food hygiene Flashcards
- What is the maximum allowable temperature for ruminant meat?
a. 7 C for the carcass
b. 4 C for the carcass
c. 4 C the offal
d. 3 C for offal
a. 7 C for the carcass
d. 3 C for offal
- What pathogens are part of the food safety criteria for live marine molluscs
a. L. monocytogenes
b. Salmonella
c. E. coli
d. Coagulase- positive staphylococcus (shelled/shucked of cooked crustaceans/ molluscs)
B. salmonella
C. E.coli
- Which of these abnormalities are fit for Human consumption?
a. DFD meat ageing
b. Insufficient bleeding (UNFIT)
c. Emaciated animals (UNFIT)
d. Lipochromatosis
a. DFD meat ageing
d. Lipochromatosis
What are the main points of the food chain information?
Treatments and their withdrawal periods
The dates of all vaccinations
The size of the farm
The information about the authorized veterinarian responsible for the farm
Treatments and their withdrawal period
Info about the authorized veternarian on the farm
Which of the following sentences are true?
A. In cattle, the head lymph nodes must be palpated in every carcass
B. In pigs, the head’s lymph nodes must be palpated in every carcass
C. Palpation of the organ can cause cross- contamination of the carcass
D. Incision of the organs can cause cross-contamination of the carcass
A. In cattle, the head lymph nodes must be palpated in every carcass
D. Incision of the organs can cause cross-contamination of the carcass
Which of these are NOT mandatory on food label?
A. Name of producer
B. Nutritional claim
C. Alcohol content in case of bakery products
D. Weight of product
A. Name of producer
C. Alcohol content in case of bakery products
Which of the egg’s attributes give information about its freshness? A. The size of the air space B. The size of the germinal disk C. The size of the pores D. The consistency of the albumen
A. The size of the air space
D. The consistency of the albumen
Which countries operate the RASFF system? Rapid alert system for food + feed
EU member states
The European countries
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Turkey, Israel, Moldavia
Eu member states
Switzerland Norway Iceland and licehsnteins
- Which of these statements are NOT characteristics of the primary packaging?
a. It is with indirect contact with the food, it is the outer most protection of batches
b. It provides useful information for the consumers
c. It can be divided into smaller units, called secondary packaging
d. It is important that it does not pose a human health risk
a. It is with indirect contact with the food, it is the outer most protection of batches
c. It can be divided into smaller units, called secondary packaging
- Which of these are NOT mandatory on food label?
a. Name of producer
b. Nutritional claim
c. Alcohol content in case of bakery products
d. Weight of product
a. Name of producer
c. Alcohol content in case of bakery products
- Which of the egg’s attributes give information about its freshness?
a. The size of the air space
b. The size of the germinal disk
c. The size of the pores
d. The consistency of the albumen
a. The size of the air space
d. The consistency of the albumen
- What is the difference between slow and fast curing?
a. The main difference is in processing, as by slow curing the product is made with salt, nitrites or nitrates for preservation, colour and taste development. Therefore meat parts are merged or surface treated with (pickling) salts and ripened.
b. The main difference is in processing, as by slow (FAST) curing the product is made with salt, nitrites and nitrates and other additives to help color and taste development. Curing solution is injected and/or added under vacuum to the tissues or surface treated with (pickling) salts and ripened
c. After slow curing the cured meat part can be ripened even for 1 year, which is not typical for fast curing
d. Foil-packaged ham and pressed ham is made with slow (FAST) curing and cannot be produced by fats curing
a. The main difference is in processing, as by slow curing the product is made with salt, nitrites or nitrates for preservation, colour and taste development. Therefore meat parts are merged or surface treated with (pickling) salts and ripened.
c. After slow curing the cured meat part can be ripened even for 1 year, which is not typical for fast curing
- What can we use to differentiate between icterus and carotenosis?
a. With the Loeffer’s test (imperfect bleeding)
b. By checking the solubility of the yellow pigment
c. Looking for signs of disease, malaise in the live animal
d. With cooking test (Taste + smell, stuffiness)
b. By checking the solubility of the yellow pigment
c. Looking for signs of disease, malaise in the live animal
- Which of the following statements are FALSE about the normal meat aging?
a. The decreased pH is due to lactic acid (T)
b. The increased pH is due to ammonia
c. It takes around 45 mins
d. The final pH is well below 6 (T)
b. The increased pH is due to ammonia
c. It takes around 45 mins
- Which of the following statements are TRUE of the PSE meat?
a. It usually occurs in cattle
b. There is a sudden pH drop at the beginning of the meat ageing
c. The meat is fit for human consumption
d. The glycogen content of the muscles is decreased
b. There is a sudden pH drop at the beginning of the meat ageing
c. The meat is fit for human consumption
- What are the notifiable diseases of fish?
a. Spring viraemia of carp
b. Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia of salmonids
c. Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
Bothriocephalosis
a. Spring viraemia of carp
b. Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia of salmonids
- What forms of biotoxins can occur in fishery products?
a. Paralytic shellfish poison (PSP)
b. Vomiting shellfish poison (VSP)
c. Fainting shellfish poison (FSP)
d. Amnesic shellfish poison (ASP
a. Paralytic shellfish poison (PSP)
d. Amnesic shellfish poison (ASP
- For which fish types is candling part of the official control?
a. Fillet
b. Herring
c. Flounder
d. Scombroid species- histamine, mackerel, sardine, tuna
a. Fillet
c. Flounder
- The meat stamp contains the:
a. Approval number of the meat processing plant
b. The abbreviation of the ‘European communities’
c. The ISO code of the country of origin
d. The passport number of the cattle
b. The abbreviation of the ‘European communities’
c. The ISO code of the country of origin
- What are the characteristics of meat if the glycogen storage of the muscles was depleted?
a. The pH remains high
b. It is exsudative
c. It is unfit for human consumption
d. It is more suitable for bacterial growth
a. The pH remains high
d. It is more suitable for bacterial growth
- Which techniques can be used for ammonia detection?
a. Reder test- imperfect bleeding
b. Nessler’s test
c. Lead acetate test- stufinnes
d. Eber’s test
b. Nessler’s test
d. Eber’s test
- What is characteristic to intelligent packaging?
a. It gives information from the storage condition of food even before buying the product
b. It is capable to show the actual temperature of the given product
c. The consumer can only see it after opening the food packaging
d. It is mainly used for bakery products to absorb moisture (active packaging)
a. It gives information from the storage condition of food even before buying the product
b. It is capable to show the actual temperature of the given product
- Which components are responsible for the protection of the egg?
a. Vitamin B
b. High pH
c. Cuticle
d. Chitin
b. High pH
c. Cuticle
- Which of these are red meat products?
a. Salami
b. Lyoner
c. Foil packaged ham
Bologna-type sausages
b. Lyoner
Bologna-type sausages
- What is characteristic for marketing of hunted game?
a. The hunted game can be marketed to final consumer in small amount only
b. The hunted game cannot be used for private consumption
c. The hunted game can be marketed to catering facility in small amount only
The hunted game can be marketed further by the private consumer
a. The hunted game can be marketed to final consumer in small amount only
c. The hunted game can be marketed to catering facility in small amount only
- Where is the identification mark (meat stamp) for poultry and rabbits?
a. In the case of poultry on the packaging
b. In the case of poultry on the carcass
c. In the case of rabbit on the packaging
d. In the case of rabbit on the carcass
a. In the case of poultry on the packaging
c. In the case of rabbit on the packaging
- During the inspection of adult cattle’s’ heads the ….. has to be incised/cut in every case
a. Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
b. Tongue
c. Masseter muscles
d. Parotid lymph nodes
a. Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
c. Masseter muscles
- In the case of pig slaughter, which pathogens should be tested during the microbiological examination of slaughter hygiene?
a. Enterobacteriaceae
b. E. coli
c. Salmonella
d. L. monocytogenes
a. Enterobacteriaceae
c. Salmonella
- In which cases is the meat stamp not applied?
a. Before the arrival of the Trichinella results
b. Fit for human consumption carcass of a rabbit
c. Non generalised Trichinella infection
d. If the carcass of the slaughtered cattle contain SRM
b. Fit for human consumption carcass of a rabbit
d. If the carcass of the slaughtered cattle contain SRM
- The veterinarian may ban the slaughter until further measure if…..
a. The animals show signs of exhaustion
b. The animals come from a surveillance zone
c. The assessment of the health status of the animals requires further examination
The animals have been shown to carry a zoonotic pathogen
a. The animals show signs of exhaustion
c. The assessment of the health status of the animals requires further examination
- What characteristics does an official test include for live fish
a. Sex
b. Viability (movement, respiration)
c. Body length
d. General health status
b. Viability (movement, respiration)
d. General health status
- What is the histamine limit for fishery products?
a. 100-200 mg/kg for general products
b. 200-400 mg/kg for general products
c. 100-200 mg/kg after enzymatic maturation
d. 200-400 mg/kg after enzymatic maturation
a. 100-200 mg/kg for general products
d. 200-400 mg/kg after enzymatic maturation
- What is characteristic for chemical composition?
a. It has high biological value
b. It is important source of vitamin E
c. It has high fat content
d. It has low carbohydrate content
a. It has high biological value
d. It has low carbohydrate content
- Which of the following sentences are true slaughterhouses about the integrated meat inspection?
a. It means the separated slaughter of suspicious animals
b. It greatly depends on food chain information
c. It depends on the live animal inspection at the farm
d. Slaughtering can only happen at the closet slaughterhouse
b. It greatly depends on food chain information
c. It depends on the live animal inspection at the farm
- In which cases is the oval mark mandatory?
a. Sliced meat
b. Chocolate
c. Bakery products
d. Fermented dairy products
a. Sliced meat
d. Fermented dairy products
- What kind of rule shall be certainly kept if a material is intended to be used as by-product in the food industry?
a. Precise records shall be kept about it
b. Food hygiene rules shall strictly apply
c. It can only be processed on the same processing line as the main product was
d. Expiry/ use to dates are strictly observed
b. Food hygiene rules shall strictly apply
d. Expiry/ use to dates are strictly observed
- What are the characteristics of grade ‘A’ eggs?
a. It certifies that the egg is fit for human consumption without heat treatment
b. It might be used for the manufacturing of egg products
c. The yolk is slightly mobile
d. It doesn’t have an air space
a. It certifies that the egg is fit for human consumption without heat treatment
c. The yolk is slightly mobile
- Which of these processing steps are considered as critical control points (CCP) by production of Bologna-type sausages?
a. Cutting, mixing, grinding (GHP)
b. Shaping, stuffing (GHP)
c. Smoking, cooking
d. Cold storage
c. Smoking, cooking
d. Cold storage
- Which statement is true?
a. Live bivalves harvested from class ‘B’ production area can be transported to processing establishment without purification or relaying
b. The production areas are classified based on heavy metal content of the sediment
c. Shellfish collected from class ‘C’ production area must be treated with heat instead of purification in the processing establishment
d. Live bivalves harvested from class ‘A’ production area can be marketed only after heat treatmen
a. Live bivalves harvested from class ‘B’ production area can be transported to processing establishment without purification or relaying
c. Shellfish collected from class ‘C’ production area must be treated with heat instead of purification in the processing establishment
- The stunning of pigs usually happens
a. Mechanically with a stunning gun
b. By carbon dioxide gas chambers
c. With electrodes placed on the head
d. Mechanically by a device that causes concussion
b. By carbon dioxide gas chambers
c. With electrodes placed on the head
- Which parts of the adult goat are considered SRM?
a. The spinal cord
b. The tonsils
c. The ileum
d. The skull
a. The spinal cord
d. The skull
- Which heavy metals are tested for molluscs?
a. Hg
b. Cu
c. Pb
d. Cd
c. Pb
d. Cd
- Choose the correct statement:
a. Rigor mortis develops as a result of anaerobic glycolysis
b. Rigor mortis develops because of the lack of ATP
c. Rigor mortis passes due to the pH increase caused by bacteria
d. Rigor mortis passes due to protease enzyme
a. Rigor mortis develops as a result of anaerobic glycolysis
b. Rigor mortis develops because of the lack of ATP
- Which criteria are specified in the 2073/2005 EC regulation?
a. 3-OH-butric acid (853/2004/EC
) b. Salmonella spp.
c. Enterobacteriaceae
d. Campylobacter spp.
b. Salmonella spp.
c. Enterobacteriaceae
- In the case of cattle under 8 months of age, which organs inspection is less relevant?
a. Umbilical area
b. Udder and genitals
c. Joints
d. Masseters
b. Udder and genitals
d. Masseters
- What is characteristic for myofibrils?
a. They are found in the sarcoplasm
b. They are the contractile element of the muscle
c. The sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounded it stores the potassium (calcium)
d. They are the structural unit of the striated muscle
a. They are found in the sarcoplasm
b. They are the contractile element of the muscle
- What is characteristic for aged meat?
a. It has paler brownish colour
b. It has odour of lactic acid
c. It has glassy shine (fresh meat)
It is in elastic to touch (fresh meat)
a. It has paler brownish colour
b. It has odour of lactic acid
- Which parts are considered SRM in every age group of cattle?
a. The last four meters of the colon
b. The spinal cord
The spleen
d. The tonsils
a. The last four meters of the colon
d. The tonsils
- Which statement is true?
a. The successive catch of fish must be separated on the factory vessel
b. The clean and contaminated processes must not be separated on the factory vessel
c. Tools and equipment must be produced from those material is corrosion-resistant to seawater
d. The fishery products must not be chilled on the factory vessel
a. The successive catch of fish must be separated on the factory vessel
c. Tools and equipment must be produced from those material is corrosion-resistant to seawater
- Which requirement must be met at a game collection centre?
a. The establishment must not be fenced
b. The required temperature is 10 degrees centigrade in the cold store
c. The establishment must have an adequate cold store to suspended store of the carcass
d. Drinking quality water must be used in the establishment
c. The establishment must have an adequate cold store to suspended store of the carcass
d. Drinking quality water must be used in the establishment
- When is the description ‘smoke flavoured’ applied on products label? (mixed, injected, submerged)
a. When is the product NOT smoked with hard wood- this is also true??
b. When the smoke flavour is produced with using smoke aroma for surface treatment on the product
c. When the product is NOT smoked with birch wood
d. When the smoke flavour is produced with injecting the smoke aroma into the product
b. When the smoke flavour is produced with using smoke aroma for surface treatment on the product
d. When the smoke flavour is produced with injecting the smoke aroma into the product
- What is the difference between the professional and legal definition of the waste?
a. Only technical aspects are covered by the professional definition
b. The professional defines the sub-term of secondary raw materials within the term of waste
c. Legal requirement appears in the legal definition as a potential waste generating factor
d. The legal definition of more concrete, concise
a. Only technical aspects are covered by the professional definition
b. The professional defines the sub-term of secondary raw materials within the term of waste
- Within how much time after stunning does the bleedinghave to be performed
a. In case of gas stunning 20s
b. In case of gas stunning 30s
c. In case of electronic stunning 20s
In case of electronic stunning 30s
b. In case of gas stunning 30s
c. In case of electronic stunning 20s
- What is typical for raw sausages made with starter culture?
a. Ripening is done by stepwise temperature decrease and starting at higher ripening temperature, than by traditional dry sausage
b. Microflora is composed of lactobacillus species, salt resistant and nitrate reducing micrococcus and enterococcus species
c. Raw sausage (5.3) made with starter cultures have higher pH values than the traditional dry sausages (5.8-6)
Microflora is composed mainly of special Nobile moulds, penicillium species (traditional)
a. Ripening is done by stepwise temperature decrease and starting at higher ripening temperature, than by traditional dry sausage
b. Microflora is composed of lactobacillus species, salt resistant and nitrate reducing micrococcus and enterococcus species
- Which of the following operations are critical control point (CCP) in case of poultry slaughter?
a. Stunning, bleeding
b. Dressing, evisceration
c. Chilling of the carcass ( 4degrees)
d. Chilling of the offals (3 degrees)
c. Chilling of the carcass ( 4degrees)
d. Chilling of the offals (3 degrees)
- What is the maximum number of animals allowed to be slaughtered per week in the case of small-scale slaughter?
a. 100 chickens (200)
b. 100 turkeys
c. 100 waterfowl
100 rabbits (50)
b. 100 turkeys
c. 100 waterfowl
- What is characteristic for purification centre?
a. Shellfish must be purified till at least 2 months
b. Microbiological characteristics of water applied to the tank and the purified and non-purified shellfish must be investigated
c. Live bivalves must be purified by clean or purified seawater
The different marine animal species can be stored together with the shellfish in the same tank
b. Microbiological characteristics of water applied to the tank and the purified and non-purified shellfish must be investigated
c. Live bivalves must be purified by clean or purified seawater
- Which of these abnormalities will make the whole carcass unfit for human consumption?
a. PSE aging
b. Melanosis
c. Sexual odour
Young age < 7 days Calf <8, piglet <14, lamb <21
c. Sexual odour
Young age < 7 days Calf <8, piglet <14, lamb <21
- Which of these food additives are typically applied in meat products?
a. Tartrazine (E102)
b. Monosodium glutamate (E621)
c. Sodium sulphite (E221)
d. Ascorbic acid (E300)
b. Monosodium glutamate (E621)
d. Ascorbic acid (E300)
- For which operation are the knives used in the two-knife method used for sticking
a. Cutting the skin
b. Cutting the esophagus
c. Cutting of trachea
d. Cutting of vena jugularis ante
a. Cutting the skin
d. Cutting of vena jugularis ante
1. What microbes should be tested for egg products under regulation EC no 2073/2005 ● Salmonella ● Enterobacteriaceae ● Coagulase positive staphylococcus ● E. Coli
● Salmonella
● Enterobacteriaceae
1. Which regulations are in force in relation to official controls of foodstuffs ● 882/2004/EC ● 854/2004/EC ● 178/2002/EC ● 625/2017/EC
● 882/2004/EC
● 854/2004/EC
Choose the correct answers!
- The typical, lasting red colour of cured meat products is due to nitrosomyoglobin
- The typical, lasting red colour of cured meat products is due to oxymyoglobin
- For slow curing with dry salting, exclusively a nitrite-containing curing salt may be
used
- For slow curing with dry salting, exclusively a nitrate-containing curing salt may be
used
The typical, lasting red colour of cured meat products is due to nitrosomyoglobin
For slow curing with dry salting, exclusively a nitrate-containing curing salt may be
used
Choose the correct answers!
- Heat resistance of moulds and yeasts is similar to that of mesophilic bacteria
- Heat resistance of moulds and yeasts is much higher than that of mesophilic
bacteria
- Based on the 12D principle, the minimum sterilization equivalent is 2.52 minutes
- Based on the 12D principle, the minimum sterilization equivalent is 0.21 minute
- Heat resistance of moulds and yeasts is much higher than that of mesophilic
bacteria - Based on the 12D principle, the minimum sterilization equivalent is 2.52 minutes
What is the role of nitrite in cured meat products (Practical 4)
- It is prohibiting the growth of germs of Clostridium botulinum
- It causes a red color to the cured meat, which is NOT heat resistant
- It has antioxidant effect and decreases the possibility of rancidity
- It has no role since it is not allowed to apply in EU
- It is prohibiting the growth of germs of Clostridium botulinum
- It has antioxidant effect and decreases the possibility of rancidity
What curing methods were demonstrated in the Technology lab? (practical 4)
- Dry curing method: meat was covered with curing/pickling salt
- Wet curing with injection: 8% sodium nitrite solution was injected
- Dry salting: meat was covered with pure sodium chloride
- Tumbling: tumbler was applied to perform fast curing
- Dry curing method: meat was covered with curing/pickling salt
- Wet curing with injection: 8% sodium nitrite solution was injected
- Which areas are within the scope of the regulation of 625/2017 EC
● Controls of requirements relating to food safety
● Controls of requirements relating to animal health
● Controls of requirements relating to soil protection
Controls of requirements relating to producing of veterinary medicinal products
● Controls of requirements relating to food safety
● Controls of requirements relating to animal health
1. Who are the members of the rapid alert system for food and feed ● Member states ● European parliament ● European commission ● Council
● Member states
● European commission
- Yersinia Enterocolitica
● Animals are usually asymptomatic carriers of the bacterium
● Poultry meat is the most important source of infection (pigs, rodents, rabbit)
● It is psychrophilic
● It usually causes generalised dermatitis in humans
● Animals are usually asymptomatic carriers of the bacterium
● It is psychrophilic
- How have to plan the official controls based on 625/2017/EC regulation
● Competent authorities have to plan the official controls on risk basis, regularly and with appropriate frequency
● Competent authorities have to plan the official controls on risk basis, regularly and with appropriate frequency to identify possible intentional violations
● Competent authorities have to plan the official controls on basis on the human resources
● Competent authorities have to plan the official controls on basis on the financial resources
● Competent authorities have to plan the official controls on risk basis, regularly and with appropriate frequency
● Competent authorities have to plan the official controls on risk basis, regularly and with appropriate frequency to identify possible intentional violations
- What is the rapid alert system for food and feed
● IT tool
● Group of appointed representative of member state
● The goal is to exchange information in relation to food fraud
● The goal is to exchange information in unsafe food
● IT tool
● The goal is to exchange information in unsafe food
- Which steps are part of the preparation of raw, smoked and fermented meat products
● Deboning
● Protein content measurement
● Trichinella exam
● Cutting and sometimes pre-chilling of the meat
● Deboning
● Cutting and sometimes pre-chilling of the meat
- What is the difference between salting and curing
● In case of salting only pure sodium chloride is applied
● Salting can be only dry salting
● In case of curing other additives than NaCl are also used
● Curing can only be wet curing
● In case of salting only pure sodium chloride is applied
● In case of curing other additives than NaCl are also used
- What is true about the F0 value
● It describes the heat resistance of a microbe species
● It means the necessary time to reduce the microbial population with 1 magnitude
● It is characteristic to the heat treatment process
● The minimum requirement of heat treatments is set to achieve 12 magnitude reduction of Clostridium Botulinum spores (If pH>4.5)
● It is characteristic to the heat treatment process
● The minimum requirement of heat treatments is set to achieve 12 magnitude reduction of Clostridium Botulinum spores (If pH>4.5)
- Brucellosis
● The whole body is unfit for consumption
● If localised, only the affected organs or part should be declared unfit for human consumption
● The genitals, mammary glands and blood are unfit, even if no lesions are visible during diagnostic slaughter
● Only investigations for the presence of B. abortus shall be performed
● The whole body is unfit for consumption● The genitals, mammary glands and blood are unfit, even if no lesions are visible during diagnostic slaughter
- Yellow colour disorders
● Are always pathological (only jaundice)
● Can be of alimentary (feed) origin
● If of non-contagious origin, the meat is fit for consumption
● Mean that the possibility of bacterial spread shall be taken into account during decision making
● Can be of alimentary (feed) origin
● If of non-contagious origin, the meat is fit for consumption
- Echinococcus Granulosus
● The animals infected cannot be slaughtered
● The meat is fit for consumption except for the affected parts
● The infection is zoonosis, but humans may be infested only by eggs released by carnivores
● The liver unfit for human consumption can only be given as feed to dogs
● The meat is fit for consumption except for the affected parts
● The infection is zoonosis, but humans may be infested only by eggs released by carnivores
- What is typical of traditional raw sausage production technology
● They are produced with starter cultures
● Lower water activity (<0.9) than fermented sausages
● Higher pH (5.8-6) than fermented sausages
● Some types contain added sugar
● Lower water activity (<0.9) than fermented sausages
● Higher pH (5.8-6) than fermented sausages
- What are the criteria of egg products set by the 854/2004 EC regulation
● Below the limit E. Coli
● Absence of 3-OH butyric acid
● Below the limit shell, shell membrane and other pieces
853/2004/EC: 3-OH, lactic, shell + membrane
● Below the limit E. Coli
● Below the limit shell, shell membrane and other piece
- What is the food fraud network
● IT tool (RASFF)
● Group of appointed representative of Member states
● The goal is to exchange information in relation to food fraud
● The goal is to exchange information in unsafe food (RASFF)
● Group of appointed representative of Member states
● The goal is to exchange information in relation to food fraud