Safety & Food Flashcards
What are the OSHA standards for food safety?
- 29 CFR 1910 – general industry standards
- 29 CFR 1928 – agricultural standards
What is the USDA?
- food safety, and inspection service
- Chemical contamination, foodborne pathogens
- Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP)
* Control from raw materials to finish products
* Identify, monitor and control contamination risks
What is the FDA-FSMA: Food Safety Modernization Act?
signed by food and drug administration 1/04/11
What was the public health imperative?
- foodborne illness is a significant burden
* About 48 million or one and six Americans get sick each year
* 128,000 hospitalized
* 3000 die - Immune compromised individuals more susceptible
* infants, and children, pregnant woman, older individuals, those on
chemotherapy - foodborne illness is not just a stomachache – it can cause lifelong chronic
disease- Arthritis, kidney failure
Why is the law needed?
- Globalization
- 15% of US food supply is imported
- Food supply more high-tech, and complex
- more foods in the marketplace
- New hazards and foods not previously seen
- Shifting demographics
- Growing population (about 30%) of individuals are especially at risk for foodborne illness
What are the main themes of legislation?
Prevention,
inspection
compliance
response
What is prevention (in legislation)
- comprehensive preventative controls for food and feed facilities
- Prevention is not new, but Congress has given FDA explicit authority to use the tool more broadly
- Strengthens accountability for prevention
- Produce safety standards
- Intentional adulteration standards
- Transportation
What does inspection, compliance, and response consist of?
- mandated inspection frequency
- more inspections, but with preventative controls in place, we can consider
new ways to inspect - New tools
- Mandatory recall
- Expanded records access
- Expanded administrative detention
- Suspension of registration
- Enhance product tracing
- Third-party laboratory testing
What are hazards in poulty processing?
- sanitation
- Receiving and killing
- Evisceration
- Cutting
- Deboning
- Warehouse
- Slips, and Falls
- Respiratory irritants
- Dermatitis
What are hazards in meatpacking?
- knife cuts
- Falls
- Back injuries
- toxic substances
- Cumulative trauma disorders
- infectious diseases
What are hazards in food flavoring?
- flavoring substances, and compounded flavors
- Popcorn workers lung
What are safe work practices for the flavoring industry?
- hierarchy of control
- Exposure monitoring
- Work health monitoring
What are hazards surrounding radiation usage?
- food irradiation processes
- Potential exposure to radiation
- Ionizing radiation protection and safety
What are hazards surrounding ergonomics?
- cumulative trauma disorders
- Ergonomic solutions
What are the items needed for a balanced sanitation program?
- facility
- Process equipment
- GMP’s
- Handling practices
- Sanitation
“Can’t see it, can’t clean it”