Post-Learning Assessment: Chapter 12

What microbe is likely to be found in raw and undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk, and contaminated water?

Campylobacter

What is the most appropriate way to prepare poultry stuffing?

Cook until the stuffing center reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is the major agency charged with ensuring that the U.S. food supply is safe, wholesome, sanitary, and properly labeled?

Food and Drug Administration

What is a benefit of food irradiation?

Irradiation eliminates organisms that cause foodborne illnesses, such as Salmonella and E. coli.

Which statement about pesticide residue is true?

Very small quantities of pesticide residues on agricultural products can survive processing, and traces are often present in foods served to people.

Which statement regarding microwaving foods is true?

You should use only microwave-safe containers and wraps for microwaving food.

Who is most likely to incur harm from eating honey containing dormant spores of Clostridium botulinum?

an infant

How does modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) enhance the safety and shelf-life of foods?

by reducing the available oxygen that helps microbes to grow

Genetic modification has the potential to eliminate natural toxins in foods. What are two examples of foods that can be genetically modified to reduce their naturally occurring toxins?

cassava and potatoes

What food processing technique may remove significant amounts of thiamin?

drying with sulfur dioxide

Frozen foods' nutrient content is most similar to what other type of food?

fresh food

The FDA has warned of unacceptably high levels of _____ in fish and other seafood.

mercury

The USDA inspects the production, manufacturing, and labeling of what type of food?

organic

Genetically engineered organisms represent the highest percentage of which crop grown in the United States?

soybeans

Which substance is classified as an antioxidant additive?

sulfites