Engine Performance & Tuning Flashcards
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According to HACCP principles, who is ultimately responsible for validating that the HACCP plan will control the identified food safety hazards?
Answer: The HACCP team
The HACCP team is collectively responsible for validating that the plan's control measures are capable of controlling the identified hazards.
A CHA auditor finds that a facility monitors pH at a CCP every 4 hours but the HACCP plan specifies every 2 hours. How should the auditor classify this finding?
Answer: A nonconformance, because monitoring frequency does not match the approved HACCP plan
Monitoring must follow the frequency specified in the HACCP plan; deviating from the plan constitutes a nonconformance regardless of outcome.
What is the HACCP term for scientific or technical information that demonstrates a control measure is capable of effectively controlling a hazard?
Answer: Validation
Validation is the evidence-based confirmation that a control measure will effectively control the identified hazard when properly implemented.
Under USDA FSIS HACCP regulations (9 CFR 417), how often must an establishment reassess its HACCP plan?
Answer: At least annually or whenever a change could affect the hazard analysis
9 CFR 417.4 requires establishments to reassess the HACCP plan at least once per year or whenever process changes could affect the hazard analysis.
Which scenario BEST illustrates a biological hazard that would be identified during a HACCP hazard analysis for a ready-to-eat salad?
Answer: Listeria monocytogenes surviving through post-process contamination
L. monocytogenes is a key biological hazard in RTE products because it can survive refrigeration and cause illness without further cooking.
A HACCP auditor is sampling monitoring records and finds several entries where the monitor's signature is missing. This is BEST categorized as:
Answer: A record-keeping nonconformance
Missing monitor signatures on CCP monitoring records is a record-keeping nonconformance, as complete records are required by HACCP principles.
The concept of 'reasonably likely to occur' used in HACCP hazard analysis is based on evaluating:
Answer: Both the probability of a hazard occurring and its severity of harm
Hazard significance is determined by evaluating both the likelihood (probability) of a hazard occurring and the severity of the adverse health consequences.