VPH midterm

Question 1

What agency regulates

• Meat, poultry & egg products
• Vaccines
• DX tests

Answer 1

USDA FSIS

(Food Safety Inspection Services)

Question 2

Tag for improper equipment or facilities?

Answer 2

US Rejected

(USDA FSIS)

Question 3

Tag for unacceptable animal products?

Answer 3

US Retained

(USDA FSIS)

Question 4

of US Retained Tags?

Answer 4

4

Question 5

What agency regulates

• Seafood
• Shellfish
• Milk

Answer 5

FDA

Question 6

What agency regulates:

• Animal drugs
• Pet food

Answer 6

FDA CVM

Question 7

What agency regulates pesticides?

Who has final say for violations?

Answer 7

• EPA
• FDA

Question 8

What is the fish industry regulated by USDA FSIS?

Answer 8

Catfish

Question 9

Seafood inspection is a _______ program offered by the National Marine Fisheries Service of the USDA.

Answer 9

VOLUNTARY

Question 10

HACCP?

Answer 10

Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points

Question 11

Food safety is NOT food ______.

Answer 11

QUALITY

Question 12

List 2 Microbiological contaminents of Poultry.

Answer 12

• Salmonella
• Campylobacter

Question 13

What is the microbiological contaminent of Beef?

Answer 13

E. coli O157:H7

Question 14

Microbiological contaminant of milk & deli meats?

Answer 14

Listeria

Question 15

Purpose of HACCP?

Answer 15

• Systematic, preventative approach to food safety
• ID & prevent physical, chemical & biological hazards in food
• Goal is to stop it from reaching the finished product

Question 17

List the 3 inspection options for

Ante-mortem Inspection.

(day of slaughter)

Answer 17

• Suspect → temp
• Condemn
• Pass

Question 18

Pyrexia in Swine

(for inspection)

Answer 18

> 106 °F

Question 19

Pyrexia in Ruminants & Horses?

Answer 19

> 105°F

Question 20

What is the procedure if an animal has pyrexia in an Ante-mortem inspection?

Answer 20

• Hold for 24 hrs → recheck
  
  • still elevated → TX by Vet → slaughtered on recovery OR
  • condemned

Question 21

What animals are withheld from slaughter?

Answer 21

animals with abnormal conditions

• Movement
• Condition
• Surface

Question 22

5 things that classify as Abnormal Movement & prevent slaughter of an animal for human food.

Answer 22

• Lameness
• CNS dz.
• Depressed
• Moribound (< 96°F)
• “Downer” animal

Question 23

List 4 signs of Abnormal Body Condition that will prevent an animal from being slaughtered for human consumption.

Answer 23

• Emaciation
• In the act of parturition
• In Pain → grunting, grinding teeth, dysphagia
• Cancer eye

Question 24

What percentage of cattle carcasses are condemed PM for SCC (Cancer eye)?

Answer 24

10-15%

Question 25

What are some carcasses condemned for **SCC (Cancer Eye)**?

Answer 25

* Involement of Osseus structures * Metastasis to other areas of body