19- HACCP Flashcards
what food safety governing bodies are there in canada?
HC - Health Canada
CFIA - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
PHAC - Public Health Agency of Canada
AAFC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
what gov’t body: contributes to R & D on farm food safety programs
AAFC
what gov’t bodies:
- establish food safety policy and standards
- conduct health risk assessment in support of food safety investigations
- informs canadians about potential risks to their health
AAFC
HC
CFIA
what gov’t bodies;
- design and deliver federal food inspection programs
- monitor industry compliance w/Acts and regulations
- undertake enforcement action as necessary
- does food safety investigations and food recall
HC, CFIA
which gov’t body:
- does public health surveillance
- leads foodborne illness outbreak investigations with P/T public health officials
PHAC
what is risk?
function of the PROBABILITY/likelihood of an adverse health effect and the SEVERITY of the effect consequential to the consumption of a food containing the hazard
what processes does risk analysis include?
1) risk assessment
2) risk communication
3) risk management
what does risk analysis accomplish?
- improves decision making (using science and formalized structure)
- establishes targets to reduce food-borne illness
what’s Codex Alimentarius?
collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations relating to foods, food production, and food safety
what are the 4 steps of microbial risk assessment?
1) hazard ID
2) exposure assessment
3) hazard characterization
4) risk characterization
what is unique in the consideration of microbial risk assessment?
accounting for changes in concentration as microbial number fluctuate in food supply chain
describe hazard identification in microbial risk assessment
collection of info about the - pathogen - food process - risk factors - disease also establishes scope of risk assessment
describe exposure assessment in microbial risk assessment
determination of the PROBABILITY of consuming the pathogen and the CELL #s expected to be consumed
describe hazard characterization in microbial risk assessment
describes
- nature
- extent
of ADVERSE health effects to individuals from consuming a specified number of the pathogen (virulence, susceptibility of person/subpopulation)
describe risk characterization in microbial risk assessment
combines exposure assessment & hazard characterization to estimate risk
true or false: microbial risk assessments are only quantitative
false: it can be either qualitative or quantitative
true or false: risk assessment focuses on only one specific segment of the food chain
false: it can do that, but it can also encompass the entire food chain
risk management question will determine the _____ and _____
approach; scope
define qualitative risk assessments
express risk as - grade - category - score (not a number)
define quantitative risk assessments
use mathematical models and computer sims for more complex or controversial analysis.
define risk communication
exchange of info and opinions concerning RISK and risk-related FACTORS among
- risk assessors
- risk managers
- regulators
- consumers
- other interested parties
what is the goal of risk communication?
- keep stakeholders informed. (why decisions are made)
- keep consumers informed (about risk in their lives)
what event in canada illustrates the challenge of risk communication when there is uncertainty about the source?
2008 listeriosis outbreak
what should PHAC have done to prevent some cases in the 2008 listeriosis outbreak?
should have informed the public about the investigation as soon as it began and shared advice about how to protect from listeria
