. What are these recommendations known as?
• Demonstration of knowledge
• Staff health controls
• Controlling hands as a vehicle of contamination
• Time and temperature parameters for controlling pathogens
• Consumer advisories

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Re-evaluating the system is the last step to implementing active managerial control. What should you check for when you re-evaluate the system?

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Training staff is an important part of Active Managerial Control (AMC). What should you train your staff?

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Management oversight is essential to implementing active managerial control. What is the purpose of management oversight?

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Corrective action is essential to implementing active managerial control. When should you take corrective action with an employee?

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Monitoring is essential to implementing active managerial control. What activities should be monitored?

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Identifying risks is the first step to implementing active managerial control. How can you identify the risks to food safety throughout the flow of food?

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What kind of tools should you provide for your staff to help them ensure food safety?

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What should the manager monitor to keep their customers and operation free from risk?

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How does the manager control the risk factors for foodborne illness?

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When should a manager practice active managerial control?

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You can achieve Active Managerial Control (AMC) in your operation with simple programs like manager supervision, standard operating procedures, and training programs. What is another food safety management system that also achieves AMC?

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According to the FDA, what food safety management system can be achieved by using these simple programs in your operation?
• Manager supervision
• Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Training program

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How should you be proactive instead of reactive in a system of active managerial control?

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What food safety management system places the responsibility on the manager to actively control the risk factors for foodborne illness?

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In a system of Active Managerial Control, who has the responsibility to actively control the five common risk factors for foodborne illness?

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What are these five risk factors for foodborne illness known as?
1. Purchasing food from unsafe sources
2. Failing to cook food correctly
3. Holding food at incorrect temperatures
4. Using contaminated equipment
5. Practicing poor personal hygiene.

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What kind of programs are included on this list?
• Food Safety Training Program
• Personal hygiene program
• Quality control and assurance program
• Supplier selection and specification program
• Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Cleaning and sanitation program
• Facility design and equipment maintenance program
• Pest-control program
• Food Safety Management System

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What kind of programs can make the foundation of a food safety management system when an operation already has them in place?

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How does a food safety management system prevent foodborne illness?

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What is a group of practices and procedures designed to prevent foodborne illness called?