Chapter 12 Quiz: Food and Water Safety
and Food Technology
What is the major agency charged with ensuring that the U.S. food supply is safe,
wholesome, sanitary, and properly labeled? - Correct Answers -Food and Drug
Administration
What microbe is likely to be found in raw and undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk,
and contaminated water? - Correct Answers -Campylobacter
What is the most appropriate way to prepare poultry stuffing? - Correct Answers -Cook
until the stuffing center reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Who is most likely to incur harm from eating honey containing dormant spores of
Clostridium botulinum? - Correct Answers -an infant
What is a benefit of food irradiation? - Correct Answers -Irradiation eliminates
organisms that cause foodborne illnesses, such as Salmonella and E. coli.
How does modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) enhance the safety and shelf-life of
foods? - Correct Answers -by reducing the available oxygen that helps microbes to grow
Which statement about pesticide residue is true? - Correct Answers -Very small
quantities of pesticide residues on agricultural products can survive processing, and
traces are often present in foods served to people.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned of unacceptably high levels of
_______ in fish and other seafoods? - Correct Answers -mercury
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspects the production, manufacturing,
and labeling of what type of food? - Correct Answers -organic
Which substance is classified as an antioxidant additive? - Correct Answers -sulfites
Among the U.S approved nonnutritive sweeteners, which one of the following is the
sweetest? - Correct Answers -Sucralose
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