Free West Virginia Food Handler Practice Test Online

Correct answer: A. The 2013 FDA Food Code

Correct. West Virginia's Food Establishments Rule (64 CSR 17), effective April 1, 2023, adopts the 2013 FDA Model Food Code by reference as the baseline standard for food establishments in the state.

• B: West Virginia adopts the federal FDA Food Code by reference rather than writing an entirely independent code.
• C: The Clean Water Act is an unrelated federal statute governing water pollution, not food establishment sanitation.
• D: A private trade association curriculum (such as ServSafe) is a training program, not the underlying state regulatory rule.

Correct answer: A. Local health departments

Correct. 64 CSR 17 mandates that local health departments regulate restaurants, retail food stores, schools, hospitals, bars, day care centers, and other permanent food establishments within their jurisdiction.

• B: The FDA sets the Food Code as a model, but day-to-day enforcement in West Virginia is delegated to local health departments, not direct federal inspection.
• C: State police do not conduct routine food establishment sanitation inspections.
• D: Local health departments, not the sheriff's office, hold this regulatory authority under the rule.

Correct answer: A. All food service workers obtain a Food Handler's Permit, in addition to the establishment holding a valid Health Permit

Correct. In addition to requiring a Health Permit to operate, 64 CSR 17 requires that all food service workers obtain a Food Handler's Permit.

• B: The rule's food handler permit requirement applies to food service workers generally, not solely the owner.
• C: No hours-based exemption of this kind is provided in the rule.
• D: The permit requirement is enforceable by the local health department, not merely advisory.

Correct answer: A. Temporary food establishments at fairs, festivals, and roadside stands

Correct. 64 CSR 17 extends local health department regulatory authority to temporary food establishments operating at events such as fairs, festivals, and roadside stands, in addition to permanent establishments.

• B: The rule's scope extends beyond hospital-based food service to a wide range of establishment types, including temporary ones.
• C: The rule applies based on where the establishment operates within West Virginia, not based on out-of-state registration status.
• D: Ordinary personal, non-commercial home meal preparation for one's own family is not the type of food establishment activity the rule targets.

Correct answer: A. Essentially the same national food-safety science found in FDA Food Code-based courses in other states, layered with West Virginia's specific permit and enforcement structure

Correct. Since 64 CSR 17 incorporates the FDA Food Code, the core food-safety science taught (temperature control, hygiene, cross-contamination prevention) mirrors the national standard, while the permit and local-enforcement structure reflects West Virginia's own rule.

• B: The underlying food-safety science is derived from the nationally recognized FDA Food Code, not an independent West Virginia standard.
• C: Because the state adopts the FDA Food Code, the same nationally recognized temperature standards apply in West Virginia as in other Food Code-adopting states.
• D: West Virginia does have an applicable rule (64 CSR 17) requiring food handler permits and health permits.