QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
InUorderUtoUdisinfectUwater,UwhatUisUtheUminimumUamountUofUtimeUthatUyouUmustUboilUyourUwater?U-
UANSWERU5Uminutes
WhatUisUsomethingUyouUshouldUdoUinUanUinterviewUwithUaUcustomerUwhoUclaimsUtoUhaveUaUfoodUborneUill
ness?U-UANSWERUKeepUaUrecordUofUtheUinterview
InUaUHACCPUsystem,UaU"Hazard"UrefersUtoUwhat?U-
UANSWERUAnyUbiological,UchemicalUorUphyscialUpropertyUthatUcanUcauseUanUunacceptableUrisk
GMPSU-UANSWERUGoodUManufacturingUPractices
GAPSU-UANSWERUGoodUAgriculturalUPractices
GRPSU-UANSWERUGoodURetailUPractices
WhatUareUgoodUwaysUtoUincreaseUsecurityUatUaUretailUfoodUestablishment?U-
UANSWERUReportUunusualUorUsuspiciousUactivityUtoUyourUsupervisor,UallowUonlyUapprovedUemployeesUinto
UproductionUareas
SOPSU-UANSWERUStandardUOperatingUProcedures
AllUhotUholdingUfoodUmustUbeUkeptUaboveU-UANSWERU135Udegrees
Process-SpecificUApproachUexamplesU-UANSWERUHotUholding,UfrozenUstorageUandUutensilUsanitation
WhatUregulatoryUagencyUhasUtheUmostUinfluenceUonUfoodUhandlingUpracticesUforUfoodsUpreparedUinUaUreta
ilUfoodUestablishment?U-UANSWERUDepartmentUofUAgricultureUorUStateUandUlocalUhealthUdepartment
, WhenUanUinspectorUfromUyourUlocalUregulatoryUagencyUfindsUaUcriticalUviolationUofUcodeUrules,UwhatUshou
ldUyouUdo?U-UANSWERUImmediatelyUbeginUtoUfixUtheUproblem
TheUnewUfoodUsafetyUregulation,UoverseenUbyUtheUFDA,UthatUfocusesUonUpreventing,Ueliminating,UandUcon
trollingUfoodUsafetyUrisksUisUcalledUtheU-UANSWERUFoodUSafetyUModernizationUAct
IfUaUpieceUofUequipmentUisUsanitaryUit:U-UANSWERUHasUhadUdisease-causingUgermsUreducedUtoUsafeUlevels
HowUdoesUtheUFDAUFoodUCodeUaffectUindividualUstatesUandUjurisdictions?U-
UANSWERUItUprovidesUaUmodelUforUnewUlawsUandUrulesUinUstate,Ulocal,UandUtribalUjurisdictions
WhatUgroupUofUpeopleUareUsusceptibleUtoUfoodUborneUillnessU-
UANSWERUTheUelderly,UtheUveryUyoungUandUpregnantUorUlactatingUwomen
BacteriaUthatUcauseUfoodUborneUillnessUwillUusuallyUonlyUgrowUonUfoodsUthatUhaveUaUpHUatU___UorUaboveU
andUaUwaterUactivityU(Aw)UatU___UorUaboveU-UANSWERU4.6;U.85
SomeUbacteriaUformUsporesUtoUhelpUthem:U-UANSWERUSurviveUadverseUenvironmentalUconditions
BacteriaUareUaUcommonUcauseUofUfoodUborneUdiseaseUinUaUfoodUestablishmentUbecauseU-
UANSWERUTheUcanUgrowUveryUrapidly,Uthey'reUfoundUnaturallyUinUmanyUfoods,UandUtheyUcanUbeUeasilyUtra
nsferredUfromUoneUsourceUtoUanother
BacteriaUgrowUtheUbestUwithinUaUnarrowUtemperatureUrangeUcalledUtheUTemperatureUDangerUZone.UTheUT
DZUisUbetween:U-UANSWERU41UdegreesUandU135Udegrees
TheUmostUeffectiveUwayUtoUcontrolUtheUgrowthUofUbacteriaUinUaUretailUfoodUestablishmentUisUbyUcontrollin
g:U-UANSWERUTimeUandUtemperature
TheUnumberUoneUcontributingUfactorUleadingUtoUbacterialUfoodborneUillnessUinUretailUfoodUestablishmentUi
sU-UANSWERUImproperUholdingUtemperaturesUofUfood