IBWA CPO LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔IBWA members are required to achieve a minimum score of ____% and ___ critical
deficiencies during their annual inspection - ✔✔80%
0
✔✔IBWA's monitoring program is described in ____________ of the Model Bottled
Water Regulation. - ✔✔Appendix A
✔✔IBWA standard of quality for bromate is_____ - ✔✔10 ppb
✔✔In order to obtain the IBWA Excellence in Manufacturing Award, a plant must have: -
✔✔No major nonconformances, no more than 3 minor nonconformances, dues paid in
full by 11/30
✔✔What are the allowable trihalomethane levels for IBWA and the EPA? - ✔✔IBWA-.01
EPA- .08
✔✔Bromoacetic and dichloroacetic acids are classified as: - ✔✔Haloacetic acids
(HAA5)
✔✔According to FDA's CGMP regulations, representative samples of product water
must be analyzed ______________ by an approved laboratory. - ✔✔weekly
✔✔Dispenser reservoirs should be sanitized with a solution containing _______ of
______. - ✔✔100 ppm hypochlorite
✔✔List 3 types of defects a route driver should look for in a bottle - ✔✔cracks,
foreign objects
gas
perfume
✔✔What is the chemical symbol for Bromine? - ✔✔Br
✔✔Which element contributes to hardness in water? - ✔✔Magnesium
✔✔Entry into a storage tank is regulated by ________ under its confined space entry
rules. - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔Which is NOT a common mineral found in water? - ✔✔Vanadium
, ✔✔Soluble iron and manganese can be sequestered, or held in solution. by the use of: -
✔✔Complexation agents
✔✔Water softening is accomplished by reducing harness ions and replacing them with:
- ✔✔Sodium
✔✔What is added to water to produce fluoridated bottled water? - ✔✔Sodium floride
✔✔A sequence of questions to assist in determining whether a
control is a CCP is known as - ✔✔A decision tree
✔✔The process of collecting and evaluating information on hazards
and conditions leading to their presence to decide which are significant for food safety
and therefore should be addressed in the HACCP plan - ✔✔Hazard analysis
✔✔The term applied to a delayed health hazard is: - ✔✔Chronic
✔✔The IBWA code of practice requires _________ testing for total coliform in finished
product samples. - ✔✔Daily
✔✔ List the 5 factors that determine if a food is mislabeled - ✔✔1.false/misleading,
2.sold under a name of another company,
3. Imitation w/o the word "imitation,"
4. container is misleading,
5. legal statements in inconspicuous location
✔✔What are the 5 items that appear on a nutrition facts of a bottled water label? -
✔✔Calories
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
Protein
✔✔What documentation is accepted as evidence of source approval? -
✔✔Permit/license
Letter
Inspection report
Certificate from hydrologist
✔✔Define the term artesian water - ✔✔water in a well is above the aquifer
✔✔Define the term spring water - ✔✔natural ground water that flows to the surface by
natural force
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔IBWA members are required to achieve a minimum score of ____% and ___ critical
deficiencies during their annual inspection - ✔✔80%
0
✔✔IBWA's monitoring program is described in ____________ of the Model Bottled
Water Regulation. - ✔✔Appendix A
✔✔IBWA standard of quality for bromate is_____ - ✔✔10 ppb
✔✔In order to obtain the IBWA Excellence in Manufacturing Award, a plant must have: -
✔✔No major nonconformances, no more than 3 minor nonconformances, dues paid in
full by 11/30
✔✔What are the allowable trihalomethane levels for IBWA and the EPA? - ✔✔IBWA-.01
EPA- .08
✔✔Bromoacetic and dichloroacetic acids are classified as: - ✔✔Haloacetic acids
(HAA5)
✔✔According to FDA's CGMP regulations, representative samples of product water
must be analyzed ______________ by an approved laboratory. - ✔✔weekly
✔✔Dispenser reservoirs should be sanitized with a solution containing _______ of
______. - ✔✔100 ppm hypochlorite
✔✔List 3 types of defects a route driver should look for in a bottle - ✔✔cracks,
foreign objects
gas
perfume
✔✔What is the chemical symbol for Bromine? - ✔✔Br
✔✔Which element contributes to hardness in water? - ✔✔Magnesium
✔✔Entry into a storage tank is regulated by ________ under its confined space entry
rules. - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔Which is NOT a common mineral found in water? - ✔✔Vanadium
, ✔✔Soluble iron and manganese can be sequestered, or held in solution. by the use of: -
✔✔Complexation agents
✔✔Water softening is accomplished by reducing harness ions and replacing them with:
- ✔✔Sodium
✔✔What is added to water to produce fluoridated bottled water? - ✔✔Sodium floride
✔✔A sequence of questions to assist in determining whether a
control is a CCP is known as - ✔✔A decision tree
✔✔The process of collecting and evaluating information on hazards
and conditions leading to their presence to decide which are significant for food safety
and therefore should be addressed in the HACCP plan - ✔✔Hazard analysis
✔✔The term applied to a delayed health hazard is: - ✔✔Chronic
✔✔The IBWA code of practice requires _________ testing for total coliform in finished
product samples. - ✔✔Daily
✔✔ List the 5 factors that determine if a food is mislabeled - ✔✔1.false/misleading,
2.sold under a name of another company,
3. Imitation w/o the word "imitation,"
4. container is misleading,
5. legal statements in inconspicuous location
✔✔What are the 5 items that appear on a nutrition facts of a bottled water label? -
✔✔Calories
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
Protein
✔✔What documentation is accepted as evidence of source approval? -
✔✔Permit/license
Letter
Inspection report
Certificate from hydrologist
✔✔Define the term artesian water - ✔✔water in a well is above the aquifer
✔✔Define the term spring water - ✔✔natural ground water that flows to the surface by
natural force
