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Food Safety and Quality AssuranceAnswered Correctly!!!
Food safety CORRECT ANSWERS Scientific discipline describing handling,
preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food borne illness
Food quality CORRECT ANSWERS Features that make a product valuable to the
consumer: good colour, flavour, texture
Food borne illnes CORRECT ANSWERS Illnesses from eating food contaminated with
pathogenic microorganisms, or chemicals
Infection vs poison CORRECT ANSWERS Due to m.o. vs due to toxin release by m.o.
Food borne illness on the rise CORRECT ANSWERS Globalization of the food supply,
Eating habits of our customers are changing, New techniques for preparing food,
Increased consumer awareness, New investigation technology, Increased population
susceptible to food borne illness
-New pathogens discovered
-More resistant pathogens
Main causes of food poisoning CORRECT ANSWERS Holding temperature, Poor
hygiene, Contaminated equipment, Unsafe food source, Improper cooking
Cost of food poisoning CORRECT ANSWERS Lost money, Lost revenue, Lost jobs,
Out of business
GMP CORRECT ANSWERS Good Manufacturing Practices
QC CORRECT ANSWERS Quality Control
QA CORRECT ANSWERS Quality Assurance
HACCP CORRECT ANSWERS Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
GFSI CORRECT ANSWERS Global Food Safety Initiative
New vs historical food safety CORRECT ANSWERS Focus on preventative, in process
testing rather than finished product testing, science based
What is HACCP CORRECT ANSWERS A preventative approach to food safety
Controlling hazards CORRECT ANSWERS Toxic chemicals, physical hazards,
biological
, Definition HACCP CORRECT ANSWERS A system that identifies, evaluates and
controls hazards that are significant for food safety
Examples of SOP CORRECT ANSWERS Pest control, hold, recall, personal hygiene,
properly designed equipment and facility, transportation and storage, sanitation, food
safety training
SQF CORRECT ANSWERS Safe Quality Food
Definition of SQF code CORRECT ANSWERS A risk management and preventive
system that includes a food safety plan and a food quality plan implemented and
operated by a food supplier
Risk CORRECT ANSWERS A function of the probability of an adverse health effects
and the severity of that effect, consequential to a hazard in food
Risk management CORRECT ANSWERS The process of weighing policy alternatives
in the light of the results of risk assessment and, if required, selecting and implementing
appropriate control options, including regulatory measures
Key to success in food safety CORRECT ANSWERS Management commitment
What is a hazard CORRECT ANSWERS Anything that may cause illness or injury
Cross contamination CORRECT ANSWERS Passing harmful microorganisms or
allergens from one source to another
How does cross contamination happen CORRECT ANSWERS Food to food, people to
food, equipment to food
Allergens CORRECT ANSWERS Substances in food that cause allergic reactions in
some people
Allergens in Canada CORRECT ANSWERS Eggs, sesame seeds, milk, soy, mustard,
tree nuts, peanuts, sulphites, seafood and wheat
Allergens in USA CORRECT ANSWERS Eggs, milk, soy, tree nuts, peanuts, fish,
crustacean shellfish and wheat
Controlling allergens CORRECT ANSWERS Separation, sanitation and accurate
labelling
Examples of microorganisms CORRECT ANSWERS Salmonella, E. Coli, listeria
monocytogenes
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