Receiving & StorageQuestion 150 of 320
A health inspector asks to see the shellstock tags for the oysters served last week. How should these tags have been maintained?
a.Thrown away as soon as the container was opened
b.Kept in chronological order, marked with the date the last shellfish was used, and retained 90 days
c.Combined into one tag for the whole month
d.Kept only if a customer complained
Explanation
Shellstock identification tags must be retained in chronological order, each marked with the date the last shellfish from that container was served or sold, and kept for 90 days to support traceback during an illness investigation. Discarding tags when the container opens, merging them, or keeping them only after a complaint all break the traceability the Code requires.
Law Reference: FDA Food Code §3-203.12Practice all 320 questions free — no signup required.
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