Chapter 19

Question 1

Eating a contaminated food such as undercooked poultry or unpasteurized milk might cause a:

Answer 1

Food infection

Question 2

The temperature danger zone for foods ranges from:

Answer 2

40 degrees to 140 degrees

Question 3

Examples of foods that frequently cause foodborne illness are:

Answer 3

Raw milk, seafood, meat, and eggs

Question 4

Irradiation can help improve our food supply by:

Answer 4

Killing microorganisms

Question 5

Solanine is an example of a:

Answer 5

Natural toxicant

Question 6

The standard that deems additives safe if lifetime use presents no more than a one-in-a-million risk of cancer is known as the:

Answer 6

“de minimis” rule

Question 7

Common antimicrobial additives include:

Answer 7

Salt and nitrites

Question 8

Common antioxidants include:

Answer 8

BHA and BHT

Question 9

Incidental additives that may enter foods during processing include:

Answer 9

Dioxins and BGH

Question 10

Chlorine is added to water to:

Answer 10

Kill pathogenic microorganisms