Regulatory Variances May 10, 2024 by Brian Klein /10 0 votes, 0 avg 1 Regulatory Variances 1 / 10 Before displaying or holding TCS food without temperature control, you must submit written procedures to your regulatory authority. What do you need to do once your procedures have been approved? Make sure the procedures are followed by staff Keep them available for regulatory authorities to review Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 2 / 10 When does smoking food require a variance? When it’s done to preserve food When it’s done to enhance flavor Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 3 / 10 Which food preparation methods requires a variance from regulatory authorities? Curing food Processing wild game for personal use Offering live shellfish from a display tank Packaging food with an ROP method Packaging and selling fresh juice without a warning label Smoking food to preserve it Sprouting seeds or beans Using additives to preserve food so it doesn’t need temperature control All are correct Wrong! Thats right! 4 / 10 When could your regulatory authority require you to submit a HACCP plan? When applying for a variance When serving a high-risk population Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 5 / 10 When can you package fresh juice on-site for retail sale without a variance? The it has a warning label according to local regulations When it will be packaged using an ROP method Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 6 / 10 Specific requirements must be met at each step to par cooking food. What should the written procedures explain about these requirements to get approved by the local regulatory authority? How the requirements will be monitored and documented What corrective actions will be taken if the requirements are NOT met Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 7 / 10 What does an operation need to have before it can par-cook food? Approval from the local regulatory authorities Written procedures for how it will be prepared and stored Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 8 / 10 Which of these methods of food preparation require a variance from your regulatory authority? Curing food Processing wild game for personal use Offering live shellfish from a display tank Packaging food using a Reduced Oxygen Packaging (ROP) method Packaging fresh juice on site for sale at a later time (unless the juice has a warning label) Smoking food to preserve it but NOT to enhance flavor sprouting seeds or beans Using food additives or components to preserve or alter food so it no longer needs time and temperature control for safety All are correct Wrong! Thats right! 9 / 10 What document can your regulatory authority issue that will allow a regulatory requirement to be waived or changed? A Regulatory Variance A HACCP plan Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! 10 / 10 What is often required before an operation can handle or prep food using the following methods? • Packaging fresh juice on-site for sale at a later time • Smoking food as a way to preserve it • Preserve or alter the food so that it no longer needs time and temperature control for safety • Curing food • Custom-processing animals for personal use • Packaging food using a reduced-oxygen packaging (ROP) method • Sprouting seeds or beans • Offering live shellfish from a display tank A Regulatory Variance A HACCP plan Neither Both Wrong! Thats right! Operations using these food processing methods need to obtain a variance from their regulatory authority. Most jurisdictions also require the operation to submit a HACCP plan. Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Try another practice test
