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Study guide · PDF · 33 pages · 2026 edition · updated October 2026

Food safety manager study guide: the Food Code numbers, HACCP and employee health

Most points lost on the food manager exam are close-but-wrong numbers and employee health decisions. This guide puts every Food Code temperature, time and rule you need into tables, then walks you through a real HACCP plan and tests you.

For: Candidates for a certified food protection manager exam (ServSafe Manager, NRFSP or another accredited program) and new kitchen managers who want the Food Code rules in one place.

What you get for $24, the moment you pay

  • Every Food Code 2022 temperature, time and concentration a manager is tested on, in tables
  • Exclude-or-restrict tables for employee health, highly susceptible populations included
  • Allergens, storage order, date marking, shellfish tags and parasite destruction
  • A worked HACCP plan for cooked and cooled chili, with logs to print
  • Active managerial control, variances, inspections and imminent health hazards
  • A 14-day study plan and 50 original practice questions with explained answers
  • PDF of 33 pages to read on any device or print, with 9 official and reference sources listed and dated

In brief: the Food Safety Manager Study Guide: Food Code, HACCP and Allergens is a 33-page PDF (2026 edition · updated October 2026) for $24, a one-off payment with nothing added at checkout. 10 chapters, 50 original practice questions with explained answers, checklists and fill-in templates; every fact is followed by its source. Instant download after payment.

What's inside: the real table of contents

  1. How the food protection manager exam worksp. 4
  2. The numbers: temperatures, times and concentrationsp. 6
  3. Employee health: exclude, restrict or let workp. 10
  4. Preventing contamination and controlling allergensp. 12
  5. Cleaning, sanitizing and disinfectingp. 14
  6. HACCP: the seven principles and a worked planp. 16
  7. Managing the operation: active managerial control, variances, inspectionsp. 20
  8. Facilities, equipment and pestsp. 22
  9. A 14-day study planp. 23
  10. Practice questions (50, answers explained)p. 24
  11. Sources (9, each with the date it was checked)

In pictures

Dial food thermometer clipped to a pot to read the temperature
Dial food thermometer clipped to a pot to read the temperature. Photo: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0
Open refrigerator with covered containers, produce, eggs and packaged food on separate shelves
Open refrigerator with covered containers, produce, eggs and packaged food on separate shelves. Photo: USDAgov, Public domain
Clean stainless steel bowls stacked upside down on a kitchen shelf
Clean stainless steel bowls stacked upside down on a kitchen shelf. Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0 1.0

Illustrative photos, published by their authors under free licences.

Who it is for

  • Candidates for a certified food protection manager exam: ServSafe Food Protection Manager, NRFSP Food Safety Manager or another accredited program
  • New kitchen managers, chefs, owners and shift leads who want the Food Code rules in one place
  • Candidates who failed once and lost points on numbers, employee health or HACCP questions
  • Readers who prefer plain English tables to the 700-plus pages of the Food Code

Who it is not for

  • Anyone who needs a replacement for the course or proctored exam their jurisdiction requires: you still take them
  • Operations that need a HACCP plan approved for a variance: the worked example teaches the method, it is not an approved plan for your process
  • Food handlers who only need a food handler card: the food handler practice pack is enough

Questions before you buy

Is the FDA Food Code not free?

Yes, and you should keep it at hand. It is a long legal model code: this guide pulls out the rules a manager is tested on, puts them into tables with their section numbers, adds worked examples and a HACCP plan, and tests you.

Which exam does it prepare for?

Any accredited food protection manager exam built on the FDA Food Code, such as ServSafe Food Protection Manager or NRFSP Food Safety Manager. The facts about each exam are taken from the program pages and dated.

My state uses an older Food Code. Is it still useful?

Yes for most rules, which have not changed in years, but where your local code differs, your local code wins. The guide follows the 2022 edition and its Supplement and says so wherever it matters.

Are the practice questions the same as in the practice pack?

No. The practice pack holds two full 80-question timed exams. The guide has its own shorter practice sets to check each chapter.

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How it works

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  3. Need help with your guide? Email administration@lacangel.fr with your order number: we answer every message.

Good to know before you buy

  • Written by passmock from the official sources listed in the guide (9 sources, each with the date it was read). Rules and fees can change: the guide tells you where to check.
  • ServSafe is a trademark of the National Restaurant Association, which, like NRFSP and the FDA, does not endorse passmock.
  • Want to try first? The free Food Protection Manager Exam (CFPM) practice test is free, with explained answers.
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