In the FDA Food Protection Plan, which element involves risk-based inspections and testing?

• A. Education
• B. Intervention
• C. Prevention
• D. Response

Answer: (B)

The element that covers risk-based inspections and testing is Intervention. This part of the FDA Food Protection Plan focuses on taking concrete actions to identify and stop hazards before they reach consumers. Using a risk-based approach means prioritizing inspections and testing where the likelihood and impact of hazards are greatest, ensuring limited resources are directed to the highest-risk facilities or products. Prevention, by contrast, aims to reduce hazards through controls and safe practices; Response deals with actions after a problem is detected (containment, recalls, corrective actions), and Education is outreach and training. So inspections and testing explicitly fall under Intervention because they are proactive measures used to intervene and prevent contaminated food from reaching the public.