FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000 auditor qualification Dairy Food Safety Management Systems: practice questions

1 · ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 · easy

FSSC 22000 certification for a dairy plant combines ISO 22000, FSSC additional requirements and which other document?

1. ISO 45001
2. ISO/TS 22002-1
3. ISO 50001
4. ISO 14001

2 · ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 · medium

A dairy certified to FSSC 22000 for liquid milk starts making a plant-based drink on shared equipment. What should it do?

1. Stop production until a new certificate is issued under a different scheme
2. Extend the hazard analysis and notify its certification body
3. Nothing, because the certificate covers every product made at the site
4. Add the product to the label only

3 · BRCGS, SQF and GFSI benchmarking · easy

What does the Global Food Safety Initiative do?

1. Benchmarks and recognises certification programmes
2. Sets legal limits for pathogens in dairy foods
3. Certifies food factories against its own standard
4. Accredits laboratories that test dairy products

4 · BRCGS, SQF and GFSI benchmarking · medium

In BRCGS Food Safety, what is the effect of an unannounced audit option?

1. The site is exempt from fundamental requirements
2. The site may skip all audits for the next three years
3. The site is audited without notice and can earn a higher grade
4. The certificate covers all the company's sites worldwide

5 · BRCGS, SQF and GFSI benchmarking · hard

A small dairy wants to start toward GFSI-recognised certification but lacks basic systems. Which route fits GFSI's design?

1. A staged capacity-building programme, then full certification
2. Apply directly for full certification and correct gaps during the first audit
3. Obtain ISO 9001, which counts as GFSI recognition
4. Rely on its national licence, which GFSI treats as equivalent to certification

6 · Internal audit and certification audit · medium

Why should internal auditors not audit their own work?

1. To reduce the number of audit findings
2. Because their records are confidential by law
3. To keep the audit objective and impartial
4. Because scheme owners charge for each auditor

7 · Internal audit and certification audit · medium

An auditor finds that a pasteuriser recorder has not been checked against the indicating thermometer as the procedure requires. The plant fixes the check that day. What else is needed to close the finding properly?

1. Nothing more, because the missing check has now been done
2. A change of the procedure to remove the comparison check
3. Root-cause analysis and corrective action to prevent recurrence
4. Replacement of the recorder with a new model from another supplier

8 · Internal audit and certification audit · hard

In an audit, which finding would most likely be graded critical rather than major?

1. Release to customers of product known to be unsafe
2. A training record not yet updated
3. A pest-control report filed a week late by the contractor
4. One missing signature on a cleaning record from last month

9 · Internal audit and certification audit · hard

An internal audit programme schedules every area once a year. Two areas had repeated findings last year. What is the better approach?

1. Audit the two areas less often to give staff time to improve
2. Audit higher-risk areas and those with past findings more often
3. Keep the same schedule because equal frequency is fairest to staff
4. Stop internal audits and rely on the certification audit

10 · Food safety culture · medium

A dairy sees a rise in near-miss reports after a culture programme. How should this be read?

1. Proof that the plant has become less safe than before
2. A sign the programme should stop
3. Possibly a good sign of more willingness to report
4. Evidence that reporting should be made anonymous to reduce it