Food Handler Card (US)
Pests and chemicals: practice questions
Our Food Handler Card bank has 15 questions on this topic. Here are 3 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Which is a good way to keep pests out of a restaurant?
- Store garbage inside overnight in open bins by the back door
- Seal gaps; use self-closing doors
- Leave the back door open for air
- Keep a cat in the kitchen
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B. Seal gaps; use self-closing doors — Outer openings are protected by filling gaps, tight-fitting windows, and solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors.
Question 2
Under the 2022 Food Code, where may pet dogs be allowed, if the local authority approves?
- In the kitchen
- Outdoor dining areas
- At the prep line, if leashed and kept away from open food
- In the walk-in cooler
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B. Outdoor dining areas — The 2022 Food Code added an exception allowing pet dogs in outdoor dining areas where approved.
Question 3
Which action is part of the Food Code's pest control steps?
- Inspecting deliveries
- Leaving food out to lure pests to one area
- Ignoring droppings until the exterminator's next monthly visit
- Spraying store-bought pesticide on food shelves
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A. Inspecting deliveries — Pest control includes inspecting shipments, inspecting the premises, using traps or approved control, and removing harborage.