Food Safety Flashcards
What is the temperature and time for pasteurization of milk at high temperature Short Time Method?
161 F for 15 seconds
What is the temperature and time for pasteurization of milk (or cream) at Ultra Pasteurization Method?
280F for 2 seconds
What is the temperature and time for pasteurization of milk in the Vat Pasteurization Method?
145F for 30 minutes
What is the temperature and time for pasteurization of Egg Nog?
155F for 30 minutes
What is the most important organism (the reason pasteurization exists) that must be destroyed in pasteurization?
Coxiella Burnetti
What is the temperature and time for pasteurization of milk using Higher Heat Shorter Time Method?
191-212 F for 1-0.01 seconds
What are the 3 common pork pathogens that begin with T (Triple T - Smyle - BC)?
Trichinella spiralis (nematode/roundworm)
Tenia solium (cestode/tapeworm)
Toxoplasma Gondii (Protozoan)
What are the common pork pathogens in the Smyle portion of the pneumonic?
Salmonella (gram negative bacteria)
MRSA (gram positive bacteria)
Yersinia entercolitica (gram negative bacteria)
Listeria Monocytogenes (gram positive bacteria)
Hepatitis E (virus)
What are the common pork pathogens in the BC portion of the pneumonic?
Brucella suis (gram negative bacteria)
Camphylobacter (gram negative bacteria)
What are the top 9 food allergens?
- Milk
- Eggs
- Fish (Bass, Flounder, Cod)
- Shellfish (Crab, Lobster, Shrimp)
- Tree Nuts (Almonds, Pecans, Walnuts)
- Peanuts
- Soybeans
- Wheat
- Sesame Seeds
True or False: Even proteins from any of the food allergens is considered adulterated with allergen.
True
What type of bacteria are in cheese?
Gram +
Facultative Anaerobes
What are the most common bacterial agents found in cheese?
Listeria Monocytogenes
Enterococcus
Streptococcus
Staphylococcus
Bacillus Ceres
Clostridium
(EAT LESS BC)
What are the characteristics of potentially hazardous foods (FATTOM)?
F = Food high in protein
A = Acidity - pH 4.6 - 7.5
T = Time = 2h, 2-4h and 4 or more
T = Temperature = 41 - 140 F
O = Oxygen = Anaerobic vs. Aerobic
M = Moisture = 0.85- 0.87 (amount of water not bound to food)
How did the 2018 Farm Bill Change Cannabis Regulation?
Hemp is no longer part of the controlled substance act. Must contain no more than 0.3% THC.
What are the characteristics of the food borne virus Hepatitis A?
Incubation = 28-50 days
Vehicle = Water, Ice, Milk, Oysters, Fresh produce
Disease it Causes = Infectious Hepatitis
What are the characteristics of the food borne Norwalk Like Viruses?
Incubation = 1-2 days
Vehicle = Water (Virus is Chlorine Resistant), Ice, Shellfish
Disease it Causes = Viral Gastroenteritis
What are the characteristics of the food borne virus Rotavirus?
Incubation = 1-2 days
Vehicle = Feco-oral prone foods, water. fomites
Disease it Causes = Viral Gastroenteritis
What are the steps of the FSIS Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Approach (HACCP)?
- Conduct Hazard Analysis
- Determine Critical Control Points
- Establish Critical Limits
- Establish Monitoring Procedures
- Establish Corrective Actions
- Establish Records & Documentation
- Establish Verification Procedures
What agency enforces the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
FSIS
What are the requirements of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
Proper treatment of humane handling of all animals slaughtered in USDA plants
What group of animals are not covered by the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
Birds
What temperature should cold foods stay?
Less than 40F
What temperature should hot foods stay?
Greater than 140F
At what temperature should shell eggs be kept?
45F
What time limit is advised for foods to be thrown away if not kept at temperature?
Throw away at 1 hour
What foods are excluded from the 1 hour rule for throwing away foods?
- Air cooled HB egg with shell
- Pasteurized, intact new shell egg
- Food in hermetic seal
- Products assessed at no growth due to AW, pH or both
What is meant by the Water Activity of food or AW?
Measure of the unbound, free water molecules in the food that is necessary for microbial survival and growth.
Water Activity increases or decreases with increased temperature?
Increases
Foods with what AW provide microbial (bacteria) growth?
> or = 0.95
Foods at what AW will not provide ideal conditions for microbial (bacteria) growth?
0.85 or less
Foods at what AW inhibit the growth of bacteria, yeast and mold?
< 0.6
What part of food made with cultured cells does the FDA oversee?
Cell collection, cell growth, cell differentiation premarket and consultation on production
What part of food made with cultured cells does USDA-FSIS oversee?
Harvesting stage of the cell-culturing process, further production and labeling.
What are the 5 safety concerns of cultured meat?
- Source of cells
- Matrix
- Stability
- Processing aids unique to cell culture
- Microbiological attachments
What animals or animal cells (domestic or imported) does the USDA-FSIS oversee?
- Cattle
- Sheep
- Swine
- Goats
- Fish (siluriformes/catfish)
- Fowl
Federal Meat Inspection Act or Poultry Products Inspection Act
What animals or animal cells (domestic or imported) does the FDA oversee?
- Other seafoods than catfish
- Game meat
- Animal foods
What are the three routes to get Animal Food Ingredient Approval?
- Feed Additive Petition Approval for a Federal Regulation
- Generally Recognized as Safe
- AAFCO Ingredient Definition Under State Control
What does the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act Establish?
Quality standards for food, drug, medical devices and cosmetics
What are the prohibited acts in the FFDCA?
- Adulterating or misbranding (or transport of these products)
- Refusal to permit access or copying any record
- Refusal to permit entry or inspection
What are the food regulations of the FFDCA?
Gives HHS the authority to define and establish quality standards for food.
What does the FFDCA require of OTC drug manufacturers?
Requires them to prove they are effective and safe
What does the Food Quality Protection Act Govern?
The use of pesticides in food cultivation.
What animals are defined as poultry?
Chicken, Turkey, Ostrich, Emu, Rhea, Cassowaries, waterfowl and gamebirds (except pigeons and dove)
What is the 3 pronged approach of the National Poultry Improvement Plan?
- Certifying Breeding Stock
- Bird Performance
- The elimination of bacillary white diarrhea (Salmonella pullorum)
What diseases are covered by the Poultry Improvement Plan?
Avian Flu
S. pullorum
S. gallinarium
S. enterica var. enteritidis
Mycoplasma gallisuepticum
M. synovia
M. melagridis
What are Specified Risk Materials (SRM)?
Materials banned from all animal feeds, pet foods, fertilizers, and cattle slaughtering
What is the most important SRM?
Distal Ilium of cattle of all ages
What are all of the SRM materials?
Skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle 30 months or older
What is the time to illness and vehicle for Bacillus cereus?
6-16 hours
Rice Products, Starchy foods (Spore)
What is the time to illness and vehicle for Clostridium Botulinum?
12-36 hours
Improperly canned food (SPORE)
What is the time to illness and vehicle for Staphylococcus Aureus?
2-4 hours
Humans, custards, meats, reheats (stable at a boil)
List not allowable ELDU drugs in Food Animals
Chloramphenicol
Clenbuterol
DES
Fluoroquinolones
Glycopeptides (Vancomycin)
Medicated Feeds
Nitromidazoles
Nitrofurans
What is Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)?
FARAD provides FREE scientific-based services to veterinary practitioners that assist in the prevention of drug residues in animal-derived human foods.
What does the Animal Medical Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA) do?
Permits veterinarians to prescribe extra-label uses of certain approved new animal drugs and approved human drugs for animals under certain conditions. (VCPR is key for any new drugs)
List the Drugs that are Restricted ELDU in Food Animals
- Amantadine and Neuraminidase Inhibitors (Birds and Poultry)
- Cephalosporins (Except Cephapirin) ONLY Treatment Use (Except Minor Species)
- Gentian Violet
- Indexed Drugs (Some allowed in Minor Speceis)
- Phenylbutazone (not in female dairy cows>20 months)
- Sulfonamides (prohibited in lactating dairy cows with exception)
List the Drugs that Have Special Restrictions for Grade A Dairy Operations
Drugs Not Used or Stored (Pasteurization Milk Ordinance)
- Non-Medical Grade DMSO
- Non- Medical Grade Dipyrone
- Non - Medical Grade Colloidal Silver
(Can use bacitracin and monensin)
How long does it take Ciguatoxin to cause signs and what is the vehicle/disease?
- 6 hours
- Marine Fin Fish
How long does it take Saxitoxins to cause signs and what are the vehicles/diseases?
- 2-24 hours for paralytic shellfish poisoning
- 1-3 hours for neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
- 2-24 hours for amnestic shellfish poisoning
How long does it take Scombroid (histamine) to to cause signs and what is the vehicle/disease?
0-2 hours
- Scombroid toxin (Tuna/Mackerel not chilled properly when caught)
How long does it take aflatoxin to cause signs and what is the vehicle/disease?
Varies on time
- Treenuts, peanuts and all other seeds