In a sanitation program, frequently ATP swabs are used as a rapid method of verifying cleanliness. Although not perfect (many false positives and false negatives) it is a rapid, economical method. What does ATP stand for?
This kind of audit is performed by employees of the facility on its own facility.
It is critical that internal audits are _____________. If the auditor does not follow a code of ethics and is not independent of the unit/area being audited, people can lose faith and see the audit as a nuisance, instead of a continuous improvement tool.
In an approved supplier program it is very important to have this between the supplier and the customers.
True or False – In a pathogen environmental monitoring program it is important to seek and find the pathogen. Although counterintuitive, we want to find the pathogen in the environment before it has a chance to make it to the product.
In this prerequisite program we need to discuss how the different types of chemicals are stored, and used, and who has access to them. Chemicals including lubricants, cleaning chemicals, pest control items, etc.
GMPs state you cannot store your belongings, eat food, chew gum, or drink beverages where product or product contact surfaces could be contaminated. You must wash your hands and wear effective hair restraints (hair nets, beard nets). You cannot wear any unsecured jewelry or hand jewelry that cannot be adequately sanitized. In the GMP document, what subsection are these items located in?
In order to determine whether a supplier is _________________ or not the customer needs to determine the requirements and define specifications for the supplier to follow.
When talking about air quality, it is important that air blows from the non-allergen areas into the allergen areas, or from the cooked/pasteurized areas into the raw areas. This will eliminate the potential for allergen cross-contact and microbiological cross-contamination. When this happens the room with no allergens or the cooked/pasteurized areas have _______________ pressure.
In an allergen control plan, if you are using the same equipment to process a material that has multiple allergens but not all the products have all the allergens it what order should you make the one with the most allergens? For example one product has only milk, another product has milk, eggs, and wheat, another product has only milk and eggs. So the product that has milk, eggs, and wheat should be processed first, middle, last?
In GMPs, it is stated that equipment (tanks, ovens, mixer’s, forklifts, etc.) and utensils (shovels, scoops, knives, etc.) must be designed, constructed, and used appropriately to avoid this with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments, or any other contaminants.
When something breaks during production and maintenance does not have the parts too immediately fix this kind of repair can be used. However it should be less than 24 hours, and must be dated and repaired as soon as possible. Each facility will have a special procedure on how to handle these situations, what is allowed, who needs to be notified, etc.
It is important that everyone is trained to do their job, they should be trained on safety items, food safety things, environmental concerns, etc. People will be trained at hiring called Initial training and then at some frequency thereafter. The training that is conducted throughout the year is called ________________ training. Each facility will determine what needs to be trained and at what frequency.
In an allergen control plan you have to have dedicated tools, containers, and utensils to ensure there is no cross contact. How do you distinguish a scoop used for one allergen is not used for another allergen?
What is the lower limit of the “Danger Zone” the temperature range in which bacteria and microorganisms can grow and reproduce quickly? (Spelled out in words)
In a receiving program, it is very important that you inspect the trailer and materials being received __________ unloading. This will ensure that you do not bring contamination into the plant and you do not receive goods that have been damaged, infested or at the wrong temperature.