Approved Suppliers

An approved supplier is one that is inspected and complies with food-safety law. Buying from an unapproved source puts the whole operation outside the law.

Key points:

Only buy from suppliers that are licensed and subject to inspection.
Reject any delivery that arrives without the correct inspection stamp.
Keep the delivery record. Milk and shellfish need the same traceability as any other food.
Never buy from a roadside stand, a home kitchen, or an unlicensed van.

Every one of these points maps back to a specific Food Code provision, which is why the exam can test it in more than one domain.

Free practice bank: FoodSafe Prep.