Past questions Flashcards
Salmonellae are thermophilic bacteria that cannot grow below 20 °C
False
The minimum temperature at which salmonellae can still grow is 6 °C.
True
Salmonellae produce enterotoxins in the food that cause vomiting and diarrhoea in humans
False
Water activity lower than 0.97 inhibits the growth of salmonellae
Fale
Eggs may become infected with salmonellae usually through the pores of the eggshell
True
Salmonellae release a heat-labile enterotoxin and a cytotoxic protein in the intestines of the
consumers that cause diarrhoea
True
Salmonellae are mesophilic bacteria
True
Salmonellae are psychrophilic bacteria that can even grow at refrigerator temperature.
False
Under food production conditions, a heat treatment of 70 °C core temperature for at least one
minute is needed to render foodstuffs free from salmonellae
True
To destroy salmonellae in meat products a heat treatment of 90 °C for at least 10 minutes is needed
False
70C 1 min
All serotypes of salmonellae causing typhus in animals are capable of inducing disease in humans
False
Typhus causative agents are always sp. sensitive
Salmonella Enteritidis is the most common serotype causing disease in humans.
True
The animal health mark denoting that the inspected meat is fit for human consumption, shall be
placed on the packaging
False
species not specified
The identification mark denoting that the inspected meat is fit for human consumption, shall be
applied directly to the carcass.
False
species not specified
In line with classification of wastes, materials with the highest risk are assigned to Category 1
True
In line with classification of wastes, materials with the highest risk are assigned to Category 3.
False
In cattle, the intestines are SRM materials irrespective of the animal’s age
True
In cattle, the tonsils are SRM materials irrespective of the animal’s age
True
In the case of asymptomatic carriage of Salmonella spp. the animals must not be slaughtered for
human consumption
False
If Salmonellosis is identified in one organ of a slaughtered animal, the whole carcass shall be
declared unfit for human consumption
True
Salmonella positive broiler flocks infected with any serotypes shall be slaughtered separately
False
Campylobacter positive broiler flocks shall be slaughtered separately.
False
If Listeriosis is identified in one organ of a slaughtered animal, the whole carcass shall be declared
unfit for human consumption
True
If Yersiniosis is identified in one organ of a slaughtered animal, the whole carcass shall be declared
unfit for human consumption
True
Rigor mortis develops as a result of an anaerobic glycolysis
False
Rigor mortis develops because of the lack of ATP
True
In pigs, the final pH of the meat is reached faster than in cattle
True
In cattle, the final pH of the meat is reached faster than in pigs
False
Due to pH reduction, the water holding capacity of the proteins increases
False
Due to pH reduction, the water holding capacity of the proteins decreases
True
DFD meat is more prone to spoilage
True
The water holding capacity of the PSE meat is higher
False
Myoglobin is a bright red pigment that is formed at high oxygen pressure
False
Myoglobin is purple, Oxymyoglobin = bright red
Metmyoglobin is a purple pigment that is formed at high oxygen pressure
False
The water holding capacity of proteins is the lowest near their isoelectric points
True
The PSE meat is lighter than the normal one because it reflects more light
True
Emergency slaughter involves the urgent bleeding of animals suspected of infection
False
Immediate slaughter means the urgent bleeding of any injured, but otherwise healthy animals
True
Food chain information shall be prepared by the official vet as a part of the ante-mortem health
inspection at the farm
False
-should be prepared by the farmer
Each individual bovine animal shall be identified as a part of the ante-mortem health inspection at
the farm
True
Each individual animals of an equine consignment shall be identified as a part of the ante-mortem
health inspection at the farm
True
In pigs, only a smaller proportion of a consignment to a slaughterhouse shall be identified
individually
True
If the food chain information is missing, but the results of the ante-mortem health inspection are
satisfactory, the slaughter can be permitted by ordering the meat to be detained
True
If the live animals cannot be identified, a separate slaughter shall be ordered
False
-animal shall be killed bloodless separately
In the case of poultry flocks positive for Salmonella Enteritidis, a separate slaughter shall be ordered
True
If the food chain information is missing, but the results of the ante-mortem health inspection are
satisfactory, the slaughter shall be postponed
False
Animals deriving from a farm being under animal health restriction due to classical swine fever can
be ordered to immediate slaughter at a designated slaughterhouse if the suspicion of infection was
excluded
True
Animals deriving from a farm being under animal health restriction due to CSF shall be killed at a
designated slaughterhouse
False
Routinely, the carcasses and offal of cattle are to undergo a visual-only post-mortem inspection
False
In cattle, the sub-maxillary LNs shall be sliced on suspect only.
False
In cattle, the peri-bronchial and mediastinal LNs shall be sliced
True
In cattle, the liver is inspected visually, and on suspect by palpation and incision.
False
In cattle, incision shall be made into the main biliary ducts.
True
If the results obtained from the microbiological examination of carcasses fail to meet the process hygiene requirements the meat shall be condemned
False
-would be true for food safety hygiene, but this is process hygiene criteri
If the results of the salmonella examination fail to meet the process hygiene requirements the meat can be put on the market
True
Bleeding of pigs shall be performed with the animal suspended
True
Bleeding of pigs can be performed wither in vertical or in horizontal positions
False
Singeing is aimed at loosening the hair follicles at a temp of 58-62C
False
800-1000 something
After processing the GIT of pigs it can be used for manufacture of meat products for HC
True
Cattle stunned mechanically usually by captive bolt gun
True
In pigs, esophagus is ligated before the head is removed
False
-true for ruminants
After bleeding, scalding of ruminant’s carcasses is targeted at loosening the hair follicles
False
-skin is removed
In cattle, head is inspected at a separate inspection point
True
Edible offal of ruminants shall be chilled to <4C
False
-3*C for animals
Carcass of pigs shall be chilled to <7C
True
-true for all animals , exp rabbits