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VPH midterm Flashcards

1
Q

What agency regulates

  • Meat, poultry & egg products
  • Vaccines
  • DX tests
A

USDA FSIS

(Food Safety Inspection Services)

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2
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Tag for improper equipment or facilities?

A

US Rejected

(USDA FSIS)

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3
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Tag for unacceptable animal products?

A

US Retained

(USDA FSIS)

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4
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of US Retained Tags?

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5
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What agency regulates

  • Seafood
  • Shellfish
  • Milk
A

FDA

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6
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What agency regulates:

  • Animal drugs
  • Pet food
A

FDA CVM

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7
Q

What agency regulates pesticides?

Who has final say for violations?

A
  • EPA
  • FDA
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8
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What is the fish industry regulated by USDA FSIS?

A

Catfish

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9
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Seafood inspection is a _______ program offered by the National Marine Fisheries Service of the USDA.

A

VOLUNTARY

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10
Q

HACCP?

A

Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points

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11
Q

Food safety is NOT food ______.

A

QUALITY

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12
Q

List 2 Microbiological contaminents of Poultry.

A
  • Salmonella
  • Campylobacter
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13
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What is the microbiological contaminent of Beef?

A

E. coli O157:H7

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14
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Microbiological contaminant of milk & deli meats?

A

Listeria

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15
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Purpose of HACCP?

A
  • Systematic, preventative approach to food safety
  • ID & prevent physical, chemical & biological hazards in food
  • Goal is to stop it from reaching the finished product
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17
Q

List the 3 inspection options for

Ante-mortem Inspection.

(day of slaughter)

A
  • Suspect → temp
  • Condemn
  • Pass
18
Q

Pyrexia in Swine

(for inspection)

A

> 106 °F

19
Q

Pyrexia in Ruminants & Horses?

A

> 105°F

20
Q

What is the procedure if an animal has pyrexia in an Ante-mortem inspection?

A
  • Hold for 24 hrs → recheck
    • still elevated → TX by Vet → slaughtered on recovery OR
    • condemned
21
Q

What animals are withheld from slaughter?

A

animals with abnormal conditions

  • Movement
  • Condition
  • Surface
22
Q

5 things that classify as Abnormal Movement & prevent slaughter of an animal for human food.

A
  • Lameness
  • CNS dz.
  • Depressed
  • Moribound (< 96°F)
  • “Downer” animal
23
Q

List 4 signs of Abnormal Body Condition that will prevent an animal from being slaughtered for human consumption.

A
  • Emaciation
  • In the act of parturition
  • In Pain → grunting, grinding teeth, dysphagia
  • Cancer eye
24
Q

What percentage of cattle carcasses are condemed PM for SCC (Cancer eye)?

A

10-15%

25
Q

What are some carcasses condemned for

SCC (Cancer Eye)?

A
  • Involement of Osseus structures
  • Metastasis to other areas of body
26
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VPH (2 decks)

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