FSMA-2011

Question 1

Main themes of legislation

Answer 1

-prevention
-enhanced partnerships
-inspection, compliance, and response
-import safety

Question 2

Enhanced partnerships: Vital to success

Answer 2

-reliance on inspections
-state/local and international capacity building
-improve foodborne illness surveillance
-National agriculture and food defense strategy
-Consortium of laboratory networks
-Easier to find recall information

Question 3

7 Examples of compliance with prevention standards

Answer 3

-sanitation
-training
-environmental controls and monitoring
-food allergen controls
-recall contingency plan
-GMP’s
-Supplier verification activities

Question 4

Prevention standards mandates (two sections)

Answer 4

Sec. 105. standards for produce safety
-established science-based, minimum standards
-applies to raw agriculture commodities

Sec. 103. Hazard Analysis and risk-based preventive controls
Requires food and animal food facilities to:
- evaluate hazards that could affect food safety
-identify & implement preventive controls to prevent hazards
-monitor controls & maintain monitoring records
-conduct verification activities

Question 5

General approach to preventive controls

Answer 5

1. identify hazard (biological, chemical, physical)
2. Understand cause
3. Implement preventive controls
4. monitor effectiveness
5. review & adjust

Question 6

Intentional contamination (3 sections)

Answer 6

Sec. 106. Protection against intentional adulteration
-Issue final rule and guidance to protect against intentional adulteration
-conduct vulnerability assessments

Sec. 108. Prepare a national agriculture and food defense strategy with USDA, and DHS

Sec. 111. Sanitary Transportation of food
-addresses implementation of the sanitary food transportation act of 2005, which requires persons engaged in food transportation to use sanitary practices
-to ensure that food is not transported under conditions that may render it adulterated