Food Safety & Sanitation Practices Flashcards
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A farm's irrigation pond is located downstream from a cattle operation. What GAP action is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Test the water regularly for generic E. coli and establish buffer setbacks
Regular microbial testing and establishing physical or distance buffers between the livestock operation and the pond are the appropriate GAP risk management measures.
Which labeling requirement helps ensure traceback during a food safety investigation of fresh produce?
Answer: Applying a lot code or harvest date code that links product to field and date
Lot codes or harvest date codes enable rapid traceback to a specific field, harvest crew, and date, which is essential for limiting the scope of a recall.
When employees handle both raw soil-contact produce and ready-to-eat items during the same shift, what must occur between tasks?
Answer: Workers must thoroughly wash and sanitize hands and change or sanitize gloves
Switching between tasks with different contamination risk requires thorough handwashing and glove change or sanitization to prevent cross-contamination.
What is the purpose of maintaining a pest control log in a GAP-certified packing facility?
Answer: To document evidence of pest activity, control measures, and outcomes for audit purposes
Pest control logs document what pests were found, what corrective actions were taken, and whether they were effective, providing an auditable record of food safety management.
Under GAP guidelines, which of the following is the safest way to handle a vehicle breakdown inside a packing shed?
Answer: Move all produce out of the area before beginning repair work
Vehicle fluids, metal debris, and lubricants from repair work are potential physical and chemical contaminants, so produce must be removed from the area before repairs begin.
What is the significance of the '2-log reduction' standard sometimes referenced for produce wash water sanitizers?
Answer: It means the sanitizer must reduce the microbial load by 99% (a 100-fold reduction)
A 2-log reduction means reducing the microbial population by a factor of 100 (99%), which is a common efficacy benchmark for produce wash sanitizers.
Which scenario BEST describes an indirect contamination pathway for produce?
Answer: A harvesting knife that touched contaminated soil is used to cut cantaloupe
An indirect contamination pathway involves a vector (the knife) picking up contamination from one source (soil) and transferring it to produce, rather than direct contact with the original source.