Nutrition Chapter 19 and 20

Low-acidic foods should be boiled for at least ______ minutes to safely destroy the Clostridium botulinum.

10

What agency regulates tap water?

EPA

What are the major kinds of pathogens?

bacteria viruses protozoa

Which of the following can cause a food-borne illness?

Microbes Toxic by-products of microbes

School Food Programs that provide nourishing foods to children include the

National School Lunch Program. Summer Food Service Program. School Breakfast Program.

For the fortification of foods to be successful at preventing and treating undernutrition, selected foods should be

commonly consumed. inexpensive.

A food that is no longer wholesome, pure, or safe for human consumption, is called a _____food

contaminated

The Norovirus can be passed by which of the following?

contaminated food contaminated swimming water

Sources of aflatoxins include

corn. peanuts tree nuts..

One of the tasks that the FDA completes in an effort to keep the U.S. food supply safe is to regulate _____ and _____ food sold in interstate commerce

domestic and imported

What are the tasks performed by the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition to protect the U.S. food supply?

enforces federal food safety laws regulates nearly all domestic and imported food sold in interstate commerce

Local health departments are responsible for inspecting

grocery stores. dairy farms. restaurants.

Some characteristics of bacteria are that they

grow in a neutral pH. prefer warm temperatures.

Poor nutrition during pregnancy may increase the risk for diseases such as _________ later in life.

hypertension obesity schizophrenia

According to the FDA guidelines the responsibility of safe bottled water production belongs to the

manufacturer.

Food-borne illness causing microbes are often found in

sewage. soil. air. water.

Physiological roles for zinc include

stimulating immunity. contributing to normal sexual maturation. preventing stunted growth during development.

The global food aid program that strives to save and improve children's lives by providing health care, immunizations, clean water and emergency relief is

the United Nations Children's Fund.