CDFA Commodities Exam Study Set
What is a leaker? - ✔✔having a break in the shell and membranes, with contents exuding or free
to exude
How many eggs make a case - ✔✔30 dozen
What do you use to measure ambient temper
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CDFA Commodities Exam Study Set
What is a leaker? - ✔✔having a break in the shell and membranes, with contents exuding or free
to exude
How many eggs make a case - ✔✔30 dozen
What do you use to measure ambient temperature - ✔✔thermometer
"Restricted eggs" are - ✔✔checked, dirty, leakers, incubator rejects
Limit of sale of checks or dirties on premise where initially produced to household consumer is -
✔✔30 dozen
In an egg lot more than 600 cases, how many should be sampled for each additional 50 cases? -
✔✔100 eggs
Eggs in the shell are exempt from - ✔✔standards established by the CCR when being
transported
Any county officer authorized to enforce egg laws may - ✔✔inspect eggs, containers, and
equipment which are found in any place which they are authorized to enter and inspect
What is the sell by date - ✔✔30 days after pack
Loss eggs being transported or delivered within the state for animal food must be - ✔✔properly
labeled and denatured
An egg handler shall maintain business records of egg transactions for - ✔✔3 yrs
Markings are NOT required on containers/subcontainers of eggs when sold: - ✔✔producers
w/less than 500 hens to household consumers w/o advertising by producer
Which is not a designated size for eggs? - ✔✔Colossal
At destination, eggs labeled as Grade A are required to be at least: - ✔✔origin-85%, Destination80%
If unadvertised sale tag says $1.00 per dozen, also needs - ✔✔Size and Grade
Which of these is wrong - ✔✔cannot sell B grade as "ranch eggs"
Who is responsible for the eggs - ✔✔whomever is in possession of them
Egg with a stuck yolk - ✔✔inedible
A 200 egg sample should be taken from a lot size of___ (100 eggs from each of 2 cases) -
✔✔More than 1-10 cases
Any person engaged in business in CA as an egg producer or egg handler shall: - ✔✔register
w/CA Shell Egg Advisory Committee
How heavy is a Jumbo at destination? - ✔✔a jumbo egg must weigh 2 5/12 ounces or more
What is a julian calendar - ✔✔consecutive dates
Writing on the container must be - ✔✔at least 1/4" tall
Air cell of AA at destination - ✔✔3/16 inch
How many eggs to inspect if it you have more than 50 but less than a case? - ✔✔50
Maximum civil penalty - ✔✔$1000
What is candling? - ✔✔the examination of the interior of eggs by use of a transmitted light
Shell Egg Advisory board - ✔✔appointed by Sec. of CDFA
Where must incubator rejects go? - ✔✔for crushing and denaturing
Tolerance for underweight - ✔✔4%
How many Dirties can be sold to a consumer? - ✔✔30 dozen
How many eggs to inspect if you have more than 600 cases? - ✔✔one additional case
How long is Shell Egg Advisory term - ✔✔3 yrs
27636 It is unlawful for any person to sell as "fresh eggs," "ranch eggs," or "farm eggs," or to
represent as being fresh, any eggs which - ✔✔are below the quality of grade A or which have
been held in cold storage more than 30 days
What is the maximum unintended drift allowed? - ✔✔Federal EPA tolerance
What does botanical mean? - ✔✔made from plants
What is not allowed for weed control? - ✔✔Strychnine
What is allowed for pest control? - ✔✔lime sulfur
What is not allowed - ✔✔arsenic
What does the producer not need - ✔✔municipal water testing results
Registration fee for less than $4999 in sales - ✔✔$25
Do you need to register if you sell less than $5K per year? - ✔✔No
How long do retailers keep receipts - ✔✔1 yr
How long do handlers keep receipts - ✔✔2 yrs
How quickly to produce organic records upon written request? - ✔✔10 days but that isn't one of
the choices!
Who can file a complaint - ✔✔anyone
How many days to file an appeal? - ✔✔30 days
Who can be an Organic certifier? - ✔✔Private person, CAC, Company, all?
When will a farmer be kicked out - ✔✔if they don't pay within 60 days
Who enforces along with CDFA - ✔✔Department of Health and Safety
When do they need to register - ✔✔before selling
Registration form includes - ✔✔Public Information sheet
How is the program funded - ✔✔with registration fees
What is the purpose of having CAC spot inspect - ✔✔compliance
What does a "Distributor" need to do - ✔✔just make sure records go from Producer to receiver?
What is the definition of a Field - ✔✔continuous ag area?
When can Organic be comingled with conventional - ✔✔not until in final consumer container?
In the registration what needs to be included as a separate page? - ✔✔Substance list, public
notice, phone numbers, none above
Retailer that processes organic needs to - ✔✔register
distributor that conveys organic needs to - ✔✔register
Broccoli tolerance of defects - ✔✔10% count, 5% one cause
Asparagus defect allowance - ✔✔10% count, 5% one cause
How should globe artichokes be packed - ✔✔tightly packed
Lettuce - how many wrapper leaves - ✔✔6
Cauliflowers - ✔✔no mold or decay in curd
What is not a grade for apple - ✔✔US
How is apricot maturity determined - ✔✔outside or inside color
When is broccoli overmature - ✔✔4 or more florets
Shriveling in corn is a sign of - ✔✔overmaturity
Instrument to test sugar content in grapes - ✔✔refractometer
How to test navel maturity - ✔✔citrus press
Avocado - ✔✔Bartlett is not a variety
If Apple variety not known - ✔✔put unknown
How to measure maturity in Fuji - ✔✔no standards for Fuji
How to score maturity of granny smith apples - ✔✔2.5 on starch scale
Celery free from - ✔✔pink rot
Apricots - ✔✔no flesh penetrating insects
Defect of table grapes - ✔✔waterberry
How many watermelons to sample - ✔✔10
Largest consumer container for apples - ✔✔20 lbs
Not a defect of apples - ✔✔seed stems
Red tag melons leaving the county should be issued with - ✔✔notice of non-compliance
Who releases melons - ✔✔enforcing officer at destination
Avocado defect - ✔✔rancidity
Red or black cherries - ✔✔must be solid light red
How much branch rubbing is Appreciable Damage? - ✔✔If exceeds ¾"
What apple shape is Fairly Well Formed - ✔✔may be slightly abnormal
Which instruments are used for testing oranges - ✔✔Pyconometer
Penalty for Minor Infraction - ✔✔$150 max
How often to inspect - ✔✔ever 6 months
Are these excuses not to inspect - no time, no money, weekends - ✔✔no
How long can they be suspended? - ✔✔18 months
Who can suspend or revoke a license - ✔✔CAC
What is market manager in charge of - ✔✔everything but issuing CPC's
Who can sell for a Producer - ✔✔daughter
When can Producer sell what he didn't grow - ✔✔never
How long is the CPC good for - ✔✔1 yr
If in a closed container what needs to be on box - ✔✔IRQ
What are they exempt from - ✔✔everything but quality and maturity
How many other producers can they sell for - ✔✔2
Who sets the fee for the cert/photocopy/embossing - ✔✔BoS
Who should the CAC check with before approving a new FM - ✔✔local govt
Who can't start a CFM - ✔✔K-Mart store All applicants must either be a Certified Producer,
Local Government Agency or a Nonprofit Organization.
Time to appeal - ✔✔10 days
How to appeal - ✔✔in writing
Which of these cannot be certified - ✔✔river caught fish
Who revokes CPC - ✔✔CAC
Organic growers must register prior to: - ✔✔First sale of food
T/F: An organic grower selling less than $5k/year cannot label product as organic. - ✔✔False
An Organic Food Retailer must keep records for:
A) 3 years
B) 1 year
C) 18 month
D) 5 years - ✔✔1 year
For organic certification, which is legally required? - ✔✔Site visit
How long after request for records must producers, handlers provide their records? - ✔✔72
hours
In order to register, prohibited materials cannot have been applied within the last: - ✔✔3 years
Who appoints advisory committee, and how long are the terms? - ✔✔Secretary of the CDFA
appoints and terms are 2 yrs, no more than 4 consecutive terms
What information is required in organic registration? - ✔✔Do not need to include Water quality
test results
When can organic and non-organic products be commingled?
A) After purchase by final consumer
B) In shipping containers
C) In bulk bins - ✔✔After purchase by final consumer
An enforcement officer is allowed to inspect an organic retail establishment - ✔✔at any time
How many days to request hearing for notice of penalty - ✔✔7 working days
A handler is anyone who... - ✔✔sells, processes or packages ag products
Which of the following are not a grade of Asparagus? - ✔✔Medium
What is not a defect of artichokes? - ✔✔over-maturity
Direct Marketing Regulations do not supersede:
A) State and Federal Regulations
B) Regulations of other states
C) All of the above - ✔✔ALL
Action to suspend or revoke farmer's market participation can be taken against - ✔✔the certified
producer
According to CCR, which must be included in certified farmers' market rules? - ✔✔all the
above- removal, list of farmers who are members, list of who is selling for other farmers
Fresh fruits, nuts & vegetables sold directly to consumers are exempt from: - ✔✔Size and
standard pack, containers, labeling requirements
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