BQA Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
BQA Mission Statement - CORRECT ANSWER - To MAXIMIZE CONSUMER
CONFIDENCE in and acceptance of beef by focusing the PRODUCERS attention to daily
production practices that influence the SAFETY, WHOLESOMENESS AND QUALITY OF
BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS.
What is the Beef Checkoff? - CORRECT ANSWER - $1 per head collected by the State
Beef Council. $.50 goes to National Programing and $.50 stays in the state for promoting,
researching, educating, and safeguarding the beef industry.
Initiated by the Farm Bill of 1985
Quality Assurance Manager Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER - - Create common business
specific quality measurements and track improvement against metrics
- Manage quality improvement activities
- Develop and maintain quality assurance standards and processes
BQA 3 Core Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER - - production practices affect consumer
acceptance of beef
- the BQA Program has and must continue to empower beef producers to improve the safety and
wholesomeness of beef.
- these fundamental principles are the fabric of the BQA Program
*Empowering People, Taking responsibility, Working together*
When did the Cattleman's association initiate first state level BQA programs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1980's
What was the backbone for BQA principles - CORRECT ANSWER - HACCP- developed
for food safety on NASA Missions
, NBQA - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Audit of the Beef Supply
2. Evaluates the end product in 3 phases: interviews, in plant data collection, and end user
strategy sessions
3. results can be utilized in generations of recommendations for best management practices
BQA Feed Yard Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Conducted on farm or ranch in
compliance with BQA practices
2. Evaluate production practices using 3 steps: Paperwork/ SOP audit, facilities inspection and
cattle holding assesment
When was the human slaughter act passed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1958 and enforced
by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
NAMI Audit components - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Willful acts of abuse
2. Access to water
3. Falls
4. Electric prod use
5. Vocalizations
6. Effective Stunning
7. Bleed rail insensibility
- The right thing to do
PAACO (professional animal auditor certification organization) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mission: promote animal welfare through auditor training and certification
Founded in the early 2000's
HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) - CORRECT ANSWER - Food safety
program designed to prevent, eliminate or reduce biological, chemical, or physical, hazards from
our food supply.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
BQA Mission Statement - CORRECT ANSWER - To MAXIMIZE CONSUMER
CONFIDENCE in and acceptance of beef by focusing the PRODUCERS attention to daily
production practices that influence the SAFETY, WHOLESOMENESS AND QUALITY OF
BEEF AND BEEF PRODUCTS.
What is the Beef Checkoff? - CORRECT ANSWER - $1 per head collected by the State
Beef Council. $.50 goes to National Programing and $.50 stays in the state for promoting,
researching, educating, and safeguarding the beef industry.
Initiated by the Farm Bill of 1985
Quality Assurance Manager Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER - - Create common business
specific quality measurements and track improvement against metrics
- Manage quality improvement activities
- Develop and maintain quality assurance standards and processes
BQA 3 Core Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER - - production practices affect consumer
acceptance of beef
- the BQA Program has and must continue to empower beef producers to improve the safety and
wholesomeness of beef.
- these fundamental principles are the fabric of the BQA Program
*Empowering People, Taking responsibility, Working together*
When did the Cattleman's association initiate first state level BQA programs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1980's
What was the backbone for BQA principles - CORRECT ANSWER - HACCP- developed
for food safety on NASA Missions
, NBQA - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Audit of the Beef Supply
2. Evaluates the end product in 3 phases: interviews, in plant data collection, and end user
strategy sessions
3. results can be utilized in generations of recommendations for best management practices
BQA Feed Yard Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Conducted on farm or ranch in
compliance with BQA practices
2. Evaluate production practices using 3 steps: Paperwork/ SOP audit, facilities inspection and
cattle holding assesment
When was the human slaughter act passed? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1958 and enforced
by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
NAMI Audit components - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Willful acts of abuse
2. Access to water
3. Falls
4. Electric prod use
5. Vocalizations
6. Effective Stunning
7. Bleed rail insensibility
- The right thing to do
PAACO (professional animal auditor certification organization) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mission: promote animal welfare through auditor training and certification
Founded in the early 2000's
HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) - CORRECT ANSWER - Food safety
program designed to prevent, eliminate or reduce biological, chemical, or physical, hazards from
our food supply.
