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Food Safety Manager Training Part 1

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This comprehensive flashcard set is designed to help food managers, handlers, and safety professionals prepare for food safety certification and on-the-job decision-making. It covers critical topics such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), Active Managerial Control, foodborne pathogens, allergen safety, and common food safety hazards. The set emphasizes regulatory compliance, risk management, training best practices, and real-world examples of food safety monitoring and corrective actions. Ideal for restaurant managers, food safety trainers, and culinary students.

HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

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HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

When creating a HACCP plan, what is the purpose of the Hazard Analysis?

To identify and assess food safety hazards in the process.

What is an example of a monitoring system for a HACCP plan?

An example of a monitoring system is checking and recording the cooking temperature of chicken to ensure it reaches a safe level (e.g., 165°F or 74...

What is the purpose of a regulatory authority inspection?

The purpose of a regulatory authority inspection is to ensure food businesses comply with food safety laws and regulations.

A manager wants to make sure his employees comply with the new food safety policy.
What is the best way for the manager to promote compliance?

Train them on the new policy and then follow up.

A food manager recently conducted a training session about hand washing.
Which is an effective way for the manager to follow up on the training?

Observe how and when employees are washing their hands.

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TermDefinition

HACCP

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

When creating a HACCP plan, what is the purpose of the Hazard Analysis?

To identify and assess food safety hazards in the process.

What is an example of a monitoring system for a HACCP plan?

An example of a monitoring system is checking and recording the cooking temperature of chicken to ensure it reaches a safe level (e.g., 165°F or 74°C).

What is the purpose of a regulatory authority inspection?

The purpose of a regulatory authority inspection is to ensure food businesses comply with food safety laws and regulations.

A manager wants to make sure his employees comply with the new food safety policy.
What is the best way for the manager to promote compliance?

Train them on the new policy and then follow up.

A food manager recently conducted a training session about hand washing.
Which is an effective way for the manager to follow up on the training?

Observe how and when employees are washing their hands.

Active Managerial Control

a system to create food safety procedures and implement them

What is the 3 step process to active managerial control?

1. Create policy
2. Train
3. Follow up

Active Managerial Control Policy

tells staff how to control food safety hazards in your establishment

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

5 most common food safety risks in the US?

1. Unsafe holding temperatures
2. Inadequate cooking
3. Contaminated equipment
4. Food from an unsafe or unapproved supplier
5. Poor personal hygiene

What is a simple way to organize an active manager control policy?

What
Why
How (Where, when)
What if

HACCP Plan

a process used throughout food service industry to identify and present hazards

Hazard Analysis

a systematic process for identifying potential food hazards

Critical Control Points

Identify steps where hazards can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to acceptable levels

The 7 principals of HACCP

1. Perform a hazard analysis
2. Determine Critical Control Points (CCPs)
3. Set Critical Limits
4. Establish a Monitoring System
5. Establish Corrective Actions.
6. Establish Verification Procedures
7. Establish Record keeping Procedures.

Determining Critical Control Points (CCPs)

a step or procedure where a food hazard can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to a safe level.

Set Critical Limits

a measurable or observable parameter that must be achieved to control a hazard.

Which risk factor is common to all establishments?

Poor personal hygiene among food workers

Which of the following is most likely to lead to a violation in a future inspection?

Not writing down the inspector's food safety suggestions

What is the least effective way to have a training meeting for new employees?

Explain safety principles through lecture

What naturally happens when an establishment does not have standard operating procedures?

Food workers complete tasks their own way or however they originally learded

How can you evaluate the effectiveness of a policy?

Verify that the risk has decreased since the policy was made

Which is an example of positive reinforcement?

Recognizing exceptional performance in front of other workers

Which of the following employees should a restaurant owner invite to help write policy for cooling food?

Those who work most closely with said topic

How are active managerial control and HACCP related?

Active managerial control maintains general policies so that HACCP can effectively control specific hazards

What is an example of direct monitoring?

Observing as a staff member receives a shipment

An employee comes to work with an infected cut on her arm.
What should a manager require her to do before working?

Cover her arm with an "impermeable" or waterproof

Which action is likely to create a chemical food hazard?

transferring chemicals to an unlabeled working container

What should you to to protect food from chemical hazards?

not use them by food contact areas when there is a chance for contamination

Which pathogen may commonly be found in bulging or damaged cans of food?

Clostridium botulinum

How should you protect food from bacteria that create endospores to survive cooking?

hot foods be maintained at a temperature of 135ºF (57ºC) or above and cold foods be maintained at a temperature of 41ºF (5ºC) or below (FDA 2013a).

Which practice could cause cross-contact with a major food allergen?

Using the same utensils or equipment for different foods without cleaning and sanitizing them can cause cross-contact with a major food allergen.

How should a food manager prevent cross-contact?

prepare allergen-free dishes before other dishes

Which foods are considered major food allergens according to the FDA?

Milk
Fish
Eggs
Wheat
peanuts
shellfish
treenuts
soybeans

Which food item is likely to contain a physical hazard?

Whole fish

Which food item is likely to contain tetrodotoxin?

puffer fish

How should food workers handle mold contamination on a loaf of bread?

Discard the food item

A physical hazard

is any item that can choke, gag, cut, or otherwise injure a customer

Chemical Hazards

any toxic or corrosive chemical that can cause illness or injury when eaten

Biological hazards

Viruses, bacteria, parasites

What are factors influence wether a person will become sick from exposure to a pathogen

1. The amount of pathogen eaten
2. the amount necessary to cause illness
3. Strength of person's immune system

gastroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach and intestines
food borne illness that is often mistaken for the flu (24 hour flu)

Staphylococcus aureus

a form of staphylococci that commonly infects wounds and causes serious problems such as toxic shock syndrome or produces food poisoning

Botulism

Clostridium botulinum food poisoning
deadliest toxin to humans

side effects of Botulism

paralyzation, struggling to breath

To avoid botulism

keep hot foods at or above 135 F

What is the leading cause of foodborne illness?

viruses

Viruses multiply by

using the host cell's synthesizing machinery to cause the synthesis of specialized elements that can transfer the viral nucleic acid to other cells.

Which virus can survive cooking and freezing?

Hepatits A

Norovirus

a contagious gastrointestinal illness

food allergies

a condition in which the body's immune system reacts negatively to substances in some foods

celiac disease

malabsorption syndrome caused by an immune reaction to gluten

Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (2004)

requires the declaration of eight key allergens on FDA regulated product labels

When does food packages not need to be labeled for allergens?

Food given in response to an order
or pertaining to fruits & vegetables

Common symptoms of allergic reactions

tingling mouth/face
rash or flushed skin
abdominal cramps
vomiting
diarrhea

Anaphlyactic shock

Caused by allergic responses to drugs administered

What is a likely outcome for the establishment if a customer is hospitalized after swallowing a metal fragment in food?

The customer will sue for damages

What symptoms must employees report to their manager?

Vomiting
jaundice
diarrhea
lesion containing pus
sore throat with fever

Which confirmed worker pathogen infection must be reported to the regulatory authority?

Norovirus
Hepatitis A
Shigella
E. Coli that produces shiga toxins
Salmonella Typho
NonTyphoid Salmonella

A food worker reports that she has been diagnosed with nontyphoisal salmonella infection, but hasn't developed any symptoms. The manager notifies the regulatory authority.
What should the manager do next?

Exclude the food worker from work until she has a doctor's note stating she is infection free.

A food worker washes her hands in a hand washing sink and reaches for a new pair of gloves.
What should the manager tell her to use to dry her hands before putting on gloves?

A disposable paper towel

A food Worker is making hamburger patties.
How long can he wear the same pair of gloves?

4 hours

What type of jewelry is permitted for employees working with food?

Plain, smooth rings

A food worker asks her manager if she may chew gum while working.
Where is a more appropriate place for the manager to allow chewing gum

The break room

When is it appropriate for a food worker to touch ready-to-eat food with barehands?

When washing fruits and vegetables

What would be the most effective at stopping the spread of pathogens via the fecal-oral route?

Double hand washing after bathroom breaks

How should a food worker avoid spreading pathogens when he sneezes?

Cover sneeze with elbow or shoulder, then wash his hands

What percentage of sick food workers who handle food contribute to food born illnesses?

65%

What percentage of food born illness is caused by touching food with barehands?


35%

Typhoid Mary

Food worker in the early 1900s named Mary Mallon who caused a typhoid fever outbreak. She was imprisoned for 3 years and banned from serving/making food. When she was found making food, she was sentenced to 23 years.

What are the three categories of situations involving food worker illness/ How likely they are to spread the illness?

1. Workers experiencing reportable symptoms
Symptomatic workers are more likely to spread the illness

2.Food workers who have been diagnosed with foodborne illness due to Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella, E. Coli that produces shiga toxins, Salmonella Typho; but do not experience symptoms

3. Carrying the least risk, workers who have been exposed, but are not sick

What is the highest is in the highest risk category for food born illness?

Hepatitis A
Typoid Fever

Who is more likely to spread food born illness?

Symptomatic workers

What are the three working options when a food worker is sick, or likely to become sick?

1. Be excluded
2. restrict
3. Allowed to preform normal duties

What does Exclusion from work mean when a partner has a foodborne illness?

Worker must be sent home

What does restricted from work mean when a partner has a foodborne illness?

The worker is not allowed to work with food or with clean food contact surfaces

What tasks are restricted workers allowed to preform?

operate the cash register, seat customers, seat customers, bus tables, stock packaged foods, or do cleaning/maintenance tasks that do not involve food or food-contact surfaces

Who are more susceptible to food born illnesses?

young children
elderly
weak/compromised immune systems

A person with what symptoms must be excluded from work?

Vomiting
diarrhea