Unit 2 Flashcards
USDA
United States department of agriculture
USDC
United States Department of commerce
FDA
Food and drug Administration
What is the milk compliance rating for?
Sources must have a pasteurized milk compliance rating of 90 percent or higher certified by a state milk sanitation officer.
USDA provides two publications what are two publications?
The meat and poultry inspection directory
Dairy plants surveyed and approved for USFA grading services.
The dairy plants surveyed and apporved for USDA grading service is updated once a quarter and is divided into two sectsions
- Produce products that are manufactured from dairy ingredients meeting the requirements found in the regualtion from USDA.
- Companies that meet USDA requirements for processing or packaging
Which oranization certifies establishemtents as being sanitary and capable of procuding safe and wholesome products?
USDC
FDA publishes two documents of approved food source procurement
IMSL (milk)
- 90 percent
ICSSL (Shellfish)
- Shucker packer ; the only approved operation code for military instillations SP
This indicates products were produced in a sanitary environment and were wholesome at the time of stamping and packing
A round USDA wholesomeness stamp
What estimates the amount of lean meat to fat and bone
A yield grade
Beef garde
prime, choice, standard , commercial , utility , cutter and caner
Lamb and mutton grades
Prime, choice, select , utility and cull
Pork grades
no1 no2 no3 no4 and utility
Poultry grades
ABC
Poultry for quailty garde
class - age and sex
type - fresh, frozen or type of preservation
style - th way it cut, whole, quartered, halved, pieces and so forth
USDA Accepted as specified stamp
The procudt was wholesome and met the grade, trim, weight and other requiremnts requested by the purchaser
What program is DOD way to reduce costs and improve food quality and customer service?
Prime vendor program
Class 4
Government food : commissary and dining halls
Class 5
Gov owned food : MRE and BMT
Class 8
Non-Gov ; very similar to class 4
ex) pizza in the Bolling alley
Rejection
Class 4 and 8 food are rejected if they are found to be unwholesome or in violation of federal or state regulation.
The food will be REJECTED
Accountable officer
decides to accept. rejects or accept the food items with price adjustment based on the inmspector’s findings
Initial insepction procedures
When products arrive with emphasis placed on foods that are infestible. Use Military standard 904 for further guidance whenever any pest infestation or contamination is detected
Lot size and sample units
it need to be based on the type of product.
CQAE
Contract quality assurance element
Sample sizes are determinded by
Joint Receipt Food inspection manual.
