FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000 auditor qualification

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73practice questions written to this syllabus
5subjects

Format

Unverified. Auditors qualify through lead-auditor training with an exam, then witnessed audits, under scheme rules.

Over the years

Most export dairy plants are certified to FSSC 22000 or a similar GFSI-benchmarked scheme; quality managers often hold auditor qualifications. Scheme rules not read for this track.

Official source: https://www.fssc.com/

Subjects this exam draws on

Computing, Data & Digital Tools for Dairy10 questionsInfant Formula & Nutritional Dairy Products4 questionsDairy Effluent Treatment & Environmental Management2 questionsDairy Food Safety Management Systems50 questionsQuality Assurance, Statistical Quality Control & Laboratory Management7 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. Under ISO/IEC 17025, laboratory information management systems must be:

  1. Purchased from an accredited supplier only, with a certificate
  2. Validated and protected against unauthorised access
  3. Replaced every two years
  4. Kept off any network
Answer and working

B. Validated and protected against unauthorised access

The standard requires validation, protection against loss and unauthorised change, and records that allow tests to be reconstructed.

Computing, Data & Digital Tools for Dairy · Laboratory information management systems

2. What is the Codex criterion for Cronobacter in powdered infant formula?

  1. n = 10, c = 1, m = 10 per g
  2. n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 per g
  3. n = 60, c = 0, m = 0 per 25 g
  4. n = 30, c = 0, m = 0 per 10 g
Answer and working

D. n = 30, c = 0, m = 0 per 10 g

Thirty 10 g samples must all be negative. n = 60 of 25 g is the Salmonella criterion.

Infant Formula & Nutritional Dairy Products · Cronobacter and Salmonella control in powder plants

3. In ISO 14001, what is an 'environmental aspect'?

  1. A legally fixed pollution limit for the site
  2. An activity that interacts with the environment
  3. A fine imposed by the regulator for a breach
  4. An auditor's written finding of a non-conformity
Answer and working

B. An activity that interacts with the environment

Examples are effluent discharge, energy use and refrigerant leaks; impacts are the resulting changes.

Dairy Effluent Treatment & Environmental Management · Environmental management systems: ISO 14001

4. Which ISO document specifies prerequisite programmes for food manufacturing and is used with ISO 22000 in FSSC 22000 certification of dairy plants?

  1. ISO/IEC 17025
  2. ISO 19011
  3. ISO 22005
  4. ISO/TS 22002-1
Answer and working

D. ISO/TS 22002-1

ISO/TS 22002-1 lists PRPs for food manufacturing. ISO 22005 deals with traceability in the feed and food chain, ISO 19011 with auditing, and ISO/IEC 17025 with laboratory competence.

Dairy Food Safety Management Systems · Prerequisite programmes and good manufacturing practice

5. In ISO 9001:2015, which clause sets the requirements for monitoring, measurement, internal audit and management review?

  1. Clause 10, improvement
  2. Clause 7, support
  3. Clause 8, operation
  4. Clause 9, performance evaluation
Answer and working

D. Clause 9, performance evaluation

Clause 9 (performance evaluation) covers monitoring, measurement, analysis, internal audit and management review. Clause 7 covers resources and documented information, clause 8 operational control, clause 10 nonconformity, corrective action and continual improvement.

Quality Assurance, Statistical Quality Control & Laboratory Management · ISO 9001 and total quality management

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