SELF-ASSESSMENT, ITEM 1
ITEM
REASON
IMPORTANCE
ACTION
When checking canned
This item is
When you discover defective
Leakers, springers, and
foods, ensure that there are
rated as
items:
swellers are dangerous
no leakers, springers, or
Category 5.
because they indicate
swellers and no home-
possible gas production
Record the defect on the
canned products.
inspection checklist, item
by harmful organisms.
01.
Home-canned products
are absolutely
Remove the defective
prohibited because they
items from the shelf until
may contain the
they are approved by the
veterinarians.
botulism organism.
MD0182
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