General Knowledge
Professional Ethics
Ante-mortem Inspection and Humane Handling
Postmortem Inspection
Potpourri
100
The mission of this agency is to ensure that the nation's commercial food supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and properly labeled and packaged/
What is the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)?
100
Unprofessional behavior on the part of an inspector can affect the agency's ability to do this.
What is meet its goal of protecting public health?
100
To perform the livestock ante-mortem procedure you will do this.
What is observe all animals at rest and in motion?
100
This gives FSIS the statutory authority to perform livestock postmortem inspection.
What is the Federal Meat Inspection Act?
100
If a postmortem inspector in a swine establishment found tuberculosis lesions in the mesenteric and mandibular lymph nodes, he/she should do this.
What is retain the carcass and parts for PHV disposition?
200
FSIS accomplishes the assurance component of the health model by doing this.
What is providing inspection at the nation's meat, poultry, and egg product establishments?
200
Displaying personal integrity and honesty, having respect for others, taking pride in public service, and protecting the public health are all qualities of this person.
What is an FSIS professional?
200
In a large volume establishment that is approved for voluntary segregation prior to ante-mortem inspection, FSIS personnel perform ante-mortem inspection by observing these quantities of livestock.
What is all animals at rest and 5-10 percent of all animals in motion?
200
This part of the regulations covers postmortem inspection requirements.
What is 9 CFR 310?
200
A postmortem inspector who encounters an infrequent instance of improper presentation should take this action first.
What is delay inspection until the establishment removes the condition?
300
As an agency, FSIS gets its regulatory authority from these.
What are the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act?
300
Selling products to co-workers on breaks and collecting contributions at the workplace to fund political activities are this type of activity.
What is prohibited?
300
An electric prod delivering 110 volts being used to drive livestock is considered this.
What is unacceptable?
300
These techniques are required to inspect the mesenteric lymph nodes in swine.
What are observation and palpation?
300
Any product that is adulterated, uninspected, or not intended for use as human food is this.
What is inedible product?
400
The Public Health Model includes these three areas.
What are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance?
400
When you have a work-related ethics question you should do this.
What is ask the Departmental Ethics Advisor?
400
The purpose of livestock ante-mortem inspection is this.
What is to accept only those animals that are healthy and capable of being converted into wholesome product for the consumer?
400
A beef carcass with acute, extensive pleuritis would prompt this action by the postmortem on-line inspector.
What is retain the carcass and parts for PHV disposition?
400
The acronym "HACCP" stands for this.
What is Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point?
500
The Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is best described as this.
What is a public health regulatory agency within the Department of Agriculture?
500
You must get this prior to engaging in outside employment or activity, even if it has nothing to do with your government job.
What is approval?
500
If an inspector observes inhumane handling of animals, he/she should do these things.
What is stop the action from continuing, notify establishment management, reject the area, and report the incident to the IIC?
500
The purpose of postmortem inspection is this.
What is to protect the public health by ensuring that the carcasses and parts that enter commerce are wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged?
500
FSIS verifies that the establishment's food safety system has controls for this type of contamination.
What is fecal contamination of the carcass?
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