Farm Assurance

Question 1

Name the 2 main food chain hazards

Answer 1

Bacterial contamination of food
Chemical contamination of food

Question 2

What are the 3 places that a hazard can develop and give some examples

Answer 2

1. On-farm - pathogens, healthy animals
2. At the processing plant - AM and PM testing, hygiene and controls
3. With the consumer - hygiene and cooking, storage and souring best products

Question 3

Why has farm assurance been put in place

Answer 3

To reduce pathogens and hazards to food safety on farm

Question 4

Name the 8 pillars of food integrity

Answer 4

1. Consumers first
2. Zero tolerance
3. Intelligence gathering
4. Laboratory services
5. Audit
6. Government support
7. Leadership
8. Crisis management

Question 5

Name the 3 key control points and give examples of things put in place to help reduce risks of hazards

Answer 5

Farm - farm assurance, inspections and audits
Processor - testing, inspection, audits, HACCP
Consumer - education

Question 6

What are the 4 main principals of red tractor farm assurance

Answer 6

Food safety
Traceability
Environmental protection
Animal welfare

Question 7

How can supermarkets influence food standards

Answer 7

Red tractor = minimum standard
Supermarkets can have additional requirements for their suppliers

Question 8

What are the risks to food which develop on farm

Answer 8

Presence of zoonotic disease
Residues

Question 9

What are the risks to food which develop with the first purchaser

Answer 9

Example - dairy company e.g. Area
Risk - Cross contamination

Question 10

What are the risks to food which develop with the manufacturer

Answer 10

Risk - cross contamination

Question 11

What are the risks to food which develop with the retailer

Answer 11

Example - supermarket
Risk - Human contact/cross contamination

Question 12

What are the risks to food which develop with the consumer

Answer 12

Human contact
Cross contamination

Question 13

What does LISA stand for, what does it do and what epidemiological tools are used

Answer 13

LISA = Longitudinal Integrated Food Assurance
Focuses on giving responsibility across the food chain rather than endpoint testing
Tools - Monitoring and surveillance, risk assessment, GHP and HACCP, traceability and chain information

Question 14

What is farm assurance driven by

Answer 14

Consumer concerns - changing all he time

Question 15

What increases the risk of campylobacter in poultry

Answer 15

The process of overstocking and subsequent “thinning” out chickens increases the risk of campylobacter spread