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FSMA Supply Chain IQ Test (Part II)

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Food Safety Tech’s FSMA Supply Chain IQ test series continues with Part II. The test was put together by the subject matter experts at Kestrel Management, LLC. Before taking Part II, let’s review the results from Part I below. (If you have not taken Part I, take the test now!)

  1.  FSMA requires all records for the reevaluation of cGMPs every three years.
    • FALSE. Only 28% knew this.
  2. Implementation records are required for every FSMA requirement.
    • TRUE. 74% got this right.
  3. Under some circumstances, FSMA requires that conformance of a customer’s control of a hazard is required.
    • TRUE. 90% answered correctly.
  4. Under FSMA cGMPs, you must be able to identify at least 95% all possible contaminated product.
    • FALSE. Respondents were almost evenly split. 51% answered correctly.
  5. Monitoring of frequency of preventive controls must be conducted by the operation as part of the food safety plan.
    • TRUE. 92% answered on target.
  6. Written supply chain plans are not included in FSMA food safety plans.
    • FALSE. 81% answered correctly.
  7. Mandatory recalls are provided under FSMA as a new requirement.
    • TRUE. 63% answered correctly.
  8. Verification effectiveness of the implementation of preventive controls needs to be evident but not documented under FSMA.
    • FALSE. 74% got this right.
  9. cGMPs under FSMA require that outer garments be suitable to protect against allergen contamination.
    • TRUE. 77% answered correctly.
  10. You do not need to document records of all product testing under FSMA.
    • FALSE. 82% answered correctly.
  11. FSMA preventive controls does not require hazards be addressed under the HACCP plan.
    • FALSE. 69% got this right.
  12. The food safety plan does not require hazards that are unintentionally introduced within an operation’s processes.
    • FALSE. 82% answered correctly.

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We invite you to take Part II below and then learn more about important supply chain issues at our Food Safety Supply Chain Conference, May 29–30. You can attend in person or virtually.

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FSMA Supply Chain IQ Test (Part I)

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Food Safety Tech’s FSMA IQ test series continues with a two-part series that addresses supply chain considerations under FSMA. Once again, the test was put together by the subject matter experts at Kestrel Management, LLC. We invite you to take the 12-question test and then learn more about important supply chain issues at our Food Safety Supply Chain Conference, May 29–30. You can attend in person or virtually.

Results of Part I will be posted next week, at which point Part II will be available.

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Part II: FSMA IQ Test

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More than 400 people took Part I of the FSMA IQ Test. Read on for the results, and then take Part II of the FSMA IQ test (results of which will be posted next week).

Part I

  1. FSMA requires all records for the reevaluation of cGMPs every three years. FALSE
    • Only 31.8% got it right
  2. Implementation records are required for every FSMA requirement. TRUE
    • 77% answered correctly
  3. Plant borders not under the operator’s controls are not included within cGMPs. FALSE
    • 81% answered FALSE
  4. Under some circumstances, FSMA requires that conformance of a customer’s control of a hazard is required. TRUE
    • 85% got it right
  5. Under FSMA cGMPs, you must be able to identify at least 95% all possible contaminated product. FALSE
    • Results were almost split: 48% answered TRUE; 52% answered FALSE
  6. Monitoring of frequency of preventive controls must be conducted by the operation as part of the food safety plan. TRUE
    • 95% answered correctly.

Part II

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