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ServSafe Food Handler exam prep, free.

The Food Handler exam is the one most kitchen, counter and prep staff are asked for. It is 40 multiple-choice questions, taken online without a proctor, and it passes at 75% - 30 correct out of 40. Everything on this track prepares you for it, and all of it is free.

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Know Food Safety is an independent study resource. ServSafe is a registered trademark of the National Restaurant Association. We are not affiliated with them and we do not issue food handler cards.

THE EXAM AT A GLANCE

40 questions: Multiple choice, covering the whole syllabus
75% to pass: At least 30 of the 40
Unproctored: Taken online, at your own pace, no invigilator
Valid 3 years: Where your jurisdiction accepts the certificate

EVERYTHING ON THIS TRACK

Three free tools, one exam.

Read, practice, drill. Nothing here asks for an account, a card, or an email address.

Food Handler study guide6 lessons covering contamination, personal hygiene, time and temperature control, storage, and cleaning and sanitizing. Free to read in full.Read the study guide Food Handler practice testQuestions scoped to the Food Handler syllabus, with an explanation after every answer and a domain breakdown at the end.Start the practice test Food Handler flashcardsDrill the numbers you have to know cold: holding temperatures, cooking minimums, cooling times, handwashing steps.Study the flashcards

Check your own state and county first.

Food handler rules are set locally, not nationally. Some states require a card for every food employee, some require it only in certain counties, and some accept training that is not ServSafe at all. Deadlines after hire and renewal periods differ too.

Before you pay for any exam, ask your employer which certificate they need and confirm it with your local health department. That call takes five minutes and is the only authoritative answer.

What this site does, and what it cannot do.

This is preparation. The lessons, questions and flashcards here are written to the ServSafe 9th Edition so that the material you revise is the material the exam tests.

We cannot issue a food handler card or certificate, and no score here is a certification or a prediction of your official result. You sit the real exam through ServSafe or another program your jurisdiction accepts, and they issue the credential.

Running the kitchen rather than working in it?

The ServSafe Manager exam is a different, longer test: 90 questions in 120 minutes, proctored, passing at 70%, and valid five years. It covers HACCP plans, active managerial control, facility design and pest management, none of which is on the Food Handler syllabus.

See the ServSafe Manager track