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Documentation & Record Keeping Flashcards

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  1. Under FDA's FSMA Preventive Controls rule, how long must records be retained for facilities with fewer than 500 employees?

    Answer: 2 years

    FSMA Preventive Controls requires smaller facilities (under 500 employees) to retain records for at least 2 years.

  2. A CCP monitoring log shows a temperature reading was crossed out and replaced without initials. This is a record-keeping violation because:

    Answer: All corrections must use a single line through the error with initials and date

    HACCP record corrections require a single line through the error, the corrector's initials, and the date — never obliterating the original entry.

  3. Which document serves as the foundational blueprint that all other HACCP records are traced back to?

    Answer: The HACCP plan

    The HACCP plan is the master document that identifies hazards, CCPs, critical limits, and monitoring procedures that all supporting records reflect.

  4. An inspector requests CCP monitoring records from 18 months ago. Under standard HACCP/USDA requirements for most operations, the facility:

    Answer: Must provide them, as standard retention is at least 1 year but USDA meat/poultry requires longer periods per regulation

    USDA HACCP regulations (9 CFR 417) require most records to be kept at least 1 year for refrigerated products and 2 years for frozen or shelf-stable, so 18-month-old records may be required.

  5. What is the primary purpose of a verification record in a HACCP system?

    Answer: To confirm that the HACCP system is working as intended

    Verification records document activities confirming the HACCP plan is effectively controlling identified hazards.

  6. A processing facility uses a paper-based CCP log. Which element is NOT required on each entry?

    Answer: Name of the product brand owner

    CCP logs must capture the date/time, observed value, and monitor's identity, but the brand owner's name is not a required record element.

  7. Which scenario correctly describes a prerequisite program record versus a HACCP CCP record?

    Answer: A cooking temperature log for a kill step CCP is a CCP record; a pest control log is a prerequisite program record

    CCP records document monitoring at identified critical control points (like a kill-step cook temperature), while prerequisite records document supporting programs like pest control.