Regulatory Authorities Test Flashcards
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Which agency issues advisories on chemical contaminants and pesticide residues in the environment that affect food?
Answer: EPA
The EPA regulates pesticides and environmental contaminants that can affect food.
State and local codes can be stricter than the FDA Food Code. This is because the Food Code is what?
Answer: A minimum model that jurisdictions can strengthen
The Food Code is a model baseline that local jurisdictions may make more stringent.
A manager should keep inspection reports because they may be used to do what?
Answer: Track recurring issues and show corrective action
Inspection reports help track problems and document corrective actions over time.
Which group develops the science-based recommendations that inform the FDA Food Code?
Answer: The Conference for Food Protection
The Conference for Food Protection provides recommendations that shape the Food Code.
During an inspection, the manager should accompany the inspector mainly to do what?
Answer: Answer questions and note any deficiencies
Accompanying the inspector lets the manager answer questions and record findings.
Which federal law gave the FDA expanded authority to focus on preventing food safety problems?
Answer: The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
FSMA shifted the focus toward preventing rather than reacting to food safety problems.
If an operation has no safe water supply, the regulatory authority will most likely require what?
Answer: Ceasing operations until water is restored
Loss of a safe water supply is an imminent hazard requiring the operation to close.