Lecture 8 A

Question 1

How USDA and Seafood model plans differs from FDA ones?

Answer 1

They contain specifications on which hazard requires what type of preventive controls

Question 2

How to apply preventive controls that are consistent with current scientific understanding?

Answer 2

Be sure to test for hazards that are beyond the naked eye using all of the latest tests known to scientific research:
ex: allergen labeling

Question 3

What preventive controls does an haccp plan have that a food saftey plan doesn’t:

Answer 3

Supply chain controls:

• List of different types of preventive controls to eliminate hazards
• allergen, process etc.

Question 4

How to identify hazards using a flow diagram?

Answer 4

Write down the step by step process in which ingredients are received, stored and distributed and search for a hazard among the steps

Question 5

How to determine if preventive controls need to be applied to physical hazards?

Answer 5

By examining the method of which ingredients are received (transportation equipment) and seeing if it is susceptible to foreign object contamination.

Question 6

Evaluations considerations:

1. rework and processing
2. packaging and labelling
3. intended or forseeable use
4. sanitation and env.

Answer 6

1. Are you going to blend eggs with maynonaise without cooking it?»>preventive control for salmonella or are going to heat temp high enough to kill salmonella?
2. Packaging and labelling: allergen labelled, o2 impermebale
3. Intended or forseeable use: what if consumers do not follow the cooking instructions? Does it need to be cooked? Can consumers potentially misuse product?

Question 7

What must you do to food products regardless of whether the type of saftey instructions you write on the package?

Answer 7

Apply preventive controls to ensure food saftey regardless of whether the consumer follows the instructions or not.

Question 8

What if a supplier keeps selling you contaminated ingredients?

Answer 8

Stop purchasing from them.

Question 9

When don’t you need a supplier to apply a preventive control

Answer 9

if the preventive control was/is already going to be installed in your preventive control steps.

Question 10

Should you address a hazard even if it is not normally addressed in hazard analysis of other facilities

Answer 10

Yes you must address all hazards that could potentially occur to your facility other wise regulatory agencies will take action