Chapter 14- Food Safety Regulations and Standards

Question 1

The _________ (FDA) and the ___________ (USDA) inspect food and perform other critical duties. Both of these agencies are at a federal level.

Answer 1

Food and Drug Administration

United States Department of Agriculture

Question 2

______ and _______ regulatory agencies create regulations and inspect operations.

Answer 2

State, Local

Question 3

The FDA inspects all food but what?

Answer 3

Meat, poulty and eggs

Question 4

The FDA issues the _____________ which is recommendation for food safety regulation.

Answer 4

FDA Food Code

Question 5

Agencies such as city, ________, state, and tribal regulate food service for: restaurants + food retail, vending operations, schools/daycare, ___________.

Answer 5

County, hospitals

Question 6

The FDA can recommend the food code but can _______ it.

Answer 6

Require

Question 7

The USDA regulates and inspects meats, ________, and eggs.

Answer 7

Poultry

Question 8

What does the CDC stand for?

Answer 8

Center of Disease Control

Question 9

What are the services the CDC provides:

Answer 9

Investigate food borne illness outbreak
Study the cases and center of disease
Publish a weekly report
provide educational in the field of sanitizaton

Question 10

What are the responsibilities of the sate and local authorities:

Answer 10

Inspecting operation
Enforcing regulation
Investigating complaints/ illness
Issuing licences and permits
Approving construction
Reviewing HACCP plan

Question 11

Who is the person that comes to you operation to inspect it?

Answer 11

A health inspector

Question 12

Having an health inspection is important because?

Answer 12

It lets you know if you meet the minimum food safety standards.

Question 13

Health inspectors usually use these five factors:

Answer 13

Purchasing from an unsafe source
Failing to cook food properly
Holding food at the wrong temperature
Using contaminated equipment
Practicing poor personal hyginen

Question 14

The FDA recommended that you pay close to these critical items such as hand washing, ___________ items such as soap, as well as core like keeping items in good condition.

Answer 14

Priority Foundation

Question 15

You will get more visits from an health inspector if you serve ________.

Answer 15

High risk populations

Question 16

When an inspection takes place follow these guild lines:

Answer 16

Ask for identification
Never refuse entry (They can take away your permit if you do)
Be respectful
Take notes
Be able to provide records
Ask for the time frame you have before you have a fine or have to close

Question 17

Closure or suspension will happen if

Answer 17

Significant lack of refrigeration
Back up of sewage or water supply 
Significant infestation
Clear evidence of food born illness
Emergency- fire/flood

Question 18

A suspension notice will be posed at you door if you don’t have the problem fixed with in a time frame. The notice in not required if you ________.

Answer 18

Volunteer

Question 19

After you eliminate the hazards you have to go through a

Answer 19

Reinspection

Question 20

In between health inspections you should have ________.

Answer 20

Self inspections

Question 21

Self inspections are good because:

Answer 21

They keep you operation clean
Customers happy
Less likely that you have to close by health inspector

Question 22

When doing a self inspection use the same _________ a health inspector would/

Answer 22

Checklist