ServSafe

Question 1

2 main BACTERIA prevented by less cross-contamination.

Answer 1

Nontyphoidal salmonella

Salmonella typhi

Question 2

2 main BACTERIA prevented by better personal hygiene.

Answer 2

Shigella spp.

Staphylococcus auerus

Question 3

Main BACTERIA prevented by purchasing from approved suppliers.

Answer 3

Vibrio vulnificus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 4

2 main VIRUSES and their prevention.

Answer 4

Hep A
Norovirus

Prevented by better personal hygiene

Question 5

4 main parasites and their main prevention

Answer 5

Anisakis simplex
Cryptosporidium parvum
Giardia duodenalis
Cyclospora cayetanensis

Prevention: approved suppliers

Question 6

5 main TOXINS and their main prevention.

Answer 6

Histamine 
Ciguatoxin 
Saxitoxin 
Brevetoxin 
Domoic acid

Question 7

What are the “Big 6” by FDA?

Answer 7

Shigella 
Salmonella typhi 
Nontyphoidal salmonella 
Shiga toxin e. Coli 
Hep A 
Norovirus

Question 8

Caused from cooked rice dishes, milk, meat, and cooked veg.
Watery diarrhea OR N/V
Prevent: cook, hold, cool

Answer 8

Bacillus cereus

Question 9

From dirt, water, plants
From raw meat, raw dairy, RTE meats/cheeses
Miscarriage and newborn probs
Prevent: cook meat, throw out bad meat, less CC, no raw dairy

Answer 9

Listeria monocytogenes

Question 10

In cattle intestines
Raw ground beef and contaminated produce
Diarrhea, ab cramps, kidney fails
Cook, purchase, less CC, stop workers

Answer 10

Shiga toxin producing E. coli

Question 11

In poultry, contaminated water, meats, stew, gravy
Diarrhea, ab cramps, fever, vomit, headache
Cook and less CC to RTE food

Answer 11

Campylobacter jejuni

Question 12

Spores in dirt, animal and human intestines
From meat, poultry, stew and gravy dishes
Diarrhea and ab pain
Cool/heat, hold

Answer 12

Clostridium perfringens

Question 13

Spores in dirt and water, anaerobic
From bad canning, ROP, temp abused veg baked po , garlic and oil mixes
N/V becomes weak, double vision, and hard to talk
Hold, cool, reheat, and inspect cans

Answer 13

Clostridium botulinum

Question 14

From farm animals
Poultry, eggs, meat, milk, dairy, tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupes
Diarrhea, ab cramps, vomit, fever
Cook, less CC, less workers

Answer 14

Nontyphoidal salmonella

Question 15

Only in people from typhoid fever
From RTE foods, beverages
Fever, weak, ab pain, headache, rash, less appetite
Less workers!, wash hands, cook

Answer 15

Salmonella typhi

Question 16

Sick human feces (flies)
Foods that touch hands, salads of TCS foods, produce with bad water
Less infected workers, wash hands, good
Hygiene, control flies

Answer 16

Shigella spp.

Question 17

6 main BACTERIA prevented with time and temp control.

Answer 17

Bacillus cereus
Listeria monocytogenes
Shiga toxin E. coli
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium botulinum
Campylobacter jejuni

Question 18

Hair nose throat of humans, and cuts
Salads with TCS foods and deli meat
N/V and retching, abdominal cramps
Wash hands, cover wounds, hold, cool, reheat foods

Answer 18

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 19

Water of shellfish harvest 
Bacteria 
Dangerous for DM or cirrhosis 
Oysters from bad water 
Diarrhea, ab cramps, N/V, low fever and chills
Cook oysters to temp, approved vendor

Answer 19

Vibrio vulnificus And parahaemolyticus

Question 20

Virus in infected human feces
Shellfish in bad water, RTE foods
No symptoms for weeks!, mild fever, weak, nausea, ab pain, jaundice

Answer 20

Hep A

Question 21

Virus very contagious and s/s within hours!
RTE foods and shellfish in contaminated water
N/V, diarrhea, ab cramps
Less workers, wash hands, gloves, approved vendors

Answer 21

Norovirus

Question 22

Parasite from raw fish, herring, cod, halibut, mackerel, pacific salmon
Tingling throat and coughing worms
Cook fish and buy sushi grade

Answer 22

Anisakis simplex

Question 23

From human feces, person spread parasite
Bad water and produce (
Watery diarrhea, ab cramps, N, lose wt
Less workers, wash hands, use good water

Answer 23

Cryptosporidium parvum

Question 24

Parasite in human feces
Bad water and produce
Fever the. Diarrhea, N, and ab cramps
Use good water, less workers, wash hands

Answer 24

Giardia duodenalis

Question 25

Bad water or human feces
Produce that is washed or irrigated (berries, basil, lettuce) , bad water
N, ab cramps, mild fever, diarrhea and constipation, lose wt and appetite
Good vendors, less workers, wash hands

Answer 25

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Question 26

Toxin in scombroid fish
Tuna, mackerel, mahimahi, bonita
Red face, sweat, headache, burn tingle mouth and throat, diarrhea and vomiting
T/T during prep and storage

Answer 26

Histamine

Question 27

In marine algae, build up in big fish
Predator tropical reef fish (pacific Indian carribeean) barracuda grouper jacks snapper
Hot/cold flashes, N/V, tingle fingers/lips/toes, joint and muscle pain
Approved vendors

Answer 27

Ciguatoxin

Question 28

Filtered toxic algae
Cold water shellfish (pacific and New England)- clams, mussels, oysters, scallops
Numb, tingle face/arms/legs, dizzy,N/V, diarrhea
Approved vendors

Answer 28

Saxitoxin

Question 29

Warm water shellfish from Florida, Mexico, Caribbean (clams, mussels, oysters)
Tingle lips/tongue/throat, dizzy, hot/cold, vomit, diarrhea
Approved vendors

Answer 29

Brevetoxin

Question 30

Shellfish from pacific NW, and east Canada(clam, mussels, scallops, oysters)
Ab pain, vomit, diarrhea, confused, lose memory, seizure, coma
Approved vendors

Answer 30

Domoic acid

Question 31

What are the big eight allergens?

Answer 31

Milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts.