SITXFSA004 - Develop and Implement Food Safety Program-Written Test V2.1
SITXFSA004 - Develop and Implement Food Safety Program-Written Test V2.1
Assessment Guidelines
What will be assessed
The purpose of this assessment is to assess you underpinning knowledge to complete the tasks
outlined in the elements and performance criteria for this unit of competency and relating to the
following aspects:
options for the structure and implementation of a food safety program, using the hazard analysis and
critical control points (HACCP) method as the basis
• consultative and communication mechanisms used by organisations to develop and
implement procedural systems
• key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance
requirements as they impact food safety program development:
o contents of national codes and standards that underpin regulatory requirements
o components of a food safety program, especially procedures and monitoring documents
o local government food safety regulations and audit frequencies
o consequences of failure to observe food safety policies and procedures
o meaning of contaminant, contamination and potentially hazardous foods as defined by
the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
• contents of organisational food safety program, especially policies and procedures:
o audit
o cleaning and sanitation
o communication
o contingency management
o corrective actions
o equipment maintenance
o evaluation
o food:
supply
receiving
storage
preparation
display
service
disposal
o hazards:
control methods for each critical point
corrective actions
systematic monitoring of hazard controls and record keeping
o personal considerations:
dress
hygiene
protective equipment and clothing
o pest control
o record maintenance
o training
• food safety monitoring techniques:
o bacterial swabs and counts
o checking and recording that food is stored in appropriate timeframes o chemical tests
o monitoring and recording food temperatures using a temperature measuring device accurate to
plus or minus one degree Celsius
o monitoring and recording temperature of cold and hot storage equipment o visually examining
food for quality review
• food safety management documents:
o audit reports
o audit tables
o customer complaint forms
o documented food safety program
o food flow diagrams o food production records
o hazard analysis table o incident reports where food hazards are found not to be under
control
o policies, procedures and product specifications
o records of the monitoring of hazard controls:
any record required by local legislation
illness register
list of suppliers
temperature control data
training logs
o verification records
• HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular
operations and different food types:
o critical control points for the specific food production system and the predetermined methods of
control, especially time and temperature controls used in the storage, preparation, display, service
and cooking, cooling and transporting of food
o methods of food storage, production, display, service and cooking, cooling and transporting,
especially, appropriate temperature levels for each of these processes
o main types of safety hazards and contamination
o conditions for development of microbiological contamination
o environmental conditions and, temperature controls, for storage
o temperature danger zone and the two-hour and four-hour rule
• choice and application of cleaning, sanitising and pest control equipment and materials
• high risk customer groups who are more susceptible to harm from food contamination:
o children or babies
o pregnant women
o aged persons
o people with immune deficiencies or allergies
o unwell persons
Resource Requirements
Pen, Paper, internet access or a copy of “Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 3.2.1 -
Food Safety Programs (Australia Only)”, information access to food standards/codes/legislation
Operational documentation where this exists,
Document: “Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 3.2.1 - Food Safety Programs
(Australia Only)” or link:
http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/userguide/Documents/Guide%20321%20FINAL.pdf
This test consists of 14 short answer questions. You must correctly answer all the test
items.
Q1. a) Briefly describe the background of HACCP and why its concepts of risk management
are commonly used in the structure of a food safety program:
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Q2. Briefly describe the structure of the food safety program you produced in
Assessment 2 (Project) of this unit, including the importance of having thorough and well
written procedures for staff to follow:
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Q3. List effective ways that the procedures within a food safety program can be
communicated to staff to ensure they are understood and followed correctly:
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Q4. When developing a food safety program where can you find expert assistance to help
with the development of the food safety program?
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b) List 5 food safety hazards you will find listed in a food safety program:
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c) List 2 recording documents used to control hazards in a food safety program and explain
how each record assists in minimising the risk of the associated hazards occurring with each
record:
Record 1: …………………………………………
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Record 2: …………………………………………
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Q6. a) In NSW, describe the process a business must go through to obtain a food business
registration:
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b) Which government body in NSW manages the auditing regimes to ensure food businesses
are complying with food safety regulations?
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c) What is an EHO and what is their role in regard to food safety compliance?
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d) How often will a food business be scheduled for an audit assuming there are not
committing serious breaches of the food safety act?
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e) A food business has been consistently breaching the food safety act. with unacceptable
hygiene practices of staff, kitchen constantly not clean to the standards required and food
storage procedures not being followed correctly. Due to this there has been an incident of
cross contamination and during the investigation it has been confirmed that 23 customers
have become ill from food poisoning. What are the possible consequences to this food
business if they are found to be guilty of breaches of the food act?
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Q7. a) List the control measures you must take to control the following critical control points
listed in the chart below, including temperatures and times where applicable:
Critical control point Control measures
Storage of food
Food preparation
Serving food
Cooking food
Cooling food
Transporting of food
b) List 5 ways you can avoid cross contamination when working with food:
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Q8. a) List the conditions bacteria need to grow, and what temperature range is known as the
temperature danger zone?
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b) How does the 2 hour 4 hour rule apply to the serving and display of cold food?
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Q9. Explain the process of conducting a hot and cold calibration of a probe thermometer,
what must you do if the thermometer is not reading the correct temperature?
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Q10. Why must you clean and sanitise a probe thermometer after each use when it has come
into contact with food?
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Q11. List the type of chemical/s and equipment required you should use for each type of
cleaning task in the chart below:
Cleaning task Type of chemical/s Equipment required
Q12. a) If you find evidence of mice or cockroaches in a kitchen what should you do?
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b) You have found a mouse dead on a stick pad in the kitchen that the pest controller left
behind, should you leave it there to try and catch more mice?
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Q13. List the 4 main high risk customer groups who are more at risk of food poisoning:
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Q14. Why are elderly people and children of a higher risk of food poisoning?
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