Exam 13: Safety of Our Food Supply

The incidence of foodborne illness is rising because of all the following factors except

The preservation method that involves adding bacteria or yeasts to food to produce acids and alcohol to minimize growth of other microbes is called _______________.

_______________ involves simultaneously sterilizing the food and package separately before combining them. Liquid foods are especially easy to process in this manner.

Increasing the acid content of a food is especially effective in preventing the growth of

Listeriosis is of particular concern for pregnant women since they are about ____ times more likely to get this infection than other healthy adults.