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38 Cards in this Set
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What department is found within the Dept of Health and Human Services?
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FDA
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What department includes the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition? (CFSAN)
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FDA
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What does the FDA inspect?
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All foods except meat, poultry and eggs
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What is a major act enacted by the FDA?
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The Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
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What types of plants are visited more frequently by the FDA?
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1) Larger plants
2) plants with more variety |
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What can be a problem with FDA inspections?
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They inspect a lot of plants but there are not as many inspectors as plants. Therefore it may be a year or 2 in btw an FDA inspection of a plant
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What led to the FDA being enacted?
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the book the Jungle by Upton Sinclair improper plant upkeep
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Approximately how many food processing plants are there in the US?
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95,000
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If a frozen cheese and pepperoni pizza is being produced at a plant, who inspects it?
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-FDA inspects the cheese of the pizza.
-USDA inspects the pepperoni |
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If a frozen product is produced at a plant with primarily meat who steps in?
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USDA inspects due to meal
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Who usually inspects frozen food plants?
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FDA
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What is a branch of the USDA that inspects meat poultry and eggs?
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The food safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
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What does the FSIS do?
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assure wholesomeness, safety and labeling/packing of meat poultry and eggs is kept
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What major acts do the USDA (FSIS) enforce?
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1) Federal Meat Inspection Act
2) Poultry Production Act 3) Egg Production Act |
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Why are there more USDA inspectors evaluating the processing plants than the actual amount of plants?
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More inspectors due to absolute requirement for USDA inspector present when slaughter occurs in the plant
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When does a USDA inspector need to be present and when do they not need to be present?
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present when- slaughter is occuring
not present when-processing of meat is occuring ** usually present at least once a day for slaughter |
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What agency makes tax revenue from alcohol and other offenses?
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Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and Explosives
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What agency regulates what food enters the country?
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US Customs
i.e-canadian border |
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Who does US Customs work closely with?
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USDA and FDA
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What agency does surveillance of disease?
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Center for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC)
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What does CDC due in order to survey disease?
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Aid in evaluating present issues and suggesting changes in regulation.
*look to minimize risk of disease |
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What agency regulates pesticides and the Sanitizing/ Cleaning compound Certification?
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Environmental Protection Agency
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What is required in every plant when working with chemicals?
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MSDS (materials safety data sheet)
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What does the Environmental Protection Agency Approve?
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The sanitizing/ cleaning compound certification of plants
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What agency works to control the fishing that goes on in protected areas and also inspects / controls imported products obtained from the ocean (fish)? (200 mile zone)
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the National Marine Fisheries Services
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What does CSI stand for?
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Consumer safety Inspector
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What does CSO stand for?
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Compliance Safety Officer
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What is the difference btw CSI and CSO?
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CSI : formally known as meat inspector
CSO: formally trained in scientific principles of food production. apply science-to see evaluate whether something is scientifically valid. |
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What does BSE indicate?
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
aka Mad Cow Disease |
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What type of animals are at risk for BSE?
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animals that are 30 months or older
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how do you prevent BSE?
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By sanitizing the split saw
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What causes BSE?
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a prion (a mutated protein) causes brain problems
-->mad cow disease |
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How are state inspected plants different than federal inspected plants?
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State inspected plants- have no idea when the federal inspectors are coming
Fed inspected plants- feds tell them when they are coming |
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Are all USDA plants federally inspected?
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Long term- will be inspected by federal government
Short Term- probably not in the short term |
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Why do state inspected plants need to be as stringent as federal inspection?
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bc they dont know when the fed inspectors will be coming
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When do states need to be federally inspected?
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when they sell products to other states
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Why are some state inspectors also federal inspectors?
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It not only a tradition but also the state can cut money from the budget
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What is the market place pushing with regard to food regulation?
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more food safety
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