Definitions Flashcards
History of the Alliance
The FSPCA was established in 2011 as part of a grant from FDA to the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Food Safety and Health The purpose of this broad-based alliance is to develop and maintain a cost-effective education and training program to assist the food industry with understanding and achieving compliance with the Preventive Controls regulation requirements applicable to their facilities
the responsibilities of a “preventive controls qualified individual” include
perform or oversee
- preparation of the Food Safety Plan
- validation of the preventive controls
- records review
- reanalysis of the Food Safety Plan
Acid or Acidified foods
Foods that have an equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below
acid foods = natural pH of 4.6 or below
acidified foods = acid added to reduce the pH
Adequate
That which is needed to accomplish the intended purpose in keeping with good public health practice
Allergen cross-contact
The unintentional incorporation of a food allergen into a food crosscontact
Audit
means the systematic, independent, and documented examination through observation. investigation records review discussions with employees of the audited entity and as appropriate sampling and laboratory analysis to assess an entity’s food safety
processes and procedures
aW
Water activity
CCP
Critical Control Point
cGMPs
Current Good Manufacturing Practices
Cleaning
The removal of soil food residue dirt grease or other objectionable matter
Correction
means an action to identify and correct a problem that occurred during the production of food without other actions associated with a corrective action procedure such as actions to reduce the likelihood that the problem will recur evaluate all affected food for safety and prevent affected food from entering commerce
Corrective action
Procedures that must be taken if preventive controls are not properly implemented
Critical Control Point CCP
A point step or procedure in a food process at which control can be applied and is essential to prevent or eliminate a food safety hazard or reduce such hazard to an acceptable level
Critical limit
The maximum or minimum value or combination of values to which any biological chemical or physical parameter must be controlled to significantly minimize or prevent a hazard requiring a process preventive control
Cross-contamination
The unintentional transfer of a foodborne pathogen from a food where it may occur naturally or insanitary object to another food where it may present a hazard
Defect action level
means a level of a non-hazardous naturally occurring unavoidable defect at which FDA may regard a food product “adulterated” and subject to enforcement action under section 402a3 of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
Deviation
Failure to meet a critical limit
Environmental pathogen
A pathogen capable of surviving and persisting within the manufacturing processing packing or holding environment such that food may be contaminated and may result in foodborne illness if that food is consumed without treatment to significantly minimize the environmental pathogen. Examples of environmental pathogens for the purposes of this part include Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp but do not include the spores of pathogenic sporeforming bacteria
Facility
A domestic facility or foreign facility that is required to register under section 415 of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR part 1 subpart H
Food
Includes
1. articles used for food or drink for man or other animals
2. chewing gum
3. articles used for components of any such article
Examples of food include fruits, vegetables, fish, dairy products, eggs, raw agricultural commodities used for food or as components of food, animal feed including pet food, food and feed ingredients, food and feed additives, dietary supplements and dietary ingredients, infant formula, beverages including alcoholic beverages and bottled water, live food animals, bakery goods, snack foods, candy, and canned foods. Does not include pesticides or food contact substances not intended to have any technical effect in the food
Food allergen
Any of the following
1) Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans.
2) A food ingredient that contains protein derived from a food specified in 1
Food-contact surface
Those surfaces that contact human food and those surfaces from which drainage or other transfer onto the food or onto surfaces that contact the food ordinarily occurs during the normal course of operation “Food contact surfaces” includes utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment
Food Safety Plan
A set of written documents that is based on food safety principles incorporates hazard analysis preventive controls supply-chain programs and a recall plan and delineates the procedures to be followed for monitoring corrective actions and verification
Food safety system
The outcome of implementing the Food Safety Plan and its supporting elements
GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
The regulation that outlines the conditions and practices the regulated food industry must follow for processing safe food under sanitary conditions including personnel, plant and grounds, sanitary operations, sanitary facilities and controls, equipment and utensils, processes and controls, warehousing and distribution, and defect action levels considerations
HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
Hazard
Any biological chemical including radiological or physical agent that has the potential to cause illness or injury