Exam 6: Nutrition Information and the Food Industry

Which of the following intentional food additives is an antimicrobial agent?

Match the short phrase or term with the name or its abbreviation.Choose the best answer.You may use some answers more than once or not at all. -Agency that enforces legislation pertaining to pesticides

Which of the following foods is the least sustainable?

A testimonial is a good marker of well-conducted scientific studies.

Answer questions based on the case study "Barb" information below. Barb is an organic gardener and bee keeper.She obtains a lot of information on organic gardening and nutrition from the land grant agricultural university in the state in which she lives.She grows a variety of plant foods in her garden including corn,potatoes,peas,peppers,green beans,beets,and squash.Her garden is usually so productive that she cans some of her produce so that she can eat it during the winter months.Her bees not only do a great job pollinating her garden but also produce a substantial amount of honey each year. -Which of Barb's canned foods could pose a risk of botulism if improperly canned?

In the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994,the Food and Drug Administration defined nutritional supplements as all of the following except:

Which of the following sources of nutrition information would be the least credible?

Answer questions based on the case study "Katelyn Cornhusker" information below. The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks.Katelyn Cornhusker reports on the story and uses quotes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention governmental website;a nutrition professor from the state-funded university;and a dietitian and a medical doctor,both from a local hospital that has been treating patients who got sick from the contaminated food.The story describes how individuals are being hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of cramps,nausea,bloating,and bloody diarrhea within 12 to 18 hours of eating undercooked hamburgers.Most patrons also consumed a diet soda,milk shake,and French fries with their meal. -The likely microbe is believed to be a bacterium strain that evolved from a non-pathogenic strain.

Private sector nutrition information is more credible than public sector nutrition information.

Olestra is a fake fat and may have adverse affects.

Answer questions based on the case study "Katelyn Cornhusker" information below. The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks.Katelyn Cornhusker reports on the story and uses quotes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention governmental website;a nutrition professor from the state-funded university;and a dietitian and a medical doctor,both from a local hospital that has been treating patients who got sick from the contaminated food.The story describes how individuals are being hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of cramps,nausea,bloating,and bloody diarrhea within 12 to 18 hours of eating undercooked hamburgers.Most patrons also consumed a diet soda,milk shake,and French fries with their meal. -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website ends in:

Pesticides are known endocrine disruptors.

Answer questions based on the case study "Katelyn Cornhusker" information below. The local newspaper has just reported an outbreak of food poisoning from a local restaurant that is part of a national chain of restaurants who have reported similar outbreaks.Katelyn Cornhusker reports on the story and uses quotes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention governmental website;a nutrition professor from the state-funded university;and a dietitian and a medical doctor,both from a local hospital that has been treating patients who got sick from the contaminated food.The story describes how individuals are being hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of cramps,nausea,bloating,and bloody diarrhea within 12 to 18 hours of eating undercooked hamburgers.Most patrons also consumed a diet soda,milk shake,and French fries with their meal. -Which source of nutrition information is the least credible?

Some intentional food additives are known to cause adverse reactions in some people.

Nutrition facts stated within published information are always referenced from current and credible sources.

Answer questions based on the case study "Barb" information below. Barb is an organic gardener and bee keeper.She obtains a lot of information on organic gardening and nutrition from the land grant agricultural university in the state in which she lives.She grows a variety of plant foods in her garden including corn,potatoes,peas,peppers,green beans,beets,and squash.Her garden is usually so productive that she cans some of her produce so that she can eat it during the winter months.Her bees not only do a great job pollinating her garden but also produce a substantial amount of honey each year. -The organic food production methods Barb uses in her gardening protect soil,water,and the environment.

A chelator is used as an intentional food additive.

Food irradiation has been approved by the USDA.

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a pathogenic microorganism.

The hepatitis A virus targets the liver.