New Mexico Food Handler Practice Test 2026
New Mexico requires food handler cards from an accredited program for people who handle food, utensils and food-contact surfaces. Albuquerque and Bernalillo County run their own programs. Practice test 1 covers New Mexico rules; the other sets cover food safety basics.
Resposta rápida
Para passar: Set by the accredited course provider. Entidade responsável: New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Food Safety Program; accredited course providers. Pratique aqui gratuitamente com 130 perguntas, cada uma com a resposta e uma explicação. Verificado com fontes oficiais em 10 de outubro de 2026.
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Pergunta 1 de 10
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Resposta: B. People who handle food, utensils or food-contact surfaces
The New Mexico Environment Department requires a food handler card for people who handle food, utensils and food-contact surfaces, unless they are exempt.
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Pergunta 2 de 10
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Resposta: D. An accredited food handler training program
The card must be obtained through an accredited food handler training program.
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Resposta: C. A worker with a valid Certified Food Protection Manager certificate
A valid Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certificate replaces the food handler card.
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Resposta: B. No, they are exempt
Workers who handle only non-TCS foods are exempt from the card requirement.
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Resposta: A. They may be exempt as an occasional food employee
People who only occasionally work as a food employee, such as a host, are exempt from the card.
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Resposta: B. The person in charge
At temporary events, the person in charge must have a food handler card or be a CFPM.
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Resposta: C. Basic food safety training, with records kept
Facilities must still give exempt workers basic food safety training and keep records of it.
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Resposta: A. At least one employee with supervisory and management duties
At least one employee with supervisory and management responsibility must be a CFPM, unless a variance is approved.
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Resposta: A. Yes, but only with an approved variance
A CFPM may cover more than one establishment only if a variance has been approved.
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Resposta: C. Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
The state Food Safety Program has no jurisdiction in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, which have their own programs.
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O exame real: Set by the accredited course provider
O que saber antes do exame
- Food handler cards must come from an accredited food handler training program.
- A valid Certified Food Protection Manager certificate replaces the food handler card.
- Workers who handle only non-TCS foods, or only occasionally work as food employees, are exempt.
- Exempt workers must still get basic food safety training, and records must be kept.
- Albuquerque and Bernalillo County have their own food safety programs.
Perguntas frequentes
Who needs a food handler card in New Mexico?
People who handle food, utensils and food-contact surfaces, unless they are exempt.
Do managers need a food handler card?
Not if they hold a valid Certified Food Protection Manager certificate.
I work in Albuquerque. Are the rules different?
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County run their own food safety programs, so check with them directly.
Where do I get a card?
From an accredited food handler training program.