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A HACCP plan says ground beef patties must reach 155°F for 17 seconds. What is that value called?

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Form 1: all 80 questions

Implementing active managerial control 10

  • A cook wants to cure sausage in-house as a way of preserving it. What must the operation obtain from the regulatory authority before starting? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-502.11
  • A delivery driver's friend wanders into the prep kitchen to wait. What does the Food Code expect of the person in charge? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-103.11
  • A foodservice operation is open from 6 a.m. to midnight. When must a person in charge be present? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-101.11
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Implementing active managerial control, continued

  • A HACCP plan says ground beef patties must reach 155°F for 17 seconds. What is that value called? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Critical Limit
  • A manager builds specific procedures into daily work to gain control over foodborne illness risk factors. What does the Food Code call this approach? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 4, Management of Food Safety Practices
  • A manager lists the CDC's five risk factors on a training poster. Which item belongs on the poster? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 4, Management of Food Safety Practices
  • A new manager asks how to be sure the line cooks reach safe cooking temperatures. What does the Food Code name as the way? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-103.11
  • During an inspection, which result is one way the person in charge demonstrates knowledge of foodborne disease prevention? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-102.11
  • The Food Code defines a hazard as a property that may cause an unacceptable consumer health risk. Which three kinds does the definition name? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Hazard
  • In Annex 4's list of the seven HACCP principles, which step comes right after the hazard analysis? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 4, Management of Food Safety Practices

Managing personnel 9

  • A cook has clean single-use gloves in hand and a sandwich order waiting. What does 2-301.14 require before the gloves go on? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.14
  • A cook is plating a salad that will get no further cooking. How should the lettuce be handled? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-301.11
  • A cook wants to drink water at the grill station. What does the Food Code allow? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-401.11
  • A dishwasher's hands are soiled, and the handwashing sink is across the room. Which sink may be used to wash them? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.15
  • A food employee comes to work with yellowed skin and eyes. Whom must the person in charge notify? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-201.11
  • A food employee with artificial fingernails will be working with exposed food. What does the Food Code require? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-302.11
  • A line cook reports vomiting before the shift starts. What must the person in charge do? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-201.12
  • A trainer times a new hire at the handwashing sink. What is the least time the Food Code gives for cleaning the hands and arms? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.12
  • After two days at home with diarrhea and no diagnosis, a prep cook wants to come back to work. What must be true first? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-201.13

Addressing allergen issues 8

  • A cafe sells unpackaged muffins made with walnuts and milk. What does the 2022 Food Code require of the permit holder? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-602.12
  • A cook uses the same spatula for a peanut sauce and then for an allergen-free order. What is this unintended transfer of an allergen called? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A deli packages its own pesto, made with pine nuts and cheese, for a grab-and-go case. What must the label show about allergens? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-602.11
  • A new server has had no training on food allergies. Whose duty is it under 2-103.11 to see that the server gets it? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-103.11
  • The Food Code's definition of major food allergen leaves out which ingredient? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Major Food Allergen
  • Minutes after eating, a guest develops hives and swelling of the lips. Which kind of problem do these signs match? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • Which food became the ninth major food allergen under U.S. law on January 1, 2023? FDA, Food Allergies
  • Which group of foods is on the Food Code's list of major food allergens? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Major Food Allergen

Purchasing, receiving and storing 5

  • A delivery of sliced deli turkey arrives. What is the highest temperature at which this refrigerated TCS food may be accepted? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-202.11
  • A kitchen makes tuna salad on Monday and holds it at 41°F. Counting Monday as day 1, for how many days at most may it be kept? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.17
  • A receiver reads the thermometer inside a truck that carries raw shell eggs. Above what air temperature should the eggs be turned away? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-202.11
  • How far above the floor must cases of canned tomatoes be stored in a dry storeroom? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-305.11
  • The last oyster from a container is sold today. How long must the operation keep the shellstock tag? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-203.12

Preparing foods 16

  • A cook checks a grilled chicken breast with a probe thermometer. What is the lowest reading that meets the Food Code? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A cook grills hamburger patties. Which internal temperature and time meets the Food Code? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A cook keeps the spoon for a pot of grits standing in a pan of water between uses. What water temperature makes that an allowed way to store it? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.12
  • A cook makes Caesar dressing that will not be cooked. What must be used in place of raw eggs? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-302.13
  • A cook microwaves raw fish until every part reaches 165°F. What must happen next? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.12
  • A cook roasts a whole top round to an internal 130°F for rare slices. How many minutes at that temperature does the roast chart require? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A guest orders a salmon fillet. What must the thickest part reach, and for how long? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A pan of refrigerated soup goes on the stove to be reheated for the steam table. What is the time limit for getting it from 41°F to the reheating temperature? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-403.11
  • A pot of beef stew is at 135°F at 1 p.m. and starts cooling. By what time must it reach 70°F? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.14
  • Cooked rice starts cooling from 135°F. What is the total time allowed for it to reach 41°F or less? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.14
  • The Food Code sets one cooking temperature for plant foods that will be held hot, such as broccoli for a buffet. What is it? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.13
  • Frozen shrimp are thawed completely submerged under running water. What is the highest water temperature allowed? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.13
  • Raw fish for sushi is both frozen and stored at -4°F to destroy parasites. What is the minimum storage time in the freezer? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-402.11
  • Which method does the Food Code list for cooling a large batch of soup quickly? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.15
  • Whole cantaloupes will be cut for a fruit tray. What must happen first? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-302.15
  • Yesterday's chili is taken from the cooler to be reheated for the steam table. What must all parts of it reach? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-403.11

Serving foods 8

  • A guest returns to the buffet for a second helping. What does the Food Code say about the plate? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.16
  • A manager reviews a self-service buffet line. Which item must be taken off it? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-306.13
  • A salad bar holds cut melon. What is the highest temperature allowed for cold holding? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.16
  • A steakhouse will cook burgers rare on request. How must it tell guests about the risk? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-603.11
  • A table leaves untouched food behind. Which item may be served to another guest? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-306.14
  • How should unwrapped forks be presented to guests at a self-service station? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-904.11
  • Pizza slices leave hot holding at 135°F and sit on a counter with time as the only control. When must unsold slices be discarded? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.19
  • What is the lowest temperature at which macaroni and cheese may be held on a steam table? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.16

Cleaning and sanitizing 7

  • A deli slices ham on one slicer from opening to closing. What is the longest it may go between cleanings of its food-contact surfaces? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-602.11
  • A kitchen sanitizes utensils by hand with hot water instead of chemicals. What is the lowest temperature the sanitizing water may be? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-501.111
  • A new kitchen is planned with no dish machine. How many compartments must its manual warewashing sink have? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-301.12
  • After pots are cleaned and sanitized, how does the Food Code say they are dried? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-901.11
  • How does an employee confirm that the sanitizer in the third sink is at the right strength? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-302.14
  • What concentration does the Food Code set for an iodine sanitizing solution? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-501.114
  • What is the minimum temperature of the wash solution in a manual warewashing sink, unless the detergent label gives another? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-501.19

Managing establishment facilities 12

  • A bartender wants to dump a bucket of ice into the handwashing sink. What does the Food Code say? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-205.11
  • A faucet's water supply inlet is 1 inch across. How large must the air gap above the sink's flood level rim be? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-202.13
  • A guest enters the dining room with a service animal that the guest keeps under control. What does the Food Code allow? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-501.115
  • A plumber sets the mixing valve on a new handwashing sink. Under the 2022 Food Code, how warm must the water be able to run? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-202.12
  • An employee fills a spray bottle with sanitizer from a bulk jug. What must the bottle show? FDA Food Code 2022, 7-102.11
  • An inspector looks at the wall by each handwashing sink in the kitchen. What should be there for food employees to see? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-301.14
  • How much light is required at a surface where an employee works with knives or a slicer? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-303.11
  • What does the Food Code require of light bulbs above a food preparation table? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-202.11
  • Where does the Food Code say mop water is to be emptied? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-203.13
  • Where in a walk-in cooler must the air thermometer's sensor be placed? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-204.112
  • Where may a case of oven cleaner be stored? FDA Food Code 2022, 7-201.11
  • Which practice does the Food Code list for controlling pests? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-501.111

Responding to crises 5

  • A guest sneezes directly onto an uncovered tray of pastries on display. What must be done with the pastries? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-701.11
  • A guest vomits in the dining room. What must the operation already have in place for its employees? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-501.11
  • A kitchen fire closed a foodservice operation as an imminent health hazard. What is needed before it resumes operations? FDA Food Code 2022, 8-404.12
  • At noon, wastewater comes up out of the floor drains beside the cook line. What does 8-404.11 require of the permit holder? FDA Food Code 2022, 8-404.11
  • Guests call to report a similar illness after eating the same dish. How many cases make a foodborne disease outbreak under the Food Code's definition? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Foodborne Disease Outbreak

How this list was compiled: Own questions, written to the nine content areas and question counts of the ServSafe Manager Exam Blueprint that the National Restaurant Association publishes (https://binge.paperflite.com/assets/684c4893ec3b025b4d080d1f, headed ServSafe Exam Development FAQs, last updated 5 January 2026, linked from https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Manager/FAQs; both read 2026-10-06). Facts were read on 2026-10-06 in the FDA Food Code 2022 (chapters 1 to 8 and Annex 4), https://www.fda.gov/food/fda-food-code/food-code-2022, full text https://www.fda.gov/media/164194/download, and compared with the FDA Food Code 2026, https://www.fda.gov/food/fda-food-code/food-code-2026; and, for the allergen area, in FDA's pages Food Allergies, https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/food-allergies, and Food Allergies: What You Need to Know, https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/food-allergies-what-you-need-know. Each question names the section or page 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 a ServSafe exam, a released, sample, practice or diagnostic paper, or the program's books.

Form 2: all 80 questions

Implementing active managerial control 10

  • A cook finds soup on the steam table below its critical limit and reheats it. In HACCP terms, what is the reheating? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 4, Management of Food Safety Practices
  • A manager buys shellfish from an unlicensed roadside seller. Which of the CDC risk factors named in Annex 4 is this? FDA Food Code 2022, Annex 4, Management of Food Safety Practices
  • An inspection report marks a violation as a priority item. What does that term mean in the Food Code? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Priority Item
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Implementing active managerial control, continued

  • Food employees have a duty to tell the person in charge about certain symptoms and diagnoses. What does 2-103.11 say about the way they learn of that duty? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-103.11
  • In a HACCP plan, cooking is the step where loss of control could leave chicken unsafe. What is such a step called? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Critical Control Point
  • Under the 2022 Food Code, what must the person in charge be? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-102.12
  • What is a variance under the Food Code? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Variance
  • Which activity requires a variance from the regulatory authority? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-502.11
  • Which duty does the Food Code give the person in charge when deliveries arrive during operating hours? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-103.11
  • Which group fits the Food Code's definition of a highly susceptible population? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Highly Susceptible Population

Managing personnel 9

  • A cashier who also bags pastries reaches for the hand antiseptic instead of going to the sink. What does 2-301.16 say about antiseptic? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.16
  • A cook cracks raw eggs and next needs to slice tomatoes for a salad. What must the cook do in between? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.14
  • A cook wearing single-use gloves finishes portioning raw chicken and is asked to make a sandwich. What happens to the gloves? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.15
  • A cook with a beard works the saute station. What does the Food Code require? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-402.11
  • A food employee is diagnosed with an illness due to Norovirus. To whom must the employee report it? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-201.11
  • A host at a diner reports a sore throat with a fever. The diner's guests are the general public, not a highly susceptible population. What does 2-201.12 call for? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-201.12
  • A line cook arrives wearing several pieces of jewelry. Which one may stay on while the cook prepares food? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-303.11
  • A prep cook has persistent sneezing and a runny nose. Which work is off limits? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-401.12
  • The soap is on and the hands are lathered. How long does the Food Code say to keep rubbing them together? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-301.12

Addressing allergen issues 8

  • A guest says they are allergic to shellfish. Which menu item contains a major food allergen of that kind? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Major Food Allergen
  • A packaged sauce lists 'whey (milk)' among its ingredients. What does the word in parentheses tell a cook who is checking for allergens? FDA, Food Allergies
  • A supplier's label says 'may contain peanuts'. What does the FDA say about advisory statements like this one? FDA, Food Allergies
  • An inspector asks the person in charge about allergens. What must the person in charge be able to describe? FDA Food Code 2022, 2-102.11
  • How soon after eating can the symptoms of a food allergy appear? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • On a packaged food label, how must a tree nut ingredient be declared? FDA, Food Allergies
  • What is the name for a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction? FDA, Food Allergies: What You Need to Know
  • Which 2004 law first identified eight foods as major food allergens for labeling? FDA, Food Allergies

Purchasing, receiving and storing 5

  • A bag of live clams is half used. Where must its shellstock tag be? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-203.12
  • A case of canned beans arrives with torn cartons and leaking cans. What does the Food Code say about food packages? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-202.15
  • A caterer delivers cooked lasagna that is received hot. What is the lowest temperature at which it may be accepted? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-202.11
  • A cook pours salt and sugar from their bags into identical unmarked bins. What does the Food Code require? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-302.12
  • An employee offers jars of salsa canned in her home kitchen for the menu. What does the Food Code say? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-201.11

Preparing foods 16

  • A cook fries one egg to a guest's order for immediate service. Which internal temperature and time is the minimum? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A cook must cool 5 gallons of refried beans. Which step is one of the Food Code's cooling methods? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.15
  • A cook opens room-temperature cans of tuna and mixes a salad. How long does the Food Code give to bring it to 41°F or less? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.14
  • A cook wipes down the prep counter, and the next spill has not happened yet. Where does the Food Code keep the wet cloth in the meantime? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.14
  • A hotel kitchen scrambles forty eggs at once and holds them in a chafing dish. Which internal temperature and time is the minimum? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A kitchen partly cooks chicken wings in the morning, cools them and finishes them at dinner. How long may the first heating step last? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.14
  • A manager buys probe thermometers marked in Fahrenheit only. What accuracy does 4-203.11 require of them? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-203.11
  • A sealed bag of nacho cheese sauce from a food processing plant is heated for hot holding. What temperature must it reach? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-403.11
  • A supplier's label says its sirloin steaks are blade tenderized. Because the meat is no longer intact, what is the minimum cook? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • A sushi supplier freezes fish solid in a blast freezer at -31°F and keeps it there. How many hours must it be stored before raw service? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-402.11
  • During service, how may a scoop be stored in a bin of cooked rice? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.12
  • Ice was used to chill canned drinks in a tub. What does the Food Code say about that ice afterward? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-303.11
  • Pork chops are filled with a bread stuffing before roasting. What must the center reach? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.11
  • When raw animal food is cooked in a microwave oven, what must be done during cooking? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-401.12
  • Which thawing method does the Food Code allow for a frozen turkey? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.13
  • Which thermometer does the Food Code require for checking thin foods such as burger patties and fish fillets? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-302.12

Serving foods 8

  • A beef roast was cooked at 130°F for 112 minutes. What is the lowest temperature at which it may be held hot? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.16
  • A hospital kitchen plans its patient salad bar. Which item may not be served to this highly susceptible population? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-801.11
  • A server is asked to bring a guest a second portion of soup. What does the Food Code say about the bowl? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-304.16
  • Before a buffet uses time alone to control food safety, what must the operation have? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.19
  • Cut tomatoes leave refrigeration at 41°F and are held for up to 6 hours with time as the control. What temperature may the food not exceed? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-501.19
  • How does the Food Code say food on a salad bar is protected from contamination by guests? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-306.11
  • What must be provided at each self-service container of ready-to-eat food? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-306.13
  • Who must monitor a self-service buffet? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-306.13

Cleaning and sanitizing 7

  • A conveyor dish machine sanitizes with hot water, not chemicals. What is the lowest reading allowed for the final rinse where it enters the manifold? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-501.112
  • A cutting board was used for raw chicken and is needed next for lettuce. What does the Food Code require first? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-602.11
  • The Food Code defines sanitization by the reduction it achieves in disease microorganisms on a cleaned surface. How large is that reduction? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Sanitization
  • How are clean glasses stored on a shelf, by the Food Code? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-903.11
  • In a hot water dish machine, what utensil surface temperature shows that sanitization was achieved? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-703.11
  • Utensils are sanitized by immersion in 171°F water in a manual operation. For how long, at a minimum? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-703.11
  • What comes before washing heavily soiled pans in a three-compartment sink? FDA Food Code 2022, 4-603.12

Managing establishment facilities 12

  • A pipe links the drinking water system to a water system of unknown quality. What does the Food Code call this prohibited link? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-205.12
  • A trap in the storeroom has caught several insects. What does the Food Code require? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-501.112
  • An empty sanitizer bucket has been washed. May it be used to store pickles? FDA Food Code 2022, 7-203.11
  • The back door of a kitchen opens onto an alley. What kind of door does 6-202.15 require there? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-202.15
  • Besides food preparation, dispensing and warewashing areas, where does the Food Code place handwashing sinks? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-204.11
  • The bulbs in a walk-in cooler are being replaced. At 30 inches above the floor, how bright must the light be? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-303.11
  • How must rodent bait be contained in a foodservice operation? FDA Food Code 2022, 7-206.12
  • How must the drain from a food preparation sink connect to the sewage system? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-402.11
  • What must garbage receptacles used outside the establishment for food waste be built to have? FDA Food Code 2022, 5-501.15
  • What surface characteristics does the Food Code require for indoor floors and walls where operations are conducted? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-101.11
  • Which hand drying provision does the Food Code accept at a handwashing sink? FDA Food Code 2022, 6-301.12
  • Which medicines does the Food Code allow in a foodservice operation? FDA Food Code 2022, 7-207.11

Responding to crises 5

  • A cook who made ready-to-eat salads this morning is later excluded for a Norovirus infection. What happens to salads the cook may have contaminated? FDA Food Code 2022, 3-701.11
  • A flood closes a basement storeroom. The hazard does not reach a separate upstairs cafe run under the same permit. What does the Food Code allow? FDA Food Code 2022, 8-404.11
  • During a long power outage, what may allow an operation to keep running with the regulatory authority's agreement? FDA Food Code 2022, 8-404.11
  • What does 'imminent health hazard' mean in the Food Code? FDA Food Code 2022, 1-201.10(B), Imminent Health Hazard
  • Which event does the Food Code give as an example of an emergency that may be an imminent health hazard? FDA Food Code 2022, 8-404.11

How this list was compiled: Own questions, written to the nine content areas and question counts of the ServSafe Manager Exam Blueprint that the National Restaurant Association publishes (https://binge.paperflite.com/assets/684c4893ec3b025b4d080d1f, headed ServSafe Exam Development FAQs, last updated 5 January 2026, linked from https://www.servsafe.com/ServSafe-Manager/FAQs; both read 2026-10-06). Facts were read on 2026-10-06 in the FDA Food Code 2022 (chapters 1 to 8 and Annex 4), https://www.fda.gov/food/fda-food-code/food-code-2022, full text https://www.fda.gov/media/164194/download, and compared with the FDA Food Code 2026, https://www.fda.gov/food/fda-food-code/food-code-2026; and, for the allergen area, in FDA's pages Food Allergies, https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/food-allergies, and Food Allergies: What You Need to Know, https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/food-allergies-what-you-need-know. Each question names the section or page 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 a ServSafe exam, a released, sample, practice or diagnostic paper, or the program's books.

How it works

Each form of this unofficial ServSafe test practice has 80 questions, all our own. It is not affiliated with the National Restaurant Association, which runs ServSafe, and no question comes from the real exam.

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What the ServSafe Manager exam asks

The blueprint that the National Restaurant Association publishes for its ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination, read on October 6, 2026, puts the 80 scored questions in nine areas: active managerial control 10, personnel 9, allergens 8, purchasing, receiving and storing 5, preparing foods 16, serving foods 8, cleaning and sanitizing 7, facilities 12 and crises 5. Each form here keeps those counts.

Which Food Code the answers follow

Answers follow the FDA Food Code 2022 and were compared with the 2026 edition on October 6, 2026. Allergen questions also use FDA's food allergy pages. A state or county may enforce another edition, so ask your health department which one applies.

  • Know three cooking lines of Food Code 3-401.11: 145°F for 15 seconds, 155°F for 17 seconds, and 165°F for poultry and stuffed foods.
  • Cooling has two clocks: from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours, and down to 41°F within 6 hours in total.
  • The 2022 Food Code sets handwashing sink water at 85°F or warmer. Earlier editions said 100°F.

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the ServSafe Manager exam?

90, by the National Restaurant Association's exam FAQ. 80 are scored, and 10 are pilot questions used for research that are not worth any points.

How do you pass the ServSafe Manager test?

The exam's FAQ sets a passing score of 70%, at least 56 of the 80 scored questions. Exam mode here marks a whole form against that count.

Can you take the ServSafe test online?

Only with a proctor. The exam's FAQ says the manager exam is given under a registered proctor and names ProctorU as its one approved online provider. This page is practice and gives no certificate; servsafe.com lists classes and proctors.

Is there a printable ServSafe practice test PDF?

Print on the score card opens a sheet of the questions you just answered, with a tick box for the answer key, and a browser can save it as a PDF. It is our own paper, not a file from the National Restaurant Association.

Is this the ServSafe diagnostic test?

No. The program's 80-question diagnostic test is an instructor tool and is not copied here. The result table after a form shows right and total for each exam area, which points to the weakest one.

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