L10: Risk analysis and hazard analysis Flashcards
Who implements procedures based on HACCP procedures?
FBO
What limits must be identified at the critical control points?
Acceptable vs unacceptable
What is PERA (related to hazards)?
Prevented, Eliminated or Reduced to Acceptable levels
What % of animals/farms carry Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli 0157?
18%
What does Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli 0157 cause in people?
Diarrhoea/HUS
When can you use a qualitative risk assessment?
If limited time/data/resources
What can precede a quantitative risk assessment?
A qualitative risk assessment
What is an advantage and disadvantage of a quantitative risk assessment?
Requires more data, but you can model potential responses to the risk
Concerns from which organisations might lead to a risk assessment being performed?
Regulators/stakeholders
What does characterizing a hazard mean?
Its adverse effects
What are the 6 levels a risk can be?
Negligible, very low, low, medium, high, very high
What is the precautionary principle?
Better safe than sorry
Which risk category is E multilocularis?
High
In which areas is E multilocularis endemic and therefore a problem to the UK?
Areas visited by pets
Which E multilocularis hosts can be found in the UK?
Intermediate
Which aspects of production can processed meat be linked to?
Day of production and time, but not really an animal
What must be on the packaging of processed meat?
Label, use-by date and ID mark
What aspects of production can be traced in cutting plants?
The farm, but not the individual animal except in beef
What aspect of production do barcodes on retail packaging link to?
The time of production
What identifying marks/info do animals get in the abattoir?
Health Mark (ID Mark), kill number, batch number
Which aspects of production can be traced in animals in the slaughterhouse?
Day of production, usually know the farm
How lays down what traceability legally means?
EC/EU regulations
What is internal traceability?
Within a business
Who decides what the level of traceability should be?
The FBO - so self-regulatory in reality
Why is traceability good for management in an FBO?
If they need to withdraw a product
What is the RASFF?
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
Who is responsible for legal, commercial and third party accreditation traceability?
FBOs
Who is responsible for policy issues and RASFF?
Officials
Who is responsible for external traceability?
The FBO
What are three problems for the OV if internal traceability is poor?
Restrict his own market, cause loss of credibility, be unable to demonstrate due diligence
