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ETR 220 HY1 Spring 2022 MF Flashcards

1
Q

An average family of four wastes how much money per year by throwing food away?

a. $500
b. $1,000
c. $1,500
d. $2,000

A

Correct Answer- c. $1,500

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Why did feeding food scraps to animals decline at the commercial level?
a- disease outbreaks
b- it is not safe
c- the food was diverted to humans instead
d- composting became more profitable

A

a- disease outbreaks

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3
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true or false. Many states allow animal-derived food scraps to be fed to swine if they are heat treated.

A

true

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4
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True or False. Companies or organizations that donate excess food can be sued if someone gets sick from it.
a. True
B.False

A

Correct Answer- B. False

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5
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Diverting food waste to animal farms has all of the following benefits EXCEPT
a- lower feed costs
b- methane emission reduction
c- restaurants save money on waste disposal
d- demand for commodity food crops reduced
e- all of these are benefits

A

e- all of these are benefits

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6
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According to this article, how many Americans experience food insecurity?

a. 1 in 7
b. 1 in 25
c. 1 in 100
d. 1 in 3

A

a. 1 in 7

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7
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True or False. Economic development is the main and most important reason to develop local food systems

A

False

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8
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Which federal agency developed the food recovery hierarchy?

a. EPA
b. FAA
c. DOT
d. FHWA

A

a. EPA

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9
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True or False. Food business entrepreneurship is a local is a local food system opportunity.

A

True

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10
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All the following are listed as sources of food waste at the farm level EXCEPT

a. Low market prices
b. High market prices
c. Market demand for perfect produce
d. Lack of access to composting

A

d. Lack of access to composting

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11
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In 2015, North Carolina recovered what percentage of excess food through anaerobic digestion?

a. 15
b. 18
c. 20
d. 47

A

Correct Answer- c. 20

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12
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About how much food purchases at restaurants is thrown away before even…

a. 4 to 10 percent
b. 10 to 20 percent
c. 28 to 35 percent
d. 17 to 20 percent

A

a. 4 to 10 percent

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13
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According to this reading, what percent of all food produced in or imported into the US is never eaten?

A

25 to 40

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14
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True or False. The Federal government is not involved in helping find solutions to food waste.

a. True
b. False

A

b. False

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15
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North Carolina State law requires all of the following when feeding food scraps to livestock EXCEPT
A) Heat treatment of animal-derived waste.
B) Heat treating of vegetables and other waste.
C) Feeding by a licensed facility.
D) All of these are required.

A

B) Heat treating of vegetables and other waste.

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16
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In anaerobic digestion, food waste is used to

A

Make power

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17
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Fans participate in food waste composting at the Padres Stadium

A

False

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18
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What actions can businesses take action action to reduce food waste?

A

a. Donate excess
b. Research liability regulations
c. Research tax incentives
d. Compost
* e. All of these

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19
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True or False. Coffee grounds were composted separately from other foods.

A

False

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20
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True or False. North Carolina bans the feeding of vegetable to swine

A

false

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21
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One of the most important actions consumers can take at home to reduce food waste is?

A

Learn about date labels.

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22
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The San Diego Padres Stadium composts food waste.

A

True

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23
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What products result from food waste compost?

A

Compost AND mulch

24
Q

Explain the five (5) steps in the IDEO Chaos Model of Innovation.

A
  1. Empathise- Talk to real people and find out what problems they have with a product.
  2. Define- Define what the exact problem you’re trying to solve is.
  3. Ideate- Come up with ideas to try and solve the problem.
  4. Prototype- Design prototype products to fix the problem.
  5. Test- Test the prototype product to find out if it works.
25
Q

True or False. Processed food waste intended for animal feed is not required by the states to be labeled.

A

false

26
Q

By composting food waste, the Petco Park occurred the following benefits

A

diverted over 100 tons of waste from the landfill.
Donated over 3 tons of food.
saved many thousands of dollars on waste disposal.

answer: all of these

27
Q

Define the 5 steps in innovation, as discussed in the course lecture.

A
  1. Preparation.
  2. Generation
  3. Evaluation
  4. Verification
  5. Realization
28
Q 
Reducing food waste in customer-facing businesses may accomplish the following: 
A) Reduce food insecurity.
B) Reduce energy waste.
C) Reduce water consumption.
D) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
E) All of the above
A

E) ALL OF THE ABOVE

29
Q

true or false. the demand for locally grown food is increasing in western north carolina

A

true

30
Q

Petco Park took many steps to eliminate contamination in the food waste composting program. These steps included all the following except:

A

a. all these steps were taken - right answer
b. posting signage
c. organizing bins by color.
d. keeping the compactor closed.
e. having direct supervision.

31
Q

Describe the food supply chain.

A

The food supply chain is a line that products go through that consists of many stages. It would go from production to consumption. Also when a part of this function doesn’t work and the product gets damaged or lost, it will create more food waste.

32
Q

what percent of wester NC residents say they choose a grocery store based on local food availability

A

77

33
Q

True or false. North Carolina prohibits feeding food scraps to swine that contain any animal parts or material.

A

false

34
Q

Businesses studied in Oregon that made efforts to reduce wasted food earned a return on investment of 1,400 percent, meaning they returned how many dollars for each dollar spent on the effot?

A

14

35
Q

True or False. Obesity is much higher in rural areas compared to urban areas.

A

True

36
Q

ASAPs mission is to do all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Help local farms thrive.
b. Link farmers to markets.
c. Build healthy economies
d. Promote organic farming
e. All of these are in the ASAP mission.

A

d. Promote organic farming

37
Q

Describe the industrial uses in the EPA’s food waste reduction hierarchy?

A

Some industrial uses in EPA’s food waste reduction hierarchy is rendering and that’s when you break down animal products into useful things like fertilizer.

38
Q

In the last 40 years, the number of farms in Western North Carolina declined by what percentages?

a. 80
b. 50
c. 25
d. 90

A

a. 80

39
Q

Local food sales have increased how many times in Western North Carolina since the early 2000s?

a. 7
b. 2
c. 10
d. 5

A

a. 7

40
Q

Food waste in consumer-facing businesses such as restaurants is estimated to annually cost those businesses how much money?

A

$57 billion

41
Q

True or false. The following steps to save money on wasted food for consumer-facing businesses are in the correct order: Identify source of waste, identify strategies for reducing food waste, train staff and change operations, monitor waste.

A

True

42
Q

Describe the relationship between creativity and innovation

A

Creativity is when you put all you best ideas into something and think outside the box. Innovation is when you take your best ideas and make something better.

43
Q

True or false. By weight, food waste is the second highest input in landfills.

A

False

44
Q

True or false. Food donors are not legally protected if the food they donate makes someone sick.

A

False

45
Q

Why is the food supply chain more important than other supply chains (for example, car manufacturing)?

A

It is more important because people need food to survive. We have lived without cars and other things before but we will always need food.

46
Q

Providing information on what has already been done to identify areas of opportunity is which step to achieve a supportive environment for local agriculture?

a. Assess
b. Direct demand
c. Build capacity
d. Make connections

A

a. Assess

47
Q

In restaurants, about what percent of the average meal is left uneaten after serving?

A

17

48
Q

True or false. Organizations are often concerned about litigation for participating in food recovery efforts.

A

True

49
Q

True or false. The governor of North Carolina approved Stop Food Waste Day in 2021.

A

True

50
Q

True or false. Very few counties in North Carolina are at or above the national food insecurity level.

A

False

51
Q

what is the most preferred method in the food recovery hierarchy

A

reduce surplus food production

52
Q

What are the main differences between non-profit organizations and for-profit organizations?

A

Non-profit organizations have a social mission

For-profit organizations offer products that are valuable to consumers and generate revenue

53
Q

what is the least preferred method in the food recovery hierarchy

A

incineration

54
Q

Explain the value to private businesses in operating in such a way that eliminates/ reduces overall (community) food waste.

A
  1. It helps the community
  2. It helps reduce the cost of inputs
  3. Gives a “sustainable” market segment.
55
Q

industrial uses for food recovery include all of the following EXCEPT

A

Creation soil amendments

ETR 220 HY1 Spring 2022 (2 decks)

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