Heat does not remove an allergen, so one shared fryer, tong or towel undoes an otherwise careful order. On the ServSafe Allergens exam, Preventing Cross-Contact carries 12 of the 40 scored questions, the largest share of any content area.
The ServSafe Allergens assessment passes at 30 of 40, which leaves a margin of ten misses, and cross-contact alone carries 12 of the 40 questions. A practice score broken down by content area shows where those ten misses are likely to go.
The ServSafe Allergens assessment is 40 scored questions with no time limit, passed at 30 of 40, and 12 of those questions cover preventing cross-contact. Here is who in a food operation should take the training, and in what order.
