Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep

Vincent Ruan
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Short, practical episodes for anyone taking the ServSafe Manager, ServSafe Food Handler, ServSafe Alcohol or any accredited Certified Food Protection Manager exam. Every temperature, time, concentration and pass mark comes from the National Restaurant Association's exam rules or the FDA Food Code. Free practice tests, study guides and cheat sheets at everyexamprep.com.

Episodes

  1. Oct 6

    The Night Before: Every Number on the Food Safety Exams, in Order

    A spoken cheat sheet for the ServSafe Manager, CFPM, Food Handler and Alcohol exams: the exam formats and pass marks, the temperature danger zone, holding, receiving, cooking, reheating and cooling figures, the four-hour and time-control rules, date marking, handwashing, exclusion, sanitizer concentrations, the nine allergens, the Big Six pathogens, and the alcohol service rules — every figure from the issuer or the FDA Food Code. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: ServSafe Manager cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e010Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e010Free CFPM practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e010ServSafe Food Handler cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-food-handler?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e010ServSafe Alcohol cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-alcohol?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e010All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e010 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  2. Oct 1

    Manager, Handler, Alcohol or CFPM: Which Certificate Your Job Actually Requires

    The four food-service credentials compared on the numbers their issuers publish: the 90-question ServSafe Manager with 80 scored and five-year validity, the 40-question non-proctored Food Handler at 75% for three years, the ServSafe Alcohol Primary and Advanced exams, and the CFPM standard that any of five accredited providers can issue — and the Food Code rule that decides who in a kitchen must hold which. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e009Free ServSafe Food Handler practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-food-handler?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e009Free ServSafe Alcohol practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-alcohol?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e009CFPM exam hub: https://www.everyexamprep.com/exams/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e009All food service exams: hubs, practice tests and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/domains/food-service?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e009All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e009 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  3. Sep 29

    ServSafe Alcohol: Primary vs Advanced, 39 States, and the Dram Shop Rule

    ServSafe Alcohol from the National Restaurant Association's rules: the 40-question Primary exam passed at 75% with 30 correct and no proctor, the 70-question proctored Advanced exam passed at 80% with 56 correct, the 90-day course window, the 39 states plus DC that accept the online course, Maryland's Advanced-only rule, the instructor-led states, three-year recognition, Texas TABC's two-year certificate, and the service rules the questions test. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Alcohol practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-alcohol?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e008ServSafe Alcohol exam hub: format, state rules, verified facts: https://www.everyexamprep.com/exams/servsafe-alcohol?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e008ServSafe Alcohol study guide: https://www.everyexamprep.com/study-guides/servsafe-alcohol?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e008ServSafe Alcohol cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-alcohol?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e008All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e008 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  4. Sep 24

    ServSafe Food Handler: 40 Questions, 75%, No Proctor, Three Years

    The ServSafe Food Handler assessment from the National Restaurant Association's rules: a 40-question non-proctored test with a 75% pass mark, no prerequisite, a certificate recognized for three years, vouchers and online courses that expire one year from purchase, the Pearson VUE option for proctored exams, and how it differs from the Manager certification. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Food Handler practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-food-handler?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e007ServSafe Food Handler exam hub: format, pass mark, verified facts: https://www.everyexamprep.com/exams/servsafe-food-handler?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e007ServSafe Food Handler study guide: https://www.everyexamprep.com/study-guides/servsafe-food-handler?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e007ServSafe Food Handler cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-food-handler?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e007All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e007 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  5. Sep 22

    What a Certified Food Protection Manager Is: Accreditation, the Five Providers, and the FDA Food Code

    The credential behind the exam: what a certified food protection manager is under the FDA Food Code, why the person in charge must hold one, what ANAB accreditation under the Conference for Food Protection standard means, the five accredited testing organizations including ServSafe, the five-year validity, and the 2022 Food Code tenth edition as a model code. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free CFPM practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e006CFPM exam hub: accreditation, providers, verified facts: https://www.everyexamprep.com/exams/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e006CFPM exam guide (2026): https://www.everyexamprep.com/blog/cfpm-exam-guide-2026?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e006Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e006All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e006 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  6. Sep 17

    The Nine Major Food Allergens, and the Questions Built Around Them

    Allergens on the ServSafe Manager and CFPM exams: the nine major food allergens the FDA Food Code and ServSafe name, why sesame is on the list, what counts as fish and shellfish, and how the cross-contact questions differ from the cross-contamination questions of the previous episode. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e005ServSafe Manager study guide: https://www.everyexamprep.com/study-guides/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e005CFPM exam cheat sheet (2026): https://www.everyexamprep.com/blog/cfpm-exam-cheat-sheet-2026?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e005Free CFPM practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e005All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e005 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  7. Sep 15

    Cross-Contamination, Sanitizer Concentrations, and the Every-Four-Hours Rule

    The cleaning and sanitizing questions on the ServSafe Manager and CFPM exams: how cross-contamination is prevented, the four-hour cleaning cycle for food-contact surfaces in use, chlorine at 50 to 99 parts per million with its water-temperature conditions, iodine at 12.5 to 25, quaternary ammonium per the EPA label at a minimum of 75°F, and the seven-day date-marking rule. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e004ServSafe Manager cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e004Free CFPM practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e004CFPM study guide: https://www.everyexamprep.com/study-guides/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e004All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e004 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  8. Sep 9

    The Big Six, the Symptoms That Send Staff Home, and the 20-Second Rule

    Foodborne illness on the ServSafe Manager and CFPM exams: the six highly infective pathogens the FDA Food Code names, the symptoms that exclude an employee from working with food, the seven-day jaundice rule, the 20-second handwashing standard, and the ban on bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e003ServSafe Manager study guide: https://www.everyexamprep.com/study-guides/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e003CFPM exam guide (2026): https://www.everyexamprep.com/blog/cfpm-exam-guide-2026?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e003CFPM exam hub: https://www.everyexamprep.com/exams/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e003All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e003 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  9. Sep 9

    The Temperature Numbers: 41, 135, 145, 155, 165, and the Two Clocks

    Every temperature and time the ServSafe Manager and CFPM exams ask, from the ServSafe materials and the FDA Food Code: the 41°F to 135°F danger zone, hot and cold holding, receiving, the cooking minimums for poultry, ground meat and whole muscle, reheating, the two-stage cooling clock, the four-hour rule, and time as a public health control. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e002ServSafe Manager cheat sheet: every number on one page: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e002CFPM exam cheat sheet (2026): https://www.everyexamprep.com/blog/cfpm-exam-cheat-sheet-2026?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e002Free CFPM practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/cfpm?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e002All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e002 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

  10. Sep 9

    ServSafe Manager: 90 Questions, 80 Scored, 56 to Pass, Valid Five Years

    The ServSafe Manager certification exam from the National Restaurant Association's own rules: 90 multiple-choice questions of which 10 are unscored pilot items, a two-hour limit, a 70% pass mark that means 56 of 80 scored questions, five-year validity, the online proctoring ID and 20-minute login rules, the 24-hour reschedule fee, ANAB accreditation, and why the exam is developed independently of the course. Free resources from Every Exam Prep: Free ServSafe Manager practice test: https://www.everyexamprep.com/practice/exams/food/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e001ServSafe Manager exam hub: format, pass mark, verified facts: https://www.everyexamprep.com/exams/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e001ServSafe Manager pass rate (2026): https://www.everyexamprep.com/blog/servsafe-manager-pass-rate-2026?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e001ServSafe Manager study guide: https://www.everyexamprep.com/study-guides/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e001ServSafe Manager cheat sheet: https://www.everyexamprep.com/cheat-sheet/servsafe-manager?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e001All free practice exams and study guides: https://www.everyexamprep.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=podcast-foodsafety&utm_content=e001 Food Safety Exam Prep — Every Exam Prep is produced by Every Exam Prep. Everything we publish is grounded in official exam-provider sources. This episode is for educational purposes only; follow your local health code and your employer's procedures.

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Short, practical episodes for anyone taking the ServSafe Manager, ServSafe Food Handler, ServSafe Alcohol or any accredited Certified Food Protection Manager exam. Every temperature, time, concentration and pass mark comes from the National Restaurant Association's exam rules or the FDA Food Code. Free practice tests, study guides and cheat sheets at everyexamprep.com.

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