Regulations

Question 1

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 1

Responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices, and by ensuring the safety of our nation’s food supply, cosmetics and products that emit radiation.

Question 2

Food Code

Answer 2

A model that assists food control jurisdictions at all levels of government by providing them with a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food services segment. It is issued by the FDA

Question 3

Best if Used By Date

Answer 3

Indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality

Question 4

Sell-By Date

Answer 4

Tells the store how long to display the product for sale or inventory management purposes

Question 5

Use-By Date

Answer 5

Last date recommended for the use of product while at its peak quality. It is not a safety indication

Question 6

60-Day Rule

Answer 6

Requires raw milk cheese–domestic or imported–to be aged at least 60 days at 35 degrees F or above. By that point, cheeses are no longer soft or moist, and are highly unlikely to harbor Listeria

Question 7

Psychotropic Organisms

Answer 7

Harmful organisms that can grow/survive at or below 35 degrees celcius or at or above 3 degrees celcius

Question 8

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act

Answer 8

Set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the US Food and Drug Administration to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics

Question 9

Recalls

Answer 9

An appropriate method for removing or correcting marketed consumer products, their labeling, and/or promotional literature that violate the laws administered by the FDA

Question 10

Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

Answer 10

A model of regulation designed to assist states and municipalities in initiating and maintaining effective programs for prevention of milk borne diseases. It also provides administrative and technical details as to satisfactory compliance with the ordinance. It is recognized by public health agencies and the milk industry as a national standard for milk sanitation

Question 11

Code of Federal Regulations

Answer 11

The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government

Question 12

Sustainability

Answer 12

Based on the principle that everything we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue it is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations