Chapter 1-12 Flashcards

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Historical Food Law Issues

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toxic colors and preservatives, quack medicines

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Pure Food and Drug Act 1906

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Prohibited interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs.

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Revisions to 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

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-1907 First Certifed Color Regulations
-1913 Gould Amendment
-1914 US vs. Lexington Mill case (flour
-1924 US vs. Barrels Alleged Cider Vinegar
-1927 Bureau of Chemistry spilt
-1930 McNary-Mapes Amendment

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New Provisions to 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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  1. Authorizing SOI, SOQ, and fill of the container
  2. Authorizing factory inspection
  3. Providing that safe tolerances be set for unavoidable poisonous substances
  4. Included cosmetic and therapeutic devices
  5. Premarket safety testing of drugs
  6. Toxic substances prohibited in foods unless unavoidable or required in processing
  7. Authority for factory inspections
  8. Proof of fraud no longer required to stop false claims
  9. Previously only the maker had to believe efficacy
  10. Safe tolerances were authorized for pesticides residues
  11. Standards were developed for many foods
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5
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GRAS list

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Generally Recognized as Safe

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6
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Delany Clause

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zero tolerance on carcinogenic substances

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7
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What abolished the Delany Clause for pesticides?

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Food Quality Protection Act 1996

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8
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8 Major Allergens

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Milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans

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9
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FSMA Prevention Controls

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-Mandatory preventive controls for food facilities
-Mandatory produce safety standards
-Authority to prevent intentional contamination

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10
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FSMA Inspection and Compliance Tools

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-Mandated Inspection Frequency
-Records access
-Testing by accredited laboratories

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FSMA Responses

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-Mandatory recall
-Expanded administrative detention
-Suspension of registration
-Enhanced product tracing abilities
-Additional recordkeeping for high-risk foods

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12
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FSMA Imports

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-Importer accountability
-Third-Party Certification
-Certification for high risk foods
-Voluntary qualified importer program
-Authority to deny entry

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13
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FSMA Enhanced Partnerships

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-State and Local
-Foreign
-Other agencies

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14
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3 Federal Agencies that have enforcement auth

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  1. FDA
  2. Meat Inspection Division
  3. Poultry Services
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15
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Standard

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is a measure used to compare quality

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16
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Regulation

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is a government control with the force of law

17
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Ordinance, law, statue

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gives the legal authority for governmental agencies to publicize and put regulations into effect

18
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Code

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often equals a regulation or statue and is a collection of regulations, statues, and procedures

19
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Duties of FDA

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  1. New Product Review
  2. Keeping Watch
  3. Standards and Regulations
  4. Research
  5. Enforcement-Correcting Problems
20
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Where is FDA housed?

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Department of Health and Human Services

21
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adulteration

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  1. filthy, putrid, decomposed
  2. Produced under unsanitary conditions
  3. Contains substances deleterious to health
  4. Economic value decreased without notification
22
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misbranded

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  1. Standard of identity fails
  2. Wrongly labeled
  3. Standard of fill fails
23
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What 2 laws do FDA operate under?

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  1. Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)
  2. Public Health Services Act (PHS Act)
24
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USDA regulates what food?

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  1. Meat and products containing more than 3% w/w
  2. Poultry and products containing more than 2 w/w
  3. Eggs
  4. Certain dairy products
25
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4 Services of USDA

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  1. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
    food stamps, school programs
  2. Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
    harvest tech, state research, extension services
  3. Food Saftey and Inspection Service (FSIS)
    inspection, stds
  4. Agricultural Marketing (AMS)
    grading program, organic
26
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US Public Health Service regulates what?

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drinking water and foods served on interstate and international carriers, research, sanitary processing, and shipping of foods.

Standards for milk, cream, and dairy herds.

27
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EPA acts under what federal laws?

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  1. Clean Air Act
  2. Federal Water Pollution Control Act
  3. Safe Drinking Water Act
  4. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  5. Insectidide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act
  6. Toxic Substance Control Act
28
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Where is the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau housed?

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Department of Treasury

29
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What does TTB do?

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-issues permits
-taxes
-regulating operations
-regulating marketing

30
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Wine labels must contain

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-name and producer
-bottler name and address
-kind of wine
-vintage
-alcohol content
-bottle content
-warning

31
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What are MOUs?

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Memorandums of Understanding
specify the areas in which each agency will assume the primary responsibility

32
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Offices/Programs of EPA

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  1. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
  2. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  3. Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  4. Water Pollution Control Act
  5. Safe Water Drinking Act
  6. Clean Air Act
33
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Which branch of government makes the regulations and which branch makes the laws?

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Laws are made and passed by the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH and enforced by the EXECUTIVE BRANCH who interprets the laws and issues regulations that are to enforce the law.

34
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USDA Duties

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-Inspects and regulates meats, poultry, eggs, some dairy, and grading of goods