Prepare for HACCP certification with these food safety practice questions and answers. This guide covers hazard analysis, critical control points, monitoring procedures, and corrective actions.

Q: the number one cause of fires in foodservice operation is

Answer: grease

Q: which of the following statements about HACCP programs is false?

Answer: A HACCP system should only be implemented by public health officials who have been certified by the FDA to conduct such programs

Q: Food safety is

Answer: preventing unintentional food contamination

Q: which federal agency is responsible for updating the food code

Answer: FDA

Q: a gap between what an employee needs to know to perform their job and what they actually know is a

Answer: training need

Q: a person shows up at a restaurant claiming to be a health inspector. what should the manager do?

Answer: ask to see ID

Q: new staff must be trained in the critical areas of personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitizing, controlling time and temp and

Answer: preventing cross contamination

Q: which agency enforces safety in a meat processing plant

Answer: US department of Ag/FSIS

Q: which agency enforces safety in vegetable processing plant

Answer: FDA

Q: which of the following statements is false

Answer: there must be at least 2 critical control points in the flow of food to implement a HACCP program

Q: which of the following agencies enforce food safety in a restaurant

Answer: state or local health department

Q: which of the following is true regarding food safety training

Answer: training records should be used to document training

Q: the food surveillance system that regularly monitors food safety through 10 sites is

Answer: FoodNet

Q: which of the statements below is true about using technology to train employees

Answer: all

Q: bioterrorism is defined as a malicious attempt to disrupt or destroy the ag industry and or food supply system

Answer: False

Q: by federal law every facility that serves the public must have someone on staff trained in CPR

Answer: false

Q: federal agency that supports investigation and prepares summary stats of fbi outbreaks is

Answer: CDC

Q: which of the following is an example of a critical control point

Answer: roasted chicken is heated in an oven until thickest part is 165 for 15 sec

Q: 7 principles to HACCP. doesn’t matter which order these are followed provided they are all covered in the production of food

Answer: False

Q: according to the reading assignment, CORE provides three pronged approach…

Answer: traceback

Q: which operation would be most likely to be subject to a food safety inspection by a federal agency

Answer: cruise ship traveling down river

Q: according to reading on food defense, the mass killings at a xmas party in cali…

Answer: one of the terrorists had been a food inspector so had access to food in all operations

Q: Foods in group 2 are generally considered to pass thru FDZ ______ times

Answer: 1

Q: ultimate goal of a crisis response is

Answer: public health

Q: food regulations developed by state agencies are

Answer: minimum standards to ensure food safety

Q: according to the book, to prevent deliberate contamination of food, manager should know…

Answer: who to contact about suspicious activity

Q: food surveillance system using DNA finger printing to identify microorganisms…

Answer: PulseNet

Q: viruses are not as likely to be identified as the cause of a fbi bc

Answer: lab methods for confirming viruses are less available than those for bacteria

Q: type of fire extinguisher not recommended for food service is

Answer: type A

Q: purpose of a food safety management system is to

Answer: identify and control possible hazards and risks throughout the flow of food

Q: violations notes on the health inspection report should be

Answer: all

Q: which of the following is most effective for demonstrating a new task

Answer: tell/show/practice

Q: restaurant health inspectors are employees of the

Answer: state or local health department

Q: supplemental video about HACCP on bbl referred to rules….

Answer: ark rules and regulations for food establishments

Q: CORE was establishes as part of….

Answer: FDA food safety modernization act

Q: accident prevention programs include all of the following except

Answer: assuring there is adequate hot water in the facility

Q: which of the following statements about food defense programs is true

Answer: for a food defense program to be effective, the front line employees must be informed and trained to participate in food defense

Q: hazard analysis

Answer: the HACCP team determined that bacteria post a risk to the product

Q: verification

Answer: management evaluates the HACCP system quarterly to see if its working

Q: corrective action

Answer: if product doesn’t reach desired final temp in the predetermined cooking time it is cooked longer

Q: record keeping

Answer: time temp logs kept for 3 months and receiving invoices for 60 days

Q: monitoring procedure

Answer: cook checks temp of each piece of meat w calibrated thermometer