Exam 24.5.22 Flashcards
OIE listed diseases
a) ..all have meat inspection significance
b) ..only the ones on the ‘A-list have meat inspection significance
c) ..have public health or animal health significance
d) ..not all have meat inspection significance
a) ..all have meat inspection significance
c) ..have public health or animal health significance
Which disease is a zoonosis
a) Atypical mycobacteriosis of swine
b) Swine erysipelas
c) Mycoplasma pneumonia of swine
d) Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia of swine
a) Atypical mycobacteriosis of swine
b) Swine erysipelas
What is the x axis and what is the y axis on a heat penetration graph?
a) x axis: time
b) y axis: temperature
c) x axis: temperature
d) Y axis: time
a) x axis: time
b) y axis: temperature
Which of these are allergens
a) Sesam seeds
b) Parsley
c) Anise/aniseed (pimpernella snisum)
d) Mustard
a) Sesam seeds
d) Mustard
Which of these cheese types are hard and full-fat? (practical 3)
a) Cheddar
b) Emmental
c) Gouda
d) Edam
a) Cheddar
b) Emmental
What microbes should be tested for egg products under Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005?
a) Salmonella
b) Enterobacteriaceae
c) coagulase-positive Staphylococcus
d) E. coli
a) Salmonella
b) Enterobacteriaceae
Which methods are suitable for determine the number of living cells?
a) Pour-plate method
b) ATP measurement
c) Membrane filtration
d) Protein determination
a) Pour-plate method
c) Membrane filtration
Microbial examination methods: determination of viable cell count:
- Plate-pour method
- Spread-plate method
- The end point dilution
- Membrane filtration
- MPN
Mark the correct answers (Practical 1)
a) Escherichia coli is indole-positive
b) Escherichia coli uses citrate as the only carbon source
c) Escherichia coli performs mixed acid fermentation
d) Escherichia coli performs butanediol fermentation
a) Escherichia coli is indole-positive
c) Escherichia coli performs mixed acid fermentation
What are the advantages of combining chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods? (Practical 2)
a) More reliable qualitative analysis
b) More sensitive quantitative analysis
c) More cost-effective procedures
d) All statements are true
a) More reliable qualitative analysis
b) More sensitive quantitative analysis
Which one is a microbial growth inhibition test?
a) ROSA test
b) Delvotest
c) KIS test
d) Beta star test
b) Delvotest
c) KIS test
Microbiological growth inhibition assays:
- 4-plate test
- KIS test
- Brilliant-black reduction test
- Delvotest
ROSA and beta star teat = receptor-binding tests
The organoleptic changes of meat
a) affect meat quality
b) only mean quality problems
c) indicates need for decision on fitness for human consumption
d) always mean safety problems
a) affect meat quality
c) indicates need for decision on fitness for human consumption
What are the roles of smoking?
a) Preservation.
b) Color development.
c) To fasten the oxidation process.
d) To inhibit the toxin production of Clostridium botulinum.
a) Preservation
b) Color development.
How did we judge the color changes after the curing?
a) With our human eyes and with instrumental analysis.
b) Only with subjective method.
c) Both with subjective and objective methods.
d) Only with objective method.
a) With our human eyes and with instrumental analysis
c) Both with subjective and objective methods
Which of the following information shall be labelled on the frozen stored product? (*new)
a) The name of the employee who received the goods
b) The use-by date
c) The intended use
d) The exact name of the product
b) The use-by date
d) The exact name of the product
Which operation requires an approval based on the 853/2004/EC regulation? (*new)
a) Game processing
b) Primary production
c) Egg collection
d) Wholesale of products of animal origin
a) Game processing
d) Wholesale of products of animal origin
Primary production + egg collection only need registration
Choose the correct answers!
a) Any fresh meat of pigs or cattle put on the market without health marking (meat stamp)
shall be regarded as an illegal distribution
b) Any fresh meat of pigs or cattle put on the market without identification marking shall be
regarded as an illegal distribution
c) The health mark (meat stamp) shall include the approval number of the concerned
establishment, but it is not included in the identification marking
d) Both the health mark and the identification marking shall include the approval number of
the concerned establishment
a) Any fresh meat of pigs or cattle put on the market without health marking (meat stamp) shall be regarded as an illegal distribution
d) Both the health mark and the identification marking shall include the approval number of the concerned establishment
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a) Patulin may be produced mostly in fruits causing the contamination of apple juices
b) Zearalenone may be produced mostly in fruits causing the contamination of apple juices
c) Fumonisins can be produced mainly on oilseeds
d) Fumonisins can be produced mainly on damaged kernels of maize
a) Patulin may be produced mostly in fruits causing the contamination of apple juices
d) Fumonisins can be produced mainly on damaged kernels of maize
Choose the correct statements
a) Aflatoxin is a genotoxic carcinogen, its main target organ is the liver
b) Aflatoxin is a genotoxic carcinogen, its main targe organ is the kidney
c) Ochratoxins are genotoxic compounds, their main target organ is the liver
d) Ochratoxins are genotoxic compounds, their main target organ is the kidney
a) Aflatoxin is a genotoxic carcinogen, its main target organ is the liver
d) Ochratoxins are genotoxic compounds, their main target organ is the kidney
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a) Phycotoxins are biotoxins produced by microalgae
b) Phycotoxins are biotoxins produced by molds
c) Solanine mainly occurs in potatoes
d) Solanine mainly occurs in stone-fruits
a) Phycotoxins are biotoxins produced by microalgae
c) Solanine mainly occurs in potatoes
Choose the correct answers!
a) Class “A” eggs shall be cooled to a temperature <5°C in the egg packing centre in order to prevent bacterial contamination
b) Class “A” eggs must not be cooled artificially in the egg packing centre
c) Broken eggs must not be used for human consumption, at all
d) Broken eggs can only be used for manufacture of heat-treated egg products
b) Class “A” eggs must not be cooled artificially in the egg packing centre
c) Broken eggs must not be used for human consumption, at all
What is characteristic for a trained person
a) Trained person must has 10 year experience
b) Trained person must has hunters certificate issued by the state and special exam for examination
c) Trained person can be veterinarian only
d) It is not nessecary that the trained person must has special experience
a) Trained person must has 10 year experience
b) Trained person must has hunters certificate issued by the state and special exam for examination
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a) Salmonella-contamination of the carcasses should be checked according to the microbial regulation of the EU
b) Salmonella-contamination of the carcasses should be checked according to the zoonosis regulation of the EU
c) Carcasses can be put on the market irrespective of the results of the salmonella process hygiene checks performed at the slaughter house
d) Carcasses found positive for salmonella in the process hygiene tests at the slaughterhouse must not be put on the market
a) Salmonella-contamination of the carcasses should be checked according to the microbial regulation of the EU
d) Carcasses found positive for salmonella in the process hygiene tests at the slaughterhouse must not be put on the market
Choose the correct answers
a) When applying immersion chilling, the maximum water temperature at the point of outlet is 16°C
b) When applying immersion chilling, the maximum water temperature at the point of outlet is 4°C
c) Chilling is a critical step of poultry slaughter in terms of HACCP
d) Evisceration is a critical step of poultry slaughter in terms of HACCP
b) When applying immersion chilling, the maximum water temperature at the point of outlet is 4°C
c) Chilling is a critical step of poultry slaughter in terms of HACCP
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a) The spoilage of fresh meat is mainly caused by aerobic psycrotrophic bacteria
b) The spoilage of fresh meat is mainly caused by anaerobic mesophilic bacteria
c) The spoilage of raw, cured meat products is mostly caused by microorganisms with a high
water activity requirement
d) The spoilage of raw, cured meat products is mostly caused by microorganisms with a low
water activity requirement
a) The spoilage of fresh meat is mainly caused by aerobic psycrotrophic bacteria
c) The spoilage of raw, cured meat products is mostly caused by microorganisms with a high water activity requirement
What is the main energy source of the muscle function?
a) The aerobic glycolysis that produces 36 ATP molecules from 1 glucose molecule
b) Reactions series of 3 reactions such as glycolysis, oxidative decarboxylation and oxidative phosphorylation
c) The anaerobic glycolysis that produces 36 ATP molecules from 1 glucose molecule
d) Reduction of pyruvate to lactic acid
a) The aerobic glycolysis that produces 36 ATP molecules from 1 glucose molecule
b) Reactions series of 3 reactions such as glycolysis, oxidative decarboxylation and oxidative phosphorylation
Which sentence is true about TSE (meat inspection)
a) An OIE listed viral disease
b) The whole carcass of cattle suspected for TSE is considered SRM
c) Abnormal behavior is a sign of disease(s)
d) It causes purulent inflammatory nodes in the brain
b) The whole carcass of cattle suspected for TSE is considered SRM
c) Abnormal behavior is a sign of disease(s)
Choose the correct answers!
a) In case of food poisoning, the causative agent produces exotoxin in the food
b) In case of food poisoning, the causative agent produces exotocin in the GI tract
c) In case of toxico-infection, the causative agent produces exotoxin in the food
d) In case of toxico-infection, the causative agent produces exotoxin in the GI tract
a) In case of food poisoning, the causative agent produces exotoxin in the food
d) In case of toxico-infection, the causative agent produces exotoxin in the GI tract
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a) The primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food safety authorities
b) The primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food producer
c) The conditions and rules of food hygiene primarily aim at achieving adequate food quality
d) The conditions and rules of food hygiene primarily aim at achieving adequate food safety
a) The primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food safety authorities
d) The conditions and rules of food hygiene primarily aim at achieving adequate food safety
Choose the correct answers!
a) The HACCP plan should be establishment- and product-specific
b) The GHP plan should be establishment- and product-specific
c) The GHP concept focuses on the hazards not properly manageable by HACCP
d) The HACCP concept focuses on the hazards not properly manageable by GHP
a) The HACCP plan should be establishment- and product-specific
d) The HACCP concept focuses on the hazards not properly manageable by GHP
For what reasons is it important to avoid overcrowding in the transport of poultry? (*New)
a) Stress factor that weakness the immune system
b) Because of economical reasons
c) To avoid overloading the vehicle
d) Increases the risk of fecal contamination
a) Stress factor that weakness the immune system
d) Increases the risk of fecal contamination
Choose the CORRECT answers! (*New)
a) The minimum water activity of salmonellae is lower than that of campylobacter
b) The minimum water activity of salmonella is higher than that of campylobacters
c) The minimum water activity of salmonella is lower than that of Listeria monocytogenes
d) The minimum water activity of salmonellae is higher than that of Listeria Monocytogens
a) The minimum water activity of salmonellae is lower than that of campylobacter
d) The minimum water activity of salmonellae is higher than that of Listeria Monocytogens
Choose the correct answers!
a) Human diseases caused by Yersinia enterocolitica are mainly due to the consumption of raw or underdone beef
b) Human diseases caused by Yersinia enterocolitica are mainly due to the consumption of raw or underdone pork
c) Human diseases caused by Campylobacter jejuni is mainly due to the consumption of raw
or underdone pork
d) Human diseases caused by Campylobacter jejuni is mainly due to the consumption of raw
or underdone poultry meat
b) Human diseases caused by Yersinia enterocolitica are mainly due to the consumption of raw or underdone pork
d) Human diseases caused by Campylobacter jejuni is mainly due to the consumption of raw
or underdone poultry meat
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a) Nitrites can enter into reaction with amines forming nitrosamines
b) Nitrates can enter into reaction with amines forming nitrosamines
c) Cold smoking is more effective against moulds than against bacteria
d) Cold smoking is less effective against moulds than against bacteria
a) Nitrites can enter into reaction with amines forming nitrosamines
d) Cold smoking is less effective against moulds than against bacteria