What do the following terms mean... a) HACCPS? (1 mark) b) CCPs? (1 mark) c) Critical Limits? (1 mark) d) Risk Assessment? (1 mark) (Marks available: 4) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 1 a) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points. (1 mark) b) Critical Control Points. (1 mark) c) Tolerance levels built into Critical Control Points. (1 mark) d) Involves assessing the risks to a food product during its production. (1 mark) (Total = 4 marks) What are the 3 types of experiment conducted on a product to check its progress through the production process? Give an example of each method. (Marks available: 6) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 2 Visual. (1 mark) Good example: Checking decorations on cakes (1 mark) Electronic. (1 mark) Good example: Timing devices. (1 mark) Scientific. (1 mark) Good example: Carrying out microbe checks on equipment. (1 mark) (Total = 6 marks) Write a definition for each of the following terms. a) Organoleptic? (1 mark) b) Mouthfeel? (1 mark) c) Blind tasting? (1 mark) d) Hedonic Scale? (1 mark) (Marks available: 4) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 3 a) Characteristics of food, which affect our senses. (1 mark) b) What food feels like when it is bitten, chewed or swallowed. (1 mark) c) Blind-folding so the tester is not influenced by the appearance of the food. (1 mark) d) A scale to show how much someone likes or dislikes a food item. (1 mark) (Total = 4 marks) Name 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of using standard food components. (Marks available: 2) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 4 Any 1 from each list... Advantages: Products are of a constant quality, size, shape and flavour. It saves time and therefore money. (1 mark) Disadvantages: Products must be available, in the right quality, whenever they are required. Food production has no input into the quality or production of the standard food component. Prices may rise without warning. (1 mark) (Total = 2 marks) What are the 2 main reasons for someone not being allowed to officially test food? (Marks available: 2) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 5 If they are suffering from a condition, which would affect their taste (for example, smoking, a heavy cold, or taking strong medication). If they are allergic to foods or ingredients. (Total = 2 marks)