NEHA RS/REHS EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE(NEWEST!!)

NEHA RS/REHS EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%

CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE(NEWEST!!)

Which one is used to kill bacteria by boiling? - ANSWER- Sterilization

(and pasteurization is heating and then immediately cooling)

When we store food that contains spores of bacteria, the spores: -

ANSWER- Have no significant change

Which one is the most common cause of food borne illness/outbreak? -

ANSWER- Salmonella

Salmonella is a: - ANSWER- Bacteria

How can we control S. Enteritis (gastroenteritis) associated with eggs? -

ANSWER- Store and transport the eggs under refrigeration at an

ambient air temperature of no more than 45 degrees

In daycare center patrons, what is a common problem? - ANSWERFood poisoning

The Fourth Amendment covers: - ANSWER- Unreasonable/illegal

search and seizure

Which is the best place to store shellfish in a walk in refrigerator? -

ANSWER- Far from the entrance door (on a lower shelf)

Which is not allowed in a school kitchen? - ANSWER- Sanitizing towel

Which one is not a recommended dishwashing detergent? - ANSWERPhenol

What body part is the most likely to transmit disease? - ANSWERHands

What is a good indicator for good frozen foods? - ANSWER- Tightened

water and air (no crystallization)

Which organism can be a test for the efficiency of canned foods? -

ANSWER- Clostridium botulinum

What information is protected by HIPAA? (Health Insurance Portability

& Accountability Act) - ANSWER- Personal Medical Data

What does negative phosphatase mean? (negative enzyme test) -

ANSWER- Proper pasteurization

Egg heating? - ANSWER- 145 (beef and fish too)

When inspecting fresh fish, look for: - ANSWER- Red gills

In fried frozen chicken the critical point in HACCP principle is? -

ANSWER- Temperature to heat internally to 165 degrees

In the disposal of waste from a poultry processing unit the expected

disease is: - ANSWER- Salmonella

Who is authorized to regulate FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and

Rodenticide Act)? - ANSWER- EPA

HACCP is mainly designed for? - ANSWER- All foods (but Salvato

says the primary foods are those dealing with beef and chicken).

Which is the most common roach species in the kitchen and table area? -

ANSWER- German Cockroach

What is the most common contributing factor to foodborne illness? -

ANSWER- Improper holding temperatures

Which food does not require refrigeration at 41degrees? - ANSWERUltra-pasteurized creamers

What is the maximum accumulated time that potentially hazardous food

can safely be exposed to the temperature danger zone? - ANSWER- 4

hours

Unpasteurized eggs not intended for immediate service should be

cooked at? - ANSWER- 155 degrees for 15 seconds

What is the most important rule of food storage? - ANSWER- Follow

the "First In, First Out" rule

Shellfish tags should be kept for how many days after the container is

empty? - ANSWER- 90 days

What is the appropriate procedure for bottle washing in a large plant? -

ANSWER- Wash, rinse, sanitize (and air dry) (NOTE: for hand washing

dishes it is the same, except add "scrape" to the beginning.)

What is the minimum recommended space of Beach area per person? -

ANSWER- 50 sq ft

Skin irritation can be caused by prolonged exposure to water with a pH

of ? - ANSWER- Below 7.4 or 7.0 (eye irritation is prolonged exposure

to 7.4 and below as well)

The filter in a swimming pool should run for how long? - ANSWERContinuously

At what time interval should water in a spa, whirlpool or hot tub

recirculate? - ANSWER- Entire body of water should recirculate in 30

minutes (30 minute turnover rate)

In a recreational area with gender bathrooms, what is the ratio of toilets

per person? - ANSWER- 200 per person

A public park owner refuses to repair a sewage leak. What should the

sanitarian do? - ANSWER- File an injunction/summary statement

If 100 people are attacked by a new disease of the total population of

70,000, the attack rate per person is? - ANSWER- Prevalence Rate (# of

people with the disease/total #of people in the population) x100

100/70,000X100=.14%

Incidence rate = (# of new cases of the disease/# of persons at risk) X

100---would be the same %

Spa and hot tub maximum temperature is? - ANSWER- 104 degrees

A pool filtration system should filter the entire volume of water in the

pool every? - ANSWER- 6-8 hours

Cyanuric acid additive is used in pools and spas to: - ANSWERStabilizes the residual chlorine level.

The addition of sodium bicarbonate is usually used to? - ANSWERRaise the alkalinity (raise the pH).

What is a chemical that is commonly used to improve pool water

clarity? - ANSWER- Alum (aluminum sulfate)

the best control of swimmer's itch (which is caused by a protozoa) at a

bathing beach is to? - ANSWER- Add copper sulfate