QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+| PASS ON FIRST
T/F: HACCP was developed for NASA prior to it becoming widely used in the food processing
industry - ANSWER True
What is considered the largest reform of food safety in the US and when did it occur?
a. HACCP in 2011
b. FSMA in 2011
c. FSMA in 2001
d. HACCP in 2001 - ANSWER B
T/F: The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA) established new regulations for the
fresh product industry as well as the animal food industry - ANSWER True
What specific outbreaks in the early 1970s led to the implementation of a systems approach
to food safety management?
a. A foodborne botulism, caused by C. botulinum
b. Listeriosis caused by L. monocytogenes
c. Simultaneous outbreaks of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or red toxic tide blooms
d. Foodborne illness caused by Salmonella
e. None of the above - ANSWER A
T/F: By the early 200s, high profile foodborne illness outbreaks did not happen anymore, due
largely to HACCP regulations for juice, red meat, seafood, and poultry processing. - AN-
SWER False
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,What was the most significant food safety regulatory event in over 70 years that provides re-
quirements for comprehensive and science-based preventive controls across the entire food
supply?
a. FSMA
b. The evaluation of CCPs for preventing food processing failures
c. Systems safety in the aeronautical sciences
d. HACCP
e. MIL-S-38130
f. MIL-STD-882 - ANSWER A
What do WWII and the Space Race have to do with HACCP and FSMA?
a. Addressing the problems that arose during WWII and the Space Race are not related to
HACCP and FSMA so there is no connection
b. War, space exploration, and food safety systems such as HACCP and FSMA are all tightly
connected to international standards and controls and the world governing organizations
that controls food safety regulations.
c. The concepts developed to address industrial problems in the war production industry
during WWII were the precursor to the systems approach that was eventually used to en-
sure food safety for US astronauts during the Space Race and in the HACCP system and
FSMA
d. The international nature of HACCP and FSMA came from lessons learned during the war
with Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII and the fierce competition between the US and
USSR during the Space Race - ANSWER C
Which agency or entity is credited as the first to publicly use and discuss the HACCP system?
a. National Advisory Board on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
b. US National Academy of Science
c. Food and Drug Administration
d. Journal of Food Protection
e. National Aeronautics and Space Administration - ANSWER E
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, Which of the following food, agency, and regulations belong together?
a. Fish and fishery products; FDA; CFR Title 9, Part 417
b. Juice; FDA; CFR Title 21, Part 120
c. Meat and poultry; FDA; CFR Title 9, Part 417
d. Fish and fishery products; FSIS; CFR Title 21, Part 120 - ANSWER B
Which of the following agencies and CFRs regulate meat and poultry products?
a. FSIS; CFR Title 9, Part 417
b. FDA; CFR Title 21, Part 120
c. FSIS; CFR TItle 9, Part 123
D. FDA; CFR Title 21, Part 417 - ANSWER A
Which of the following regulations specify HACCP requirements for juice processing?
a. Title 21 Part 110
b. Title 9 Part 417
c. Title 21 Part 123
d. Title 21 Part 120 - ANSWER D
What government agency regulates the food safety of the meat and poultry processing in-
dustries? - ANSWER FSIS
T/F: The name of the issuing agency is typically listed within the part/subpart section of the
CFR - ANSWER False
Which of the following is one of the 7 principles of HACCP?
a. Identify CCPs
b. Establish critical and corrective actions
c. Monitor hazard points
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T/F: HACCP was developed for NASA prior to it becoming widely used in the food processing
industry - ANSWER True
What is considered the largest reform of food safety in the US and when did it occur?
a. HACCP in 2011
b. FSMA in 2011
c. FSMA in 2001
d. HACCP in 2001 - ANSWER B
T/F: The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA) established new regulations for the
fresh product industry as well as the animal food industry - ANSWER True
What specific outbreaks in the early 1970s led to the implementation of a systems approach
to food safety management?
a. A foodborne botulism, caused by C. botulinum
b. Listeriosis caused by L. monocytogenes
c. Simultaneous outbreaks of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or red toxic tide blooms
d. Foodborne illness caused by Salmonella
e. None of the above - ANSWER A
T/F: By the early 200s, high profile foodborne illness outbreaks did not happen anymore, due
largely to HACCP regulations for juice, red meat, seafood, and poultry processing. - AN-
SWER False
1
,What was the most significant food safety regulatory event in over 70 years that provides re-
quirements for comprehensive and science-based preventive controls across the entire food
supply?
a. FSMA
b. The evaluation of CCPs for preventing food processing failures
c. Systems safety in the aeronautical sciences
d. HACCP
e. MIL-S-38130
f. MIL-STD-882 - ANSWER A
What do WWII and the Space Race have to do with HACCP and FSMA?
a. Addressing the problems that arose during WWII and the Space Race are not related to
HACCP and FSMA so there is no connection
b. War, space exploration, and food safety systems such as HACCP and FSMA are all tightly
connected to international standards and controls and the world governing organizations
that controls food safety regulations.
c. The concepts developed to address industrial problems in the war production industry
during WWII were the precursor to the systems approach that was eventually used to en-
sure food safety for US astronauts during the Space Race and in the HACCP system and
FSMA
d. The international nature of HACCP and FSMA came from lessons learned during the war
with Germany, Italy, and Japan during WWII and the fierce competition between the US and
USSR during the Space Race - ANSWER C
Which agency or entity is credited as the first to publicly use and discuss the HACCP system?
a. National Advisory Board on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
b. US National Academy of Science
c. Food and Drug Administration
d. Journal of Food Protection
e. National Aeronautics and Space Administration - ANSWER E
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, Which of the following food, agency, and regulations belong together?
a. Fish and fishery products; FDA; CFR Title 9, Part 417
b. Juice; FDA; CFR Title 21, Part 120
c. Meat and poultry; FDA; CFR Title 9, Part 417
d. Fish and fishery products; FSIS; CFR Title 21, Part 120 - ANSWER B
Which of the following agencies and CFRs regulate meat and poultry products?
a. FSIS; CFR Title 9, Part 417
b. FDA; CFR Title 21, Part 120
c. FSIS; CFR TItle 9, Part 123
D. FDA; CFR Title 21, Part 417 - ANSWER A
Which of the following regulations specify HACCP requirements for juice processing?
a. Title 21 Part 110
b. Title 9 Part 417
c. Title 21 Part 123
d. Title 21 Part 120 - ANSWER D
What government agency regulates the food safety of the meat and poultry processing in-
dustries? - ANSWER FSIS
T/F: The name of the issuing agency is typically listed within the part/subpart section of the
CFR - ANSWER False
Which of the following is one of the 7 principles of HACCP?
a. Identify CCPs
b. Establish critical and corrective actions
c. Monitor hazard points
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