IBWA CPO Chapter 5 Exam Questions

IBWA CPO Chapter 5 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Page 1 _______________________ of product provides the final safeguard of the water's quality - Correct Answer: Packaging Packaging includes these four procedures: - Correct Answer: Handling of containers/closures Sanitation of bottles and care of bottle washer Filling containers Coding bottles with date of production _______________ includes the handling of containers/closures, sanitation of bottles and care of bottle washer, filling containers, and coding bottles with date of production - Correct Answer: Packaging The 6 Steps of Receipt & Inspection of Packaging Materials: - Correct Answer: Inspect the raw materials for any damage that may have occurred during shipment Inspect the trailer for any signs of insects, trash, or filthy conditions that could contaminate the raw materials Document the amount received Always document the lot number/numbers received. All packaging materials must have a lot number Page 2 Read the cap and/or bottle labels to ensure that they are correct. Compare your labels to a standard every time Develop your own packaging material receipt and inspection form to document all information for each type of packaging material All packaging materials (caps, bottles, boxes, etc.) must be stored in a ____________ and _____________ manner - Correct Answer: clean, orderly Care should be taken to ensure proper rotation of packaging materials in storage by following the ______________ policy - Correct Answer: FIFO (first in first out) The storage conditions for packaging materials should be as ____ free and as _______ as possible. - Correct Answer: dust, dry For every production run of finished product, document the packaging material ____________ numbers used - Correct Answer: lot Do not store _________ pallets of packaging materials in the bottling area - Correct Answer: partial All ______________ packaging materials should be properly marked as "Defective - Page 3 Do Not Use" and should be returned to the supplier as soon as possible - Correct Answer: defective _______________ should be non-reusable and made of materials that comply with FDA regulations and guidelines for food contact - Correct Answer: Closures Preferably ______________ should be received in a sealed plastic bag inside a sealed box - Correct Answer: closures Special precautions should be taken to protect opened containers of closures from dust, dirt, or other sources of _________________ - Correct Answer: contamination Do not use your cap ________________ as storage - Correct Answer: hoppers __- containers must be made of materials that comply with FDA guidelines for food contact - Correct Answer: one-way Do not use your ____________ as storage for the next production run - Correct Answer: conveyors Page 4 Containers received ________________ sealed do not require rinsing - Correct Answer: airtight ________________ bottles must be inverted and rinsed to ensure the contents are thoroughly drained - Correct Answer: PET Bottles must be screened for ______________ with foreign substances, thoroughly cleaned, and adequately sanitized - Correct Answer: contamination Things to look for during inspection of reusable containers: - Correct Answer: foreign objects, cracks, chips, or foreign substances such as petroleum products A properly operated bottle washer functions as both a __________ and _________________ of returnable bottles - Correct Answer: washer, sanitizer _____________ soda-based cleansers have been used for washing returnable bottles - Correct Answer: Caustic A _______ percent solution of caustic soda-based cleanser is used at a minimum temperature of 120°F for at least Page 5 one minute with high-velocity jets or three minutes with soaker-type washing - Correct Answer: 22 Plastic bottles made from _________________ resin are typically cleaned with a non-caustic cleanser. - Correct Answer: polycarbonate What type of cleanser is used to clean polycarbonate plastic bottles? - Correct Answer: Non-caustic What type of cleanser is used to clean returnable bottles? - Correct Answer: Caustic soda-based Non-caustic cleansers are not _____________________ - Correct Answer: bactericides Use a _______________ rinse with bactericide (chlorine, bromine, iodine, per-acids or ozonated water) - Correct Answer: sanitizing 5 Things to Include in Bottle Washer Records: - Correct Answer: Wash temperature Concentration of cleanser or caustic Lack of carryover of cleanser or caustic in bottles Maintenance Page 6 All ____________ should be on a calibration schedule - Correct Answer: probes 6 Design Elements of a Sanitary Bottling Room: - Correct Answer: FDA requires that bottle washing and filling operations be conducted in an enclosed room. Washed and sanitized bottles must be protected from contamination by dust, insects, etc. Bottles must be covered while being moved from the washer to the filler. Conveyor openings into filler room should not exceed the size required to permit passage of a bottle. For an air curtain, the air blower should preferably be located inside the bottling room so that cleaner air will be moved through the filter and around the bottles. For ease and efficiency of cleaning, filler room floors should be constructed with a smooth (no pits), hard, nonporous surface. Walls should be smooth and washable. Ceilings should be smooth and washable and, ideally, have lights flush to their surfaces. Filling and capping equipment should be designed so that they can be cleaned as conveniently as possible. Windows should be non-opening. Page 7 The FDA requires that bottle washing and filling operations be conducted in an ___________________ room - Correct Answer: enclosed Washed and sanitized bottles must be protected from __________________ by dust, insects, etc - Correct Answer: contamination Bottles must be _________________ while moving from the washer to the filler - Correct Answer: covered Conveyor openings into filler room should not exceed the size required to permit passage of a ______________________ - Correct Answer: bottle For an air _______________, the air blower should preferably be located inside the bottling room so that cleaner air will be moved through the filter and around the bottles - Correct Answer: curtain For ease and efficiency of cleaning, filler room ____________ should be constructed with a smooth (no pits), hard, nonporous surface - Correct Answer: floors Filler room ___________ should be smooth and washable - Correct Answer: walls Page 8 Filler room ______________ should be smooth and washable and, ideally, have lights flush to their surfaces. - Correct Answer: ceilings Filling and capping equipment should be designed so that they can be cleaned as ___________________ as possible. ________________ should be non-opening - Correct Answer: conveniently, windows The filling room must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized ______________ - Correct Answer: daily A routine list of daily cleaning of the filling room includes: - Correct Answer: Brush off dust and debris from conveyor Sweep floor and remove all unnecessary items, such as unfilled bottles and bottle crates. Use detergent solution to wash frames on fillers and capper. Rinse with water (softened is preferred). Scrub floor (and walls if needed) with detergent solution and nylon brush. Hose down entire floor and walls. Clean floor drain. Clean all windows and windowsills inside and outside of filling rooms. Using a damp cloth, carefully wipe off electrical panels, light fixtures Page 9 Bottling lines and interiors of filler nozzles may be sanitized with ozonated water of 0.1 ppm or, preferably, >_____ ppm, or chlorine solution of about _____ ppm. - Correct Answer: 0.35, 50 The following pieces of equipment require daily sanitation of their surfaces (10 possible answers): - Correct Answer: Filler nozzle exteriors (Insides of filler tubes should be cleaned with a suitable brush.) Filler gaskets, Splash shields Bottle positioning clamps Counter wheel spokes Cap bin Cap bowl Cap drop tube and end where bottle lips contact it Bottle-neck guide rails Cap seating belt A chlorine solution of ______ ppm, or other comparable sanitizer, is recommended for cleaning & sanitizing the filling room - Correct Answer: 200 Page 10 If by chance production is temporarily stopped, do not allow rinsed/washed containers to set on the production line before the ____________________ - Correct Answer: filler Do not allow rinsed/washed containers to _____________ on the line during breaks and/or lunch - Correct Answer: sit Do not leave containers on the line ____________________ - Correct Answer: overnight FDA regulations require that each unit package of bottled water be identified by a _________________ code by the bottler - Correct Answer: production This code or _____________ number must identify a particular production run (or batch) for the specific day or part of the day in which the water was bottled - Correct Answer: lot ____________ numbers must be recorded and kept on file along with data on the type of product and volume produced that day - Correct Answer: Lot In the event of a product _____________, production coding makes it possible for a bottler to recollect an entire day's production or a portion of a day's production - Correct Answer: recall Page 11 _______________ containers can be coded by stamping the label or applying the code directly on the shoulder of the bottle - Correct Answer: Returnable If ____________ seal caps are used and coded, then the code may be lost or illegible once they are pierced and placed on the cooler. - Correct Answer: safety