PQ Flashcards
Which of these documents are always checked during the official control of an establishment producing foods of plant origin?
- Staff’s general health status
- The founding documents of the given company
- Documents of insect and rodent control
- Certificates of work experiences of the staff
- Staff’s general health status
- Documents of insect and rodent control
In case of foreign odor of meat
- Meat is unfit for consumption in every case
- If still present after 24 hours, the meat is unfit for consumption
- It is possible to perform a cooking test for the decision of fitness for human consumption
- A cooking test shall be performed for the decision on fitness for human consumption
- If still present after 24 hours, the meat is unfit for consumption
- It is possible to perform a cooking test for the decision of fitness for human consumption
What is true for the food safety control system (including meat inspection)?
- The control system shall be scientific evidence-based, risk-based, process based and preventive
- Meat inspection is a preventive measure
- Meat inspection is a (final) check-point in the series of control measures
- We can control everything and achieve zero risk with appropriate control measures
- The control system shall be scientific evidence-based, risk-based, process based and preventive
- Meat inspection is a preventive measure
Animals showing symptoms of a generalized disease
- Cannot be slaughtered for human consumption
- Their meat can only be fit for consumption after additional lab. Examination
- Shall be transported back to the farm due to prohibition of slaughter
- Their meat is unfit for consumption
- Cannot be slaughtered for human consumption
- Their meat is unfit for consumption
Tuberculosis
- The whole body is always unfit for consumption
- If localized, only the affected organ or part should be declared unfit for human consumption
- If localized, only the affected organ or part and its associated lymph nodes should be declared unfit for human consumption
- If suspected, diagnostic slaughter shall be performed and sample sent to laboratory exam
- If localized, only the affected organ or part and its associated lymph nodes should be declared unfit for human consumption
- If suspected, diagnostic slaughter shall be performed and sample sent to laboratory exam
Echinococcus granulosus
- The animals infected cannot be slaughtered
- The meat is fit for consumption except for the affected parts
- The infection is zoonosis, but humans may only be infested only by eggs released by carnivores
- The liver unfit for human consumption can only be given as feed to dogs
- The meat is fit for consumption except for the affected parts
- The infection is zoonosis, but humans may only be infested only by eggs released by carnivores
Classical swine fever
- Animals showing symptoms cannot be slaughtered
- Animals showing symptoms shall be slaughtered immediately in closed slaughter
- Animals showing symptoms shall be slaughtered immediately in separate slaughter
- Whole body is unfit for consumption
- Animals showing symptoms cannot be slaughtered
- Whole body is unfit for consumption
What is true about the zoonotic salmonella serotypes
- In most cases they do not cause a disease in slaughter animals
- In most cases they cause septicaemia in slaughter animals
- They can cause enteritis, even septicaemia in young animals
- The carcasses of animals showing the signs and symptoms of salmonellosis are fit for human consumption only after heat treatment
- In most cases they do not cause a disease in slaughter animals
- They can cause enteritis, even septicaemia in young animals
What are the responsibilities of the council?
- Adoption of EU regulation in the framework of co-decision procedure
- Preparation of legislative proposal
- Representation of the interest of member states
- Scientific advice
- Adoption of EU regulation in the framework of co-decision procedure
- Representation of the interest of member states
What is the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation System
- IT tool
- Group of appointed representative of Member States
- The goal is to exchange information in relation to food fraud
- The goal is to exchange information in unsafe food
- IT tool
- The goal is to exchange information in relation to food fraud
Which lack of elements can cause mainly calcification disorders in egg?
- Ca
- Fe
- P
- Se
- Ca
- P
What materials can be used beside metals for canning food?
- Thermostable plastic
- Recycled paper
- Glass
- Cardboard
- Thermostable plastic
- Glass
What is the difference between salting and curing?
- In case of salting only pure sodium chloride is applied
- Salting can only be dry salting
- In case of curing other additives than NaCl are also used
- Curing can be only wet curing
- In case of salting only pure sodium chloride is applied
- In case of curing other additives than NaCl are also used
What casing was used to stuff the peasant sausage manufactured during our prac?
- Pork intestine
- Sheep intestine
- Edible collagen casing
- Natural casing
- Pork intestine
- Edible collagen casing
PSE meat
- could be placed on the market as of decreased value
- if the extent is small, it could be placed on the market
- is suitable for consumption
- is an effect of stress
- is suitable for consumption
- is an effect of stress
Icterus
- the intima of large blood vessels is yellow
- could only be excluded with a cooking test
- if still present after 24 hours, the meat is still fit for consumption
- it is always a pathological process behind, which should be taken into account during decision making
- the intima of large blood vessels is yellow
- it is always a pathological process behind, which should be taken into account during decision making
Anthrax
- the whole body is always unfit for consumption
- the body shall be buried immediately
- in pigs, when only the throat is affected, the rest of the body is fit for consumption
- in case of suspicion, the animal cannot be slaughtered
- the whole body is always unfit for consumption
- in case of suspicion, the animal cannot be slaughtered
In case of systemic dispersal of microbes
- the whole body is unfit for consumption
- one symptom can be the septicaemic hemorrhages in the skin
- if hemorrhages are found in the lungs, the meat is unfit for consumption
- only in the case of pyaemia the meat is unfit for consumption
- the whole body is unfit for consumption
- one symptom can be the septicaemic hemorrhages in the skin
Rabies
- animals showing symptoms cannot be slaughtered
- animals showing symptoms can be slaughtered in closed slaughter
- except for the central nervous system and the biting site, the meat is fit for consumption
- lethal zoonosis, high public health significance
- animals showing symptoms cannot be slaughtered
- lethal zoonosis, high public health significance
Foot and mouth disease (FMD)
- if confirmed at the slaughterhouse, the animals shall be slaughtered separately
- whole body is unfit for consumption
- the significance of the meat inspection is given by its Zoonotic nature
- animals being diseased or suspected of being diseased must not be slaughtered
- whole body is unfit for consumption
- animals being diseased or suspected of being diseased must not be slaughtered
Which pathogen is NOT Zoonotic?
- Enterotoxic Escherichia coli strains
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
- Actinobacillusis pleuropneumonia
What are the responsibilities of the European Food Safety Authority?
- Risk assessment
- Controls of requirements relating to food safety
- Adoption of EU regulations
- Risk communication
- Risk assessment
- Risk communication
Which activity could be fraudulent activity?
- Online offered food
- Unapproved enhancement
- Processing of horse meat
- Document forgery
- Unapproved enhancement
- Document forgery
What is the maximum temperature where poultry meat can be? Only one answer is correct
- 3 C
- 4 C
- 7 C
- 10 C
- 4 C