Outcome 1 Unit 1

Question 0

What does FSANZ stand for ?

Answer 0

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Question 1

What are the three levels of government that play a a role in maintaining food safety in Australia

Answer 1

1. National Authorities
2. State Authorities
3. Local Authorities

Question 2

What are the responsibilities of Food Standards Australia and New Zealand?

Answer 2

• Developing and reviewing standards for foods in Australia and new Zealand ( food standards code ) –> food labelling and food safety (HACCP)
• Coordination for food surveillance, department of agriculture and recalls

Question 3

What is the role of the Australian government department of agriculture?

Answer 3

Is to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia’s agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry industries remain competitive, profitable and sustainable

Question 4

What are the responsibilities of Australian government of agriculture?

Answer 4

• Import food inspection
• Exports from Australia
• Border protection and quarantine

Question 5

What are the responsibilities of state authorities ?

Answer 5

• Develop food safety programs based on HACCP
• Notify local government of food recalls
• Issues ‘closing orders’ in case of food poisoning

Question 6

What are the responsibilities of local authorities ?

Answer 6

• Registers food business and check HAACP plan
• Monitor all food sites in local area ( enivronmental health officer )
• Inspect all food premesis in the municipality

Question 7

What are the key goals of Food standards Australia new Zealand ?

Answer 7

• MAINTAIN a safe food supply
• Provide adequate information to the consumer, so they can make better decisions
• prevent misleading or deceptive conduct

Question 8

What does the food standards code cover ?

Answer 8

• identity/ description of given food
• composition, permitted ingredients and additives
• nutrient value
• permitted micro-organisim levels
• ways to measure quantitative qualities of food e.g fibre levels

Question 9

How many chapters are in the food standards code ?

Answer 9

4 chapters

Question 10

What is chapter 1 of the food standards code and what does it include ?

Answer 10

1. General food standards
   - labelling
   - permitted additives
   - permitted amounts of contaminants and residues

Question 11

What is chapter 2 of the food standards code and what does it include?

Answer 11

2. food product standards
   - describe exactly what a food must contain
   - composition and microbiological makeup

Question 12

What is chapter 3 of the food standards code? and what does it include?

Answer 12

3. Food safety standards, standards for food hygiene
   - Food safety programs:HAACP
   - Food safety practises
   - Safe food premises

Question 13

What is chapter 4 of the food standards code ? what does it include ?

Answer 13

4. Primary production standards

- The whole food chain from producer to consumer based on HACCP

Question 14

define HACCP

Answer 14

a series of steps that examines every stage of production and identify and hazard that may occur

Question 15

What are critical control points?

Answer 15

They are identified and strategies put in place to prevent food becoming unsafe

Question 16

What laws and statements or words that must apply for food labelling?

Answer 16

• Must appear on a label
• May under certain conditions appear on a label
• must not appear on a label
• Must be written in english and be clearly visible

Question 17

Name 5 food labelling requirements

Answer 17

1. Name of food
2. Date Marking
3. Ingredients listing
4. Country of origin
5. Directions for use and storage

Question 18

Define nutrition content claims

Answer 18

Statements made about a nutrient, energy or biologically active substance in food

Question 19

Define Health Claims

Answer 19

Can be general level or high level

Question 20

What is a food recall

Answer 20

Action taken to remove from sale, distribution and consumption, foods which may pose a risk to consumers

Question 21

What are the objectives of a food recall?

Answer 21

1. Stop the distribution sale of production Asap
2. inform: government, food business that have recieved the recalled food, public ( consumer level recall only )
3. effectively and efficiently REMOVE unsafe product from the market place

Question 22

what does lot identification include in food labelling?

Answer 22

• identifies the packaging premises and job lot

- Coded by numbers or letters ( used for recall )

Question 23

what does the mandatory warning and advisory statements and declarations include in food labelling ?

Answer 23

mandatory: Must be included on the label
Declarations: Foods that may trigger a reaction to a consumer must be declared

Question 24

What is a general Health claim?

Answer 24

A relationship between the consumption of a food, or a component in the food, and a health benefit it can provide

Question 25

What is a high level health claim?

Answer 25

Describes the function of a food, nutrient or other substance in relation to a serious disease or an indicator or biomarker of a serious disease

Question 26

Who developed the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points ?

Answer 26

Food standards australia and New zealand ( FSANZ )

Question 27

What is the main purpose of HACCP?

Answer 27

To prevent food spoilage and food poisoning and to ensure a safe food supply for consumers

Question 28

What are the 7 steps in a HACCP plan?

Answer 28

1. Analyse hazards 2. identify the critical points 3. set the critical limits for each critical control points 4. monitor the critical control points 5. establish corrective actions 6. set up records 7. verify that the HACCP system is working correctly

Question 29

State and territory governments throughout Australia have two key responsibilities in relation to all national food legislation, what are they?

Answer 29

To implementation | and enforcement

Question 30

What are state authorities required to do?

Answer 30

To ensure that the food standards developed by FSANZ are implemented by becoming law in their state

Question 31

What does the Food act of 1984 cover ?

Answer 31

all food premesis that manufactures, package, transport, or sell food in the state, including restaurants and take-away food outlets

Question 32

Who is responsible for implementing the food act of 1984 ?

Answer 32

The department of health and human services

Question 33

List 3 major responsibilities that the department of health and human services must include ( food safety in victoria )

Answer 33

1. develop guidelines for food safety programs 2. Notify councils of food recalls 3. issue 'closing orders'

Question 34

What are local authorities responsible for?

Answer 34

Monitoring and the requirements of the food act are implemented within their local area

Question 35

List 3 responsibilities of municipal councils

Answer 35

1. employment of environmental health officers 2. registration of food business - approval of suitable safety program 3. inspection of all food premises on a daily basis before the business can apply for re-registration

Question 36

each three levels of government has defined roles and responsibilities and must take particular so that the health and safety of our food supply is ensured. Give 3 examples

Answer 36

1. development and implementation of a food safety program 2. responding to unsafe/ or unhygienic food production premises 3. food product recall

Question 37

what is a food safety program?

Answer 37

a document prepared by a food manufacturing company that outlines how it will manage the production of its food products so they are safely, served, manufactured or sold