Exam 26: Food Safety

Water comprises approximately _____ of cleaning and sanitizing solutions.

_____ are unwanted substances that become part of a food product.

Biotechnology is new.

_____ is generally defined as unwanted matter on food-contact surfaces.

Water pH ranges generally from _____.

Organisms need _____ in order to grow.

Food-borne illness frequency is not know because a great majority of cases go unreported.

Few food-borne illnesses can be avoided even if food is handled properly.

Of all the microorganisms,_____ are the greatest threat to food safety.

The Food and Drug Administration has adapted a food-safety program developed in the 1960s for astronauts for much of the U.S.food supply.

Most pathogenic bacteria can grow under refrigeration conditions.

Microorganisms produce toxins and can cause infections.

A _____ is an organism whose genes have been artificially altered through genetic engineering.

The official definition of sanitizing food product contact surfaces is a process that reduces contamination by _____.

The United States has the safest food supply in the world.

Insects seek _____.

Rodents carry many diseases and parasites that can be transmitted to humans.

Microorganisms no longer pose a challenge to the food industry.

The objective of cleaning and sanitizing food-contact surfaces is to remove food (nutrients)that bacteria need to grow and to kill any bacteria that are present.

What acronym can be used to remember the six conditions that lead to food danger?​