Introduction: Food Handlers

Question 1

What are the benefits of food premises?

Answer 1

• More repeat business from customers
• Employees being happier knowing that they are working with safe food
• Lower insurance costs because no claims have been made against their insurance from unsafe food

Question 2

What is the federal legislation for food safety?

Answer 2

The Canadian food inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for food inspection at the federal level.

Question 3

What does the CFIA inforce?

Answer 3

They govern the safety and nutritional quality of all food sold in Canada. They verifiy industry compliance with federal acts and regulations, including the Food and Drugs Act.

Question 4

What is the Food and Drugs Act?

Answer 4

That is the act that through activites that include the resgistaion and inspection of abattoirs (slaughterhouse) and food processing plants, and testing of products.

Question 5

What is the provincal level ?

Answer 5

Each province has their own provincial health acts and regulations

Question 6

What is the municipal level?

Answer 6

Each municipality will have theoir own by-laws governing their municipality, they will create their own by-laws based on issues that are important to them and that are not to be dealt with at the federal or provicinal level. Like Licensing, Garbage control or building standards.

Question 7

Which level of government does the Health Protection and promotion Act fall under?

Answer 7

Federal

Question 8

Which level of government does the Ontario Food Premises Regulation 493 fall under?

Answer 8

Provincial

Question 9

Which level of government does Garbage Control Bylaw fall under?

Answer 9

Municipal

Question 10

Which level of government does the Food and Drugs Act fall under?

Answer 10

Federal

Question 11

Which level of government does Licensing Bylaws fall under?

Answer 11

Municipal

Question 12

What piece of Ontario lesgislation sets out specific standards for safe food in food premises? From the Following:
Food and Drugs act
Ontario Food Premises Regulation 493
Licensing Bylaws
Health Protection and Promotion Act

Answer 12

Ontario Food Premises Regulation 493

Question 13

Who does the responsibility for safe food belongs to:
The customer
the government
the public health inspector
Everyone in the food premises

Answer 13

Everyone in the food premises

Question 14

True or False? A public health inspector requires a warrant to carry out inspections.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False? Public Health Inspectors enforce the Ontario Food Premises Regulation 493 by conducting routine inspections of all food premises.

Answer 15

True