FOOD SAFETY FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
STUDY MATERIAL
●● What is something you should do in an interview with a customer
who claims to have a food borne illness?
Answer: Keep a record of the interview
●● In a HACCP system, a "Hazard" refers to what?
Answer: Any biological, chemical or physcial property that can cause an
unacceptable risk
●● GMPS
Answer: Good Manufacturing Practices
●● GAPS
Answer: Good Agricultural Practices
●● GRPS
Answer: Good Retail Practices
,●● What are good ways to increase security at a retail food
establishment?
Answer: Report unusual or suspicious activity to your supervisor, allow
only approved employees into production areas
●● SOPS
Answer: Standard Operating Procedures
●● All hot holding food must be kept above
Answer: 135 degrees
●● Process-Specific Approach examples
Answer: Hot holding, frozen storage and utensil sanitation
●● What regulatory agency has the most influence on food handling
practices for foods prepared in a retail food establishment?
Answer: Department of Agriculture or State and local health department
●● When an inspector from your local regulatory agency finds a critical
violation of code rules, what should you do?
Answer: Immediately begin to fix the problem
, ●● The new food safety regulation, overseen by the FDA, that focuses
on preventing, eliminating, and controlling food safety risks is called the
Answer: Food Safety Modernization Act
●● If a piece of equipment is sanitary it:
Answer: Has had disease-causing germs reduced to safe levels
●● How does the FDA Food Code affect individual states and
jurisdictions?
Answer: It provides a model for new laws and rules in state, local, and
tribal jurisdictions
●● What group of people are susceptible to food borne illness
Answer: The elderly, the very young and pregnant or lactating women
●● Bacteria that cause food borne illness will usually only grow on
foods that have a pH at ___ or above and a water activity (Aw) at ___ or
above
Answer: 4.6; .85
●● Some bacteria form spores to help them:
Answer: Survive adverse environmental conditions
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
STUDY MATERIAL
●● What is something you should do in an interview with a customer
who claims to have a food borne illness?
Answer: Keep a record of the interview
●● In a HACCP system, a "Hazard" refers to what?
Answer: Any biological, chemical or physcial property that can cause an
unacceptable risk
●● GMPS
Answer: Good Manufacturing Practices
●● GAPS
Answer: Good Agricultural Practices
●● GRPS
Answer: Good Retail Practices
,●● What are good ways to increase security at a retail food
establishment?
Answer: Report unusual or suspicious activity to your supervisor, allow
only approved employees into production areas
●● SOPS
Answer: Standard Operating Procedures
●● All hot holding food must be kept above
Answer: 135 degrees
●● Process-Specific Approach examples
Answer: Hot holding, frozen storage and utensil sanitation
●● What regulatory agency has the most influence on food handling
practices for foods prepared in a retail food establishment?
Answer: Department of Agriculture or State and local health department
●● When an inspector from your local regulatory agency finds a critical
violation of code rules, what should you do?
Answer: Immediately begin to fix the problem
, ●● The new food safety regulation, overseen by the FDA, that focuses
on preventing, eliminating, and controlling food safety risks is called the
Answer: Food Safety Modernization Act
●● If a piece of equipment is sanitary it:
Answer: Has had disease-causing germs reduced to safe levels
●● How does the FDA Food Code affect individual states and
jurisdictions?
Answer: It provides a model for new laws and rules in state, local, and
tribal jurisdictions
●● What group of people are susceptible to food borne illness
Answer: The elderly, the very young and pregnant or lactating women
●● Bacteria that cause food borne illness will usually only grow on
foods that have a pH at ___ or above and a water activity (Aw) at ___ or
above
Answer: 4.6; .85
●● Some bacteria form spores to help them:
Answer: Survive adverse environmental conditions
