Georgia Food Handler Practice Test

Georgia issues no food handler card. Instead, most food service establishments need a Certified Food Safety Manager, and the rules require every food employee to be trained, including in food allergy awareness. This free practice test mixes questions on Georgia's rules (the manager requirement, the person in charge, inspection grades, and the 2025 changes) with the food safety questions every accredited course covers.

Want to review away from the screen? "Food Handler Card Audio Cram," our own roughly 57-minute audio session from Kanti Press, walks through the same topics as this test, so you can study on the bus or the walk to work.

Georgia questions and answers

Take the test first: this section gives the answers away. Here is every Georgia-specific question in the test, with the rule behind it. The rest of the test comes from our core bank, and Food Handler Test Questions and Answers lists all of those.

1. 1Does Georgia require food workers to hold a state food handler card?

   1. No; there is no state card, but food employees must be trained
   2. Yes, renewed every 2 years
   3. Only servers who handle alcohol
   4. Yes, within 30 days of hire

   Answer: A. No; there is no state card, but food employees must be trained

   Georgia issues no food handler card. Rule 511-6-1-.03 requires trained food employees and a Certified Food Safety Manager instead, and leaves the training method to the employer. Review this in the Georgia guide

2. 2What must most Georgia food service establishments have under Rule 511-6-1-.03?

   1. At least one Certified Food Safety Manager with supervisory and management responsibility
   2. A certified manager on site during every hour of operation
   3. A licensed dietitian on staff
   4. A food handler card for every employee

   Answer: A. At least one Certified Food Safety Manager with supervisory and management responsibility

   Each non-exempt establishment needs at least one employee with supervisory authority who passed an accredited manager exam. The CFSM is designated to one establishment only. Review this in the Georgia guide

3. 3How long does a Georgia establishment have to get a new Certified Food Safety Manager after opening, a change of ownership, or losing its CFSM?

   1. 30 days
   2. 90 days
   3. 60 days
   4. 7 days

   Answer: C. 60 days

   The rule allows 60 days. Separately, an establishment that loses its CFSM must notify the health authority within 30 days. Review this in the Georgia guide

4. 4Which exams count for Georgia’s Certified Food Safety Manager requirement?

   1. An employer’s in-house quiz
   2. Manager exams accredited by ANSI to Conference for Food Protection standards, such as ServSafe Manager
   3. A county-issued food handler card
   4. Any online food handler course

   Answer: B. Manager exams accredited by ANSI to Conference for Food Protection standards, such as ServSafe Manager

   Georgia recognizes only food safety manager exams accredited by ANSI as meeting Conference for Food Protection standards. Review this in the Georgia guide

5. 5How can a Georgia person in charge demonstrate food safety knowledge?

   1. Only by being the owner
   2. Any of these: no priority violations, being a Certified Food Safety Manager, or correctly answering the inspector’s questions
   3. Only by passing a test at the county office
   4. Only by showing a state food handler card

   Answer: B. Any of these: no priority violations, being a Certified Food Safety Manager, or correctly answering the inspector’s questions

   Rule 511-6-1-.03 accepts any one of the three ways. Review this in the Georgia guide

6. 6Must a Georgia establishment’s Certified Food Safety Manager be on site during all hours of operation?

   1. No; a person in charge must be present at all hours, but it doesn’t have to be the CFSM
   2. Yes, at all times
   3. Only on weekends
   4. Only during inspections

   Answer: A. No; a person in charge must be present at all hours, but it doesn’t have to be the CFSM

   The rules require a person in charge during all hours of operation. They don’t require the CFSM to be there every hour. Review this in the Georgia guide

7. 7Georgia’s rules require food employees to be trained in food safety, including which topic as it relates to their duties?

   1. Cash handling
   2. Food allergy awareness
   3. Wine service
   4. Menu pricing

   Answer: B. Food allergy awareness

   The person in charge must make sure food employees are trained in food safety, including food allergy awareness, as it relates to their assigned duties. Review this in the Georgia guide

8. 8Under Georgia’s 2025 rules, what is the minimum water temperature a hand sink must deliver?

   1. 100°F
   2. 70°F
   3. 120°F
   4. 85°F

   Answer: D. 85°F

   The 2025 revision, which adopted the 2022 FDA Food Code, lowered the minimum from 100°F to 85°F. Review this in the Georgia guide

9. 9A Georgia restaurant scores 84 on its inspection. What letter grade does it get?

   1. B
   2. C
   3. U
   4. A

   Answer: A. B

   Georgia grades inspections A (90 to 100), B (80 to 89), C (70 to 79), and U (69 or below). Review this in the Georgia guide

10. 10Where must a Georgia food service establishment post its current inspection report?

    1. Within 15 feet of the primary entrance, 5 to 7 feet above the floor
    2. Only online
    3. In the kitchen, out of public view
    4. Anywhere inside, as long as it’s framed

    Answer: A. Within 15 feet of the primary entrance, 5 to 7 feet above the floor

    The current report goes near the primary entrance, 5 to 7 feet above the floor, where customers can read it. Review this in the Georgia guide

How the real Georgia exam works

Georgia has no state food handler exam. If your employer wants a certificate, you take an ANAB-accredited food handler course and pass its exam. The Certified Food Safety Manager takes a proctored manager exam accredited by ANSI to Conference for Food Protection standards, such as ServSafe Manager. Our Georgia Food Handler Card: What the State Rules Actually Require walks through each step, with sources.

Want more practice away from the screen? The Food Handler Practice Exam Pack has 100 questions on the core food safety rules every state tests, as four printable exams of 25 with an answer key at the back. It doesn't cover state-specific rules; this page's test does.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Georgia food handler test?

No. Georgia has no state food handler exam or card. This practice test covers Georgia's rules and the food safety topics accredited courses teach.

Who has to pass the Certified Food Safety Manager exam?

At least one employee with supervisory and management responsibility at each non-exempt food service establishment. Other food employees need training, not the manager exam.