Law & Order: MSA
This federal act governs meat inspection at the national level and sets the baseline for Texas standards
What is the Federal Meat Inspection Act
An inspector finds multiple small localized abscesses in the liver of a cow. The rest of the carcass looks healthy.
What is condemn the liver, pass the carcass?
These two factors of bacterial growth are most frequently controlled in food safety plans
What is time and temperature?
What does FSIS stand for?
What is the Food Safety Inspection Service
At what temperature should cattle be automatically condemned?
What is 105 Degrees Farenheit?
This state regulation governs the production and sale of meat and poultry in Texas
What is the Texas Administrative Code Title 25 Chapter 221?
A pig’s carcass shows visible fecal contamination on the skin.
What is trim the affected areas and pass the carcass (if otherwise healthy)?
This pathogen is commonly associated with food mishandling and is called "the food handlers germ"
What is Staphylococcus aureus
What does SSOP stand for?
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
This organ is most commonly inspected for signs of pneumonia
What are the lungs?
The HACCP system became mandatory in meat plants in this decade
What is the 1990s
A cow has tuberculosis lesions in multiple organs at postmortem inspection.
What is condemn the entire carcass?
What is the pathogen of most concern in RTE products?
What is Listeria monocytogenes
The phrase "zero tolerance" in beef inspection refers to visible contamination with these
What are Feces, milk, and ingesta
Tuberculosis lesions are most often found in this body system during inspection
What is the lymphatic system?
What regulation are HAV tasks associated with?
9 CFR 417
Upon antemortem inspection, you observe a bovine down and unable to rise.
What is Condemn?
This pathogen has been declared an adulterant in raw, non-intact beef products
What is E. coli O157:H7 or STECs
What does HACCP stand for?
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
This term describes the yellow discoloration of an animal’s tissues, which can indicate liver disease or systemic illness during ante- or post-mortem inspection.
What is icterus or jaundice?
What are the 5 regulatory requirements associated with HAV tasks?
1. Monitoring
2. Verification
3. Corrective Actions
4. Record Keeping
5. Reassesment
During inspection, a cow shows signs of septicemia (blood poisoning) throughout the body.
What is condemn the entire carcass?
Sampling for this bacteria is periodically done on carcasses to verify process control
What is generic E. coli sampling?
What does STEC stand for?
Shiga-Toxin producing E. coli
A bovine animal demonstrating signs of ataxia, emaciation, and neurological conditions could be suspect of this disease
What is BSE or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy