˗ˏˋ chapter 24 ˎˊ˗ Flashcards
At its best, a study of the effect of some treatment on 2(or more) comparable, randomly selected groups
Clinical trial
1994 statute of US Federal legislation that defines & regulates dietary supplements
Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act
Disease caused by consuming contaminated food/drink
Foodborne disease
Active surveillance system, meaning that public health officials routinely communicate with more than 650 clinical laboratories serving the surveillance area to identify new cases & conduct periodic audits to ensure that all cases are reported
FoodNet
A systematic preventative approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe, and designs measurements to reduce these risks to a safe level
Hazard analysis critical control points
Network run by the CDC, which brings together public health & food regulatory agency labs around the US
PulseNet
Antigenic poison or venom of plant/animal origin, especially 1 produced by/derived from microorganisms & causing disease when present at low concentration in the body
toxin
Which of the following has been shown to greatly reduce the contamination of chicken breasts with salmonella, ground beef with E. coli, and shrimp with cholera bacteria?
a. Radiation
b. Fungicides
c. Freezing
d. Boiling
Radiation
Which agency has the power to bar importing of meat and poultry from countries with inferior food safety systems?
US Dept. of Agriculture
FDA implemented HACCP for which of the following, making it mandatory in 1999?
a. Produce
b. Poultry
c. Red meat
d. Seafood
Seafood
TRUE OR FALSE:
The FDA and the US Department of Agriculture share the primary responsibility for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled.
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
Produce causes more outbreaks than any other food category other than fish/shellfish
False
TRUE OR FALSE:
FDA must give approval for prescription drugs but not for OTC drugs?
False
TRUE OR FALSE:
After an NDA approval, a drug company must go through a 3-stage FDA clinical trial
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
A full-scale controlled trial of a proposed new drug occurs in Phase 2.
False
TRUE OR FALSE:
35% of all consumer dollars are spent on products regulated by the FDA
False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Due to criticisms of approval times by the FDA, the approval process was sped up by Congress in 1995
False
TRUE OR FALSE:
Vioxx is a famous example of a drug that was probably approved by the FDA too quickly
True
In 2008, the largest foodborne disease outbreak in the previous decade was attributed to (blank)-contaminated jalapeno & serrano peppers.
Salmonella
In 2011, the deadliest outbreak since 1990 was caused by (blank)-contaminated cantaloupe produced by a Colorado company
Listeria
