ServSafe Manager Receiving and Storage Questions Explained
Receiving and storage are 13 of 80 scored ServSafe Manager questions. Cold TCS food arrives at 41°F (milk, shellfish 45°F) and is stored 6 inches off the floor.
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ServSafe Manager Facility and Pest Control Questions Explained
Facilities and Equipment is 12 of 80 scored ServSafe Manager questions. Know the Food Code figures: 50 foot-candles at prep, 1-inch air gaps, 16-mesh screens.
ServSafe Manager HACCP Questions Explained
HACCP sits mainly in Management of Food Safety Practices, 8 of 80 scored ServSafe Manager questions. Curing, sous vide and sushi rice need regulator approval.
ServSafe Manager Cleaning and Sanitizing Questions Explained
Cleanliness and Sanitation is 12 of the 80 scored ServSafe Manager questions. Chlorine sanitizer needs 50 ppm in water of 75°F or more at pH 8 or lower.
ServSafe Manager Cross-Contamination Questions Explained
Food Code 3-302.11 lets kitchens separate raw meats by shelf, equipment or prep time. ServSafe Manager questions ask which control stops exposure first.
ServSafe Manager Personal Hygiene Questions Explained
Hygiene and Health is 12 of the 80 scored ServSafe Manager questions. The 2026 Food Code now allows a plain ring and an ADA medically necessary device.
ServSafe Manager Foodborne Illness Questions Explained
ServSafe Manager illness questions turn on exclude vs restrict: vomiting excludes until 24 hours symptom-free. The 2026 Food Code adds a written illness policy.
ServSafe Manager Certification for Supervisors and GMs
ServSafe Manager passes at 56 of 80 scored questions (70%). Some cities, Dallas among them, want a certified manager on site every hour a restaurant is open.
ServSafe Manager Passing Score and Retake Rules
ServSafe Manager passes at 56 of 80 (70%). Attempts 1 and 2 need no wait; then 60 days, max four in 12 months. Each retake is a new exam, $99 via ProctorU.
ServSafe Manager Exam vs Practice Test: What Changes on Test Day?
The ServSafe Manager exam runs 90 questions in two hours with only 80 scored, a live proctor and a 56-of-80 pass line — structural facts a home practice test only replicates if it’s built to match them.