Controversial Topics

Question 1

What are the 4 hospitality controversial topics?

Answer 1

irradication
genetically modified food
“pink slime”
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Question 2

What is irradiation? What does it do

Answer 2

process of exposing gamma rays to food

• excites the electrons
• destabilizes DNA: so bac cant produce, prevents ripening
• sterilizes pests present on produce

Question 3

What are the effects of irradiation?

Answer 3

“redeurized”

creates radiolytic products or “free radicals”

Question 4

What can you not irradiate?

Answer 4

fresh eggs
oysters (kills them)
lettuce/ green veggies
bananas (brown spots)
grapes (softens them)

Question 5

What are down sides to irradiation?

Answer 5

doesn’t protect against recontamination
Europe bans except dried spices/ herbs
controversial for safety

Question 6

What bac and parasites does irradiation kill?

Answer 6

e. coli
trichinosis
salmonella
listeria

Question 7

What are some of the top genetically modified food?

Answer 7

corn, soy, cotton, papaya, rice, canola, potatoes, tomatoes, dairy products, peas

Question 8

What is GMO used for?

Answer 8

pollination for desirable traits

selective breeding

Question 9

What are genetically engineered foods?

Answer 9

genetic code of one animal/ plant inserted into another animal/ plant

Question 10

What is an example of GMO?

Answer 10

soybeans and peanuts together to fix the soil

Question 11

What are the big 8 and what percent of allergens are related to them?

Answer 11

tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, milk, fish, crustaceans, soy, wheat
90

Question 12

What is the prevalence of GE foods
__ soybeans
__ corn
__ of processed foods contain some GE

Answer 12

91
85
70

Question 13

Define
allergic:
sensitivity:
intolerance:

Answer 13

A: any amount triggers a reaction
S: depends on amount digested
I: not able to digest food

Question 14

What is a fear that is common among genetically engineered food?

Answer 14

disease takes out all the population

Question 15

In GE fish what creates an environmentally toxic region?

Answer 15

their waste products

Question 16

What is rBGH? how much did it increase in milk production?

Answer 16

recombinat bovine growth hormone

10-15%

Question 17

What are the potential probs w/ rBGH?

Answer 17

increase risk w/ udder infection ( must increase use of antibiotics)
ovarian cysts
young girls maturing faster

Question 18

What is BSE? what is it aka?

Answer 18

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Mad cow disease

Question 19

How did cows get BSE?

Answer 19

eating feed w/ sheep and cattle (they eat grass)

Question 20

What is the cause of BSE?

Answer 20

Prion= folded protein

Question 21

What are the symptoms of BSE? Incubation period?

Answer 21

loss of coordination
can't walk
blindness
hallucinations
fatal
20-30 yrs

Question 22

What percent of produce is wasted in US?

Answer 22

50

Question 23

How do ppl cope when resources are limited?

Answer 23

water down food
2- meals per day
mud cookies (non-food)

Question 24

What is the single gravest threat to the world’s public health?

Answer 24

hunger

Question 25

Undernourishment currently affects 925 mil ppl or what percentage?

Answer 25

14

Question 26

What is the biggest contributor for child mortality? how many cases is it present in?

Answer 26

malnutrition

about half

Question 27

How many children die of hunger every year?

Answer 27

6 mil