BQA UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
SHEET
●● What is the Beef Checkoff?
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
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
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?
Answer: 1980's
●● What was the backbone for BQA principles
Answer: HACCP- developed for food safety on NASA Missions
●● NBQA
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
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?
Answer: 1958 and enforced by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection
Service
AND ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
SHEET
●● What is the Beef Checkoff?
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
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
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?
Answer: 1980's
●● What was the backbone for BQA principles
Answer: HACCP- developed for food safety on NASA Missions
●● NBQA
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
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?
Answer: 1958 and enforced by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection
Service
