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Question 1

According to HACCP principles, who is ultimately responsible for validating that the HACCP plan will control the identified food safety hazards?

Accepted Answer

The HACCP team

Answer

The HACCP team is collectively responsible for validating that the plan's control measures are capable of controlling the identified hazards.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A nonconformance, because monitoring frequency does not match the approved HACCP plan

Answer

Monitoring must follow the frequency specified in the HACCP plan; deviating from the plan constitutes a nonconformance regardless of outcome.

Question 3

What is the HACCP term for scientific or technical information that demonstrates a control measure is capable of effectively controlling a hazard?

Accepted Answer

Validation

Answer

Validation is the evidence-based confirmation that a control measure will effectively control the identified hazard when properly implemented.

Question 4

Under USDA FSIS HACCP regulations (9 CFR 417), how often must an establishment reassess its HACCP plan?

Accepted Answer

At least annually or whenever a change could affect the hazard analysis

Answer

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.

Question 5

Which scenario BEST illustrates a biological hazard that would be identified during a HACCP hazard analysis for a ready-to-eat salad?

Accepted Answer

Listeria monocytogenes surviving through post-process contamination

Answer

L. monocytogenes is a key biological hazard in RTE products because it can survive refrigeration and cause illness without further cooking.

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