The ALERT acronym helps operations reduce the risk of deliberate (intentional) food contamination. What does ALERT stand for?
a.Assure, Look, Employees, Reports, Threat
b.Alarm, Lockdown, Evacuate, Report, Testing
c.Analyze, List, Evaluate, Record, Teach
d.Assess, Label, Enforce, Report, Track
Explanation
ALERT is the FDA food-defense tool: Assure (buy from safe, approved suppliers), Look (monitor the security of products and storage areas), Employees (know who is in the facility), Reports (keep security and receiving records), and Threat (know what to do and whom to contact if there is a threat). The other three expansions are invented. Alarm/Lockdown/Evacuate/Report/Testing describes a general emergency-response drill, not food defense; the analyze/list/evaluate and assess/label/enforce sets are generic management verbs with no food-defense meaning.
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