Exam 17: Food Safety

A case of foodborne illness is suspected to have originated in a local fast food restaurant.If a HACCP system were in place at the restaurant,what records might the investigators be interested in? How might having a HACCP system make the investigation more efficient?

Which of the following will help prevent food-borne illnesses?

Which is NOT true regarding pesticides?

What areas of food safety does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)oversee?

Contrast the purposes of the GRAS list and the Delaney Clause.

Raw hamburger patties are taken to the grill on a platter.After they are cooked,the patties are returned to the same,unwashed platter and served.This is an example of:

Which statement about mold toxins is FALSE?

Which statement about pesticides is FALSE?

A method that places sterilized food in a sterilized package using a sterile process is called:

Although more cases of food-borne illness originate in the home than away from home,public eating facilities are often thought to be responsible when someone becomes ill.Why?

Food such as hamburgers must be cooked to _____^o F to kill E.coli O157:H7 bacteria and toxin.

Which of the following contributes the LEAST to differences in the way people react to food-borne pathogens?

Which microorganism grows at refrigeration temperature and can cause meningitis?

What are objections to the use of bST in cows? What is the FDA's position regarding use of bST?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a source of parasitic infection?

Which legislative action prohibits the use of any food additive that has been shown to produce cancer in animals at any dose?

Which statement about bacteria is FALSE?

The GRAS list was part of the 1958 Food Additives Amendment.GRAS stands for:

Why are industrial contaminants more likely to be found in large animals than in small animals?

E.coli can be eliminated by cooking foods to ____^o F.