Nutrition Chapter 19

To minimize risk for food-borne illness, ground beef should be used within _______ days of storage in the refrigerator.

1-2

One should have at least a _______ days supply of food for emergency use.

3

_____________ is a naturally occurring compound in foods that form food is heated to high temperatures.

Acrylamide

Which of the following is not a typical sign or symptom of food-borne illness?

Chest pain

According to the Food Additives Amendment of 1958, ________.

an additive that was in use and deemed safe prior to 1958 was placed on the GRAS list

Which of the following food preservation methods involves sterilizing a food and its package seperately?

Aseptic processing

This is responsible for neurodegenerative diseases in cattle.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

Which of the following foods would be most appropriate to include in an emergency food supply?

Canned tuna

To reduce the risk of food-borne illness, which of these guidelines should you follow?

Do not buy food in dented cans.

Which of the following food preservation methods draws water from cells, reducing the likelihood many pathogens can survive?

Drying

Lenny had steak tartare for dinner and has started to feel ill. Which pathogen should he be most concerned about after eating raw oysters?

E. coli 0157:H7

This virus takes the longest incubation time for onset of symptoms.

Hepatitis A virus

Which of the following statements is true?

Pregnant women, very young children, and people who have weakened immune systems have high risk of food-borne illness.

Lenny had raw for dinner and has started to feel ill. Which pathogen should he be most concerned about after eating raw oysters?

Vibrio vulnificus

The signs and symptoms of most food-borne illnesses generally occur in the ________ system.

digestive

Aliyah received a 15 pound frozen turkey as a gift from her workplace. She has kept the turkey in her freezer for a few weeks, but is now ready to thaw and prepare the turkey for a large family meal. You might recommend all of the following methods of thawing the frozen turkey except ________.

leaving the turkey out on the countertop overnight

This chemical is used in food packaging but their are concerns that it can have an effect on the brains and behavior of children, infants.

BPA