Allergens
Acronyms
Contamination in Food Products
21 CFR Part 111 Subparts A and B
Safety, Defense and Fraud
100

This allergen is associated with cows.

What is milk?

100
CGMP

What is current Good Manufacturing Practices?

100

The three main sources of contamination in food products include the environment, raw materials, and _______________.

What are employees or people?

100

Quality means that the dietary supplement consistently meets the established specifications for __________, purity, strength and composition.

In other words, what is this stuff?

What is identity?

100

A food safety program protects against unintentional ___________ of products.

What is contamination?

200

This allergen is associated with chickens.

What are eggs?

200

QMS

Quality Management System

200

The three types of contaminants in food products include chemical, physical, and _____________.

What is biological?

200

My lands! Your ______ must be washed before starting work and at any time they become or may have become soiled or contaminated.

What are hands?

200

Food fraud includes misrepresentation of a product or the intentional addition to, removal from, or substitution of ingredients in a product for economic ___________.

What is gain?

300

This allergen category includes coconuts and lychee nuts, which is are not nuts.

What are tree nuts?

300

EH&S

Environmental Health and Safety

300

This category of contaminant includes foreign objects such as metal, glass, bones, or dirt.

What is physical?

300

Listen, love, your __________ must be made of impermeable material and must be maintained in an intact, clean and sanitary condition.

What are gloves?

300

A food defense plan protects against ideologically motivated intentional ____________ of products.

What is contamination?

400

This allergen is associated with gluten.

What is wheat?

400

OSHA

What is occupational safety and health administration?

400

This category of contaminant includes residues from pesticides, cleaning products, and sanitizing agents.

What is chemical?

400

If an employee cannot remove an item of ______________, it must be covered by material that is maintained in an intact, clean, and sanitary condition and that effectively protects against contamination of components, dietary supplements, or contact surfaces.

No tom foolery!

What is jewelry?

400

The earliest reported incident of food fraud was in ancient Greece when _________ oil was adulterated with lower quality oils. Ancient Rome used herbs to "transform" the cheap Spanish version of this oil into more expensive Italian oil. This oil is the most commonly adulterated or mislabeled food product today.

What is olive?

500

Formerly known as "The Big _______," this number increased by one this year when the FDA added sesame. These allergens account for 90% of serious allergic reactions in the United States.

What is 8?

500

GFSI

What is Global Food Safety Initiative?

500

The physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object or place to another.

What is cross-contamination?

500

_________________ is a measure of the free moisture in a component or dietary supplement and is the quotient of the water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature.

And you thought it involved a lot of splashing!

What is water activity?

500

The top ten foods at risk for food fraud are (in order) olive oil, fish, organic foods, milk, grains, honey and maple syrup, coffee and tea, spices, wine and fruit juices. This two items are of the most concern for the nutritional supplements industry.

What are organic foods and spices?

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