Exam 19: Food and Water Safety

The acronym GRAS stands for Generally Regarded as Sterile.These ingredients pose no food safety risk.

________ is a direct (intentional)food additive.

Some bottled water products originate from the same city water sources that supply tap water.

Minerva uses a microwave oven to reheat a bowl of split pea soup to 165°F. An hour after eating the soup,she experiences nausea,abdominal cramping,and diarrhea.Based on this information,Minerva is likely to be suffering from a food-borne infection.

Local health departments have the authority to close restaurants that receive low sanitation scores and prevent them from reopening until food safety hazards have been corrected.

Which of the following foods is not a common source of food-borne pathogens?

According to the Food Additives Amendment of 1958,________.

Local health department staff are responsible for inspecting beef and poultry for disease before and after slaughter.

Which of the following animals is an example of a vermin?

Pathogenic bacteria are likely to multiply rapidly when environmental temperatures are between ________.

Food-borne illnesses can occur when pathogenic microbes in food release toxins that are consumed along with the food.

Which of the following practices is the most reliable way of sanitizing impure water?

The following substances were detected in a slice of enriched bread.Which of the substances is a not a direct food additive?

After consumers bring groceries home,they should consult the Food Code to make sure they handle each type of food appropriately.

________ often transmit pathogens to food.

The toxin produced by ________ can cause blurry vision,muscle weakness,difficulty swallowing,and even death.

Which of the following is not a typical sign or symptom of food-borne illness?

The EPA is responsible for regulating bottled water products.

A food-borne illness is a sickness caused by pathogens or their toxins in food.

Grace recently took a cruise on board a luxury liner.A few days into her vacation,she developed signs of ________ infection,the most common food-borne illness in the United States.