Food Quality Control and Assurance

Question 1

What is food quality control?

Answer 1

• ensures food products meet specific quality/regulatory requirements before released
• set of guidelines, measures and procedures

Question 2

What are the 6 goals of food QC?

Answer 2

1 - product safety
2 - adherence to regulation
3 - maintaining consistency
4 - reducing product cost
5 - consumer trust
6 - brand reputation

Question 3

What is the difference between proactive and reactive QC?

Answer 3

Proactive:
- preventative
- systematic and continuous (inspection/maintenence/training/standardization)

Reactive:
- corrective
- inspection and testing
- up to date consumer feedback resources
- system to track + correct defects

Question 4

What are cons of reactive QC?

Answer 4

• cost additional resources
• bad reputation
• lost trust

Question 5

What are basic ingredient specifications categorized as?

Answer 5

• Critical
• Major
• Minor
• Actions and reject levels

Question 6

What are ingredient specifications?

Answer 6

Written documents that give detailed info about ingredients in products. (ensure high quality final product)

Question 7

What do ingredient specifications include?

Answer 7

• Name of ingredient
• internal code number
• source
• physical + chemical properties
• Effective date