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ServSafe Allergen Test

Unofficial practice: questions on the course's four parts, each with its FDA page or Food Code section.

Which of these foods is one of the nine major food allergens?

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Allergy fundamentals 17

  • A cook carries a used pan that held peanut sauce to the dish area, then turns to an allergen-free order. What does the Food Code require after handling soiled equipment? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.14
  • A deli wraps a sandwich in paper after a guest orders it. Do FALCPA's labeling requirements apply to that wrapper? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A food allergy occurs when the body's immune system reacts to which part of a food? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A guest avoids every major food allergen. Which grain is on the list? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • A guest says the last reaction was 'only a mild rash'. What does the FDA say about mild reactions? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • An ingredient list says 'buttermilk' and nothing more about milk. Why does that satisfy the allergen labeling law? FDA, Food Allergies
  • By the FDA's account, anaphylaxis can lead to which of these? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • The FDA's allergen labeling rules do not cover meat, poultry and egg products. Which federal agency regulates those? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Gluten is a group of proteins found in which grains? FDA, Food Allergies
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Allergy fundamentals, continued

  • Has the FDA set a threshold amount below which an allergen is unlikely to cause a reaction? FDA, Food Allergies
  • How is a fish ingredient declared on a packaged food label? FDA, Food Allergies
  • How many major food allergens does U.S. law identify? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Sulfites are not a major food allergen but can cause reactions such as asthma in sensitive people. At what level must they be declared on a food label? FDA, Food Allergies
  • What does the FDA say about a cure for food allergies? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Where on a package does a 'Contains' allergen statement appear? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Which of these foods is one of the nine major food allergens? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Which of these is on the FDA's list of food allergy symptoms? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know

Front of the house 10

  • A guest asks for a dish made with no egg. By Annex 3 of the Food Code, what may the mistaken use of that ingredient result in? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-302.12
  • A guest who is allergic to milk asks about a dark chocolate dessert. Which fact from the FDA is a reason to check the label and the supplier's information with care? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A packaged cookie says 'produced in a facility that also uses peanuts'. What do advisory statements like this address? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A server is about to cut a guest's allergen-free dessert with the knife just used on a walnut cake. What does the Food Code require of utensils that touch food? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.11
  • A server tells a guest a dish is 'nut-free' without checking. Which Food Code rule does a wrong claim break? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-601.12
  • According to Annex 3 of the Food Code, what do guests with food allergies often ask employees to share? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 2-103.11
  • Bulk granola is sold from a bin that guests fill themselves. What must be in plain view of the guest? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-602.11
  • Food wrapped for a guest at the time of the order is not 'packaged' under the Food Code. What does Annex 3 say the guest can do at that moment? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-602.12
  • Which of these is a form of written allergen notification that Annex 3 of the Food Code lists? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-602.12
  • Why does Annex 3 of the Food Code say that telling guests about major food allergens matters? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-602.12

Back of the house 18

  • A cook wants to dip cut apples for a fruit cup in a sulfite solution to stop browning. What does the Food Code say? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-302.14
  • A cutting board was used for raw fish and is needed next for raw beef. What does the Food Code require, by Annex 3's account of 4-602.11? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 4-602.11
  • A packaged bread pudding lists 'bread' as an ingredient. What does Annex 3 say about the ingredients of the bread itself? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-602.11
  • A restaurant packages and labels its own sauces for sale. Do FALCPA's allergen labeling requirements reach it? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A soup base lists 'whey protein'. Under the Food Code's definition, is an ingredient that contains protein derived from milk a major food allergen? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Major Food Allergen
  • A supplier's sauce is found to lack required allergen information on its label. How does the FDA regard such a product? FDA, Food Allergies
  • After washing, a mixer bowl still shows a film of batter. What standard does the Food Code set for food-contact surfaces? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-601.11
  • An open bag of sesame seeds sits on a shelf above uncovered pans of rolls. Which Food Code storage rule protects the rolls? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-302.11
  • Besides shared equipment and poor cleaning, which route of allergen cross-contact does the FDA name? FDA, Food Allergies
  • The FDA names ways cross-contact happens where foods with different allergens share equipment. Which is one of them? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Flour, almond flour and powdered milk are moved from their bags into storage bins. Why does Annex 3 say the bins carry the common name of the food? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-302.12
  • The kitchen packages its own granola for retail sale. In what order must the label list the ingredients? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-602.11
  • Of the major food allergens, which is the most common cause of recalls for undeclared allergens? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Peanut dust spills across a clean prep table in the middle of service. When does the Food Code say the surface is cleaned? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-602.11
  • Raw pork and raw fish share a cooking temperature. Why does Annex 3 still call for keeping them apart in storage and preparation? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-302.11
  • Since what date has FALCPA required packaged food labels to name the food sources of major food allergens? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 3-602.11
  • Which food type is among the five most often involved in food allergen recalls, by the FDA's count? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Why might an older packaged product still on a shelf contain sesame without naming it as an allergen? FDA, Food Allergies

Managing emergencies 9

  • A guest reacts after eating a packaged product sold by the operation. What does the FDA say to keep? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • A guest with a known food allergy feels symptoms starting in the middle of a meal. What is the first step on the FDA's list? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • A guest's reaction looks mild at first. Why does it still call for prompt attention, by the FDA's account? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • About what share of the U.S. population does Annex 3 of the Food Code say food allergy affects? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 2-103.11
  • After the food is stopped and the need for emergency treatment is weighed, what does the FDA's list say to do? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • Besides the major allergens, labels and cross-contact, which topic does Annex 3 list for an allergen training program? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 2-103.11
  • Which detail does the FDA ask for in a report of an allergic reaction to a food product? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • Which topic does Annex 3 of the Food Code suggest for an operation's allergen training program? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 2-103.11
  • Who designs the allergen training that the person in charge must ensure, by Annex 3's account of 2-103.11? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 3, public health reasons for 2-103.11

How this list was compiled: Own questions, sorted by the four parts of the ServSafe Allergens Training Course and Assessment Intended Learning Outcomes that the National Restaurant Association publishes (https://binge.paperflite.com/assets/69c1918fed3bac71d8e94509, a file named ServSafe-Allergens-ILOs Updated March 2026, linked from https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Allergens/FAQs; the course page https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Allergens names identifying allergens, communication with the guest, preventing cross-contact and food labels; all read 2026-10-06). Facts were read on 2026-10-06 in FDA's pages Food Allergies, https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/food-allergies (content current as of 03/11/2026), and Food Allergies: What You Need to Know, https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/food-allergies-what-you-need-know (content current as of 08/16/2024), and in the FDA Food Code 2022, chapters 1 to 4 and Annex 3, https://www.fda.gov/food/fda-food-code/food-code-2022, compared with the FDA Food Code 2026. Each question names the page or section it was written from. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named in each question. Nothing is copied or reworded from the ServSafe Allergens course, its assessment or any other practice product.

How it works

This unofficial ServSafe allergen test practice has 54 of our own questions on serving guests who have food allergies. The program's owner, the National Restaurant Association, did not write or review them. Exam practice, not medical advice.

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What the ServSafe Allergens assessment covers

The National Restaurant Association's list of intended learning outcomes, marked updated March 2026 and read on October 6, 2026, has four parts: allergy fundamentals, front of the house, back of the house and managing emergencies. The questions are sorted into those parts. The program's FAQ says the assessment comes at the end of the course.

What is left out, and where the facts come from

The outcome on using an epinephrine auto-injector is not asked, because this page gives no treatment steps. Facts come from FDA's two food allergy pages and from the FDA Food Code 2022, compared with the 2026 edition.

  • The nine: milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame.
  • Cross-contact is the unintended transfer of an allergen into a food. FDA names shared equipment, ineffective cleaning and dust as routes.
  • FDA has not set a threshold level for any allergen.

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the ServSafe Allergens test?

The National Restaurant Association's pages read on October 6, 2026 give no count for the Allergens assessment. Exam mode here draws 40 of our own questions, which is this site's choice.

How many times can you take the ServSafe Allergens assessment?

Three. The program's FAQ says you have 3 attempts to pass, and 60 days to finish the course and pass once the course has started.

Is food allergen training required?

The program's FAQ says allergen awareness training is required in several states. The 2022 FDA Food Code, in 2-103.11, has the person in charge ensure employees are trained in food allergy awareness for their duties. Ask your health department what your state adopted.

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