Exam 2: Lecture 8 - Food Safety Programs and Regulatory Authorities Flashcards
What book stimulated the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906? (Precursor to the USDA)
The jungle
How did the book “the judge” stimulate passage of the meat inspection act of 1906?
- Intended as a socialist treatise
- Depicts working class proverty
- Centers on meat packing industry
- Meat contamination
(TB animals)
(Dead people) - National duror ensued
How many meat and poultry processig facilities are there?
6,100
How many food establishments are in the US?
50,000
What are the main 4 Federal Agencies that help with food safety?
- US department of agriculture (USDA)
- Food and drug administration (FDA)
- Environment protection agency (EPA)
- US centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)
What is the role of the USDA
Meat, poultry, frozen, dried and liquid eggs
What is the role of the FDA
covers everything else
What is the role of the EPA
pesticides
What is the role of the CDC
foodborne infections
What are the 3 parts to the Food industry sector
- Growers
- Processors
- Preparers
What is the role of the state and local governments in food safety?
Often incharte of on-the-ground inspections, especially restraunts, and food preperations sites
What is the role of the consumer in food safety?
With vary degree of quality control methods. Informed by safety education efforts from all of these sectors
T/F: Food safety is only a responsibility of the government?
False! Food safety is a shared responsibility
______ different federal agenies derive their authority over food products from 35 different federal statutues
12
How much does the US spend anually on food safety regulations?
more than $1 billion dollars
Is the FDA / USDA / EPS non-regulatory or regulatory?
regulatory
Is the CDC non-regulatory or regulatory?
non-regulatory
Does the following description fit the CDC, FDA, USDA, or the EPA?
- Diseases surveillance
- Outbreak investigation
- Analyzing trends and policies
CDC
Does the following description fit the CDC, FDA, USDA, or the EPA?
- Inspection
- enforcement
- Investigating farms and production
FDA, USDA, and EPA
Does the following description fit the CDC, FDA, USDA, or the EPA?
- product recalls
- product traceback
- Risk assessment
FDA, USDA and EPA
Does the following description fit the CDC, FDA, USDA, or the EPA?
- Attribution to source facilities
- Education and training
- Information for policy
CDC
What is the primary food regulatory agency within the USDA?
USDA- FSIS
- domestic and foreign food regulation
Which department is over
- Processed eggs products
(except fresh shell eggs) - Raw meat and poultry
- Slaughter operations for interstate shipment
- Ensures that meat importers meet US standards
USDA-FSIS
Which department is over
- production and transport (pre-slaughter)
- Border inspection and quarantine
- veterinary services
(chief veterinary officer)
(national animal disease surveillance) - Animal care
- International services
USDA-APHIS
FSIS mission statement is?
Protecting the publics health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry and processed egg products
FSIS vision statement?
Everyones food is safe
USDA APHIS or FSIS?
- USDA animal plant health inspection service
- live animal health and welfare, import, export, and disasters
- Ex: TB and Brucellosis testing and monitoring
APHIS
Which organizations job is primary food regulatory agency within DHHS
(All food sold interstate excpet processed eggs, meat, and poultry)
FDA
The FDA has regulatory authority over?
- Shelled eggs
- Bottled water
- Wine less than 7% alochol
- Pet and livestock foods
- Veterinary drugs
- Infant formulas
- Dietary supplements
- Aduleration and misbranding of food, drugs, and cosmetics
What are the Hot topics that are going on with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA-center for veterinary medicine)
- Melamine
- Imported jerky treats
- Trifexis
- Compounding
- Antimicrobial use in food animals
According to FDA records regarding ________ says pet owners have reported 700 dog deaths. Thats more than 120 than the deaths linked to chinease chicken jerky treats
Trifexis
Why is Melamine a hot topic within the FDA veterinary medicine?
This acts like a protein surogate (says more protein is in the product that there really is due to this additive)
What are some veterinary roles withing the FDA-CVM
- Veterinary medical officers
- Policy analysts
- Epidemologists
- Administrative roles - team lead, director, even commissioner and assistant commissioners
Which part of government if described as:
- nationwide disease surveillance
- Investigates foodborne disease outbreaks
- Research and education re-foodborne illness
CDC
Which part of government if described as:
- Enforcement authority for curise ship sanitation
(Because the ship is confined with majority older and really young kids)
CDC
Which part of government if described as:
Regulatory authority for pesticides and toxins
- Determines safety of new products
- Sets tolerance levels for pesticides residues in foods
- prevents toxic substances from entering food chain
EPA
Which part of government if described as:
Establishes safe drinking water standards
- assists states in monitoring water quality
EPA
Which part of government if described as:
- EGGS WITH INTACT SHELL
FDA
Which part of government if described as:
- CRACKED / PROCESSED EGGS
USDA FSIS
What is the whole goat of FDA food safety modernization act (FSMA)
Focus on prevention
Which part of government if described as:
- The public health imperative
- Focus on prevention
FSMA
What pervisions were made due to the FSMA act?
It grants FDA a number of new products, including mandatory recall authority, which the agency has sought for many years
The _______ requires FDA to undertale more than a dozen rulemakings and issue at least 10 guidance documents
therefore, implementation of the legislation is likely to take several years
FSMA
The three important factors accoring to Dr. Noah + Dr. V regarding the safe food act are?
Politics, power and money
State oversight of food safety is?
Intrastate commerce is jurisdiction of individual states
- Small slaughter plants
- Small food processing plants
- Milk products
(cow sharing)
(sales of non-pasteurized milk within the state)
(California milk standards)
5 parts of the HACCP are?
- Hazard
- Analysis
- Critical
- Control
- Points
What is described as:
- The systemic prevention of all types of health hazards at selected points in the food production continium (NOT QUALITY PROBLEMS)
HACCP
Which two companies did NASA ask to develop astronauts food. They focused on critical failure areas, which eventually made it way to the canning industry. Now the HACCP guidelines are mandatory FDA AND USDA for various food industries
Pillsbury and US army
T/F: According to HACCP Basics defects are always possible with less than 80% testing
False! ALWAYS POSSIBLE WITH LESS THAN 100% TESTING
- Detection of hazards by end product testing is only as good as stats. behind sampling and testing protocols
What is the number 1 goal of HACCP basics
prevent rather to detect
What is the number 2 goal of HACCP basics
Focuses on health hazards; not product quality
What are the 5 parts to HACCP?
- identify hazards
- Understand cause
- implement preventative controls
- monitor effectivness
- Review + adjust
FSIS target organisms at slaughter plants are?
Salmonella and E. coli
What are the control points at the slaughter house (5)
- Removal of internal organs
- Removal of CNS tissue (BSE)
- Minimize contact between carcasses
- Proper movement through facilities
- Chilling
What is the codex Alimentarius or Food Code?
collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adpoted by the codex alimentarious commission
Who was the food code / Codex Alimentarius established by and why?
Established by the FAO and WHO to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade
Codex standards ensure that food is safe and can be traded
Which part of government if described as:
- Enhance consumer trust in the safety and quality of the food products they buy
- Importers can trust that the food they ordered will be in accordance with their specifications
Codex alimentarius and food code
Which part of government if described as:
Codex committee on residues of veterinary drugs in foods - CCRVDF
What does the following define?
- US delegation with federal delegate
- Interacts with US codex office
- Various groups part of delegation
- Attendance at CCEVDF meetings
- Worldwide discussion on establishment of maximum residue levels of drugs used for food animals
- Wide variety of country opions
Codex committee on Residue of veterinary drugs in food (CCRVDF)
