This set of Meat Processing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Physical Hazards During Meat Processing”.
1. What is physical hazard in meat industry?
a) Foreign materials unintentionally introduced to meat products
b) Foreign materials intentionally introduced to meat products
c) Preservatives unintentionally introduced to meat products
d) Preservatives intentionally introduced to meat products
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Explanation: Physical hazards are the foreign materials that are unintentionally introduced to the meat products. It can also be naturally occurring objects which can cause injury, illness, or psychological trauma to the consumers.
2. What is the size of physical hazard present in meat industry?
a) 2.00mm
b) 3.00mm
c) 1.00mm
d) 1.05mm
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Explanation: The physical hazards are in the form of glass, metal, rubber, plastic, wood, bones. These fragments should be more than 2.00mm in size. These should be carefully removed from the meat production line.
3. How are metal pieces introduced in the meat processing line?
a) Failures on production line
b) Pieces from grinder
c) Staples from packaging area
d) Failures on production line, pieces from grinder and staples
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Explanation: The metal fragments can be from external meat contamination. It can also be due to failures on line production, where pieces of metal may enter the product, such as pieces from the grinder, needles, and staples also can contaminate meat during the meat processing.
4. What happens if a hair strand is present in the meat product?
a) The industry is not following any hygiene measures
b) The industry does not support control measures
c) ISO78:00 is not followed
d) ISO1233 is not followed
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Explanation: The presence of hair on the final meat products shows that there may have been hygiene problems at some processing stage or even carried by ingredients used in the preparation of the meat products.
5. The presence of metal fragments is a major concern of physical hazards in meat products.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The presence of metal fragments is a major concern of physical hazards in meat products. It is seen especially in sausages and nuggets processing. The physical hazards are the physical elements like metal pieces, hair and other objects.
6. At what stage will a physical hazard be contaminated?
a) At raw material stage
b) At packaging stage
c) At production line stage
d) At any stage
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Explanation: Physical hazards are the foreign materials unintentionally added to the meat products. A physical hazard contaminates a food product at any stage of production. A physical hazard is very hazardous to the health.
7. Which of the following is also called as extraneous matter?
a) Biological hazard
b) Chemical hazard
c) Physical hazard
d) Microbiological hazard
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Explanation: Physical hazards are the materials which are not present as a part food but are added unintentionally. These physical hazards are also known as extraneous matter. It can be detected by metal detectors.
8. Which of the following is not considered as the physical hazards?
a) Glass
b) Aflatoxins
c) Rat droppings
d) Metal pieces
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Explanation: Glass, rat droppings and metal pieces are considered as physical hazards. There are naked to eyes. It can be detected through screenings and metal detectors. Aflatoxins are the toxins from microbes which are considered as chemical hazards.
9. Which of the following is considered as the physical hazards?
a) Glass
b) Aflatoxins
c) Drugs
d) Lead
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Explanation: Glass is considered as physical hazard. Aflatoxins are considered as chemical hazard. Drugs are considered as unintentionally added chemicals. Lead is a toxic metal that is also considered as chemical hazard.
10. Which of the following is considered as the natural occurring physical hazards?
a) Glass
b) Bone
c) Drugs
d) Plastic
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Explanation: Glass and plastic are unnatural physical hazards. Bone is considered as naturally occurring physical hazard. Drugs are considered as chemical hazards which are dangerous to health if consumed in large quantities.
11. Which of the following is considered as the unnatural occurring physical hazards?
a) Stone
b) Bone
c) Pesticides
d) Plastic
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Explanation: Stone and bones are considered as natural physical hazards. Plastic is considered as unnaturally occurring physical hazard. Pesticides are considered as chemical hazards which are dangerous to health.
12. Physical hazards can also be biological contaminants.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Some physical hazards can also be biological and chemical contaminants for examples rat droppings is a biological contaminant and plastic is considered as chemical contaminants. These should be removed from the production line.
13. How are glass pieces introduced in the meat processing line?
a) Thermometers
b) Packaging material
c) Equipment
d) Raw material
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Explanation: The glass can be introduced in the meat processing line through usage of jars, light bulbs, thermometers and bottles. These are removed by screening process. It can lead to cuts on the skin and in throat.
14. How are stones introduced in the meat processing line?
a) Thermometers
b) Packaging material
c) Equipment
d) Raw material
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Explanation: Stones are the physical hazards that are incorporated during initial stages of the processing. These are considered as natural occurring physical hazards. The stones can be removed through sieving process.
15. How are physicals hazards detected in meat processing?
a) Magnets
b) Metal detectors
c) X ray machines
d) Magnets, metal detectors and X ray machines
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Explanation: There are several methods detect foreign hazards on food processing production lines. Magnets and metal detectors are used to attract and remove metal from products. X-Ray machines can be used to identify hazards like stones, bones and hard plastics and metals.
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