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Food History & Trivia Flashcards

1
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what are the approximate annual estimates for numbers of foodborne illnesses and deaths in the US?

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47.8 million illnesses, and 3037 deaths in 2011

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define the following acronyms relating to government agencies USDA, TTB, DHHS, FDA

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USDA: United States Department of Agriculture TTB: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services FDA: Food and Drug Administration

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In which decade did Harry Streenbock of the University of wisconsin find that irradiating foods w/ultraviolet light increased their Vitamin D content?

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1920’s

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what is the official name of the act that made sale, manufacture, and transport of alcoholic beverages illegal in the United States?

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Volsted Act

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In Russian, what is the meaning of the word Vodka?

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little stream

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what act, which was passed in 1990, made nutritional labeling mandatory on most food products under FDA jurisdiction?

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Nutritional Labeling and Education Act (NLEA)

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the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Seafood Inspection Program insures the safety and quality of seafood consumed in the US. This agency can be found in what government department?

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Department of Commerce

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The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 is enforced by which government agency?

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EPA

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When was E. coli O157:H7 first recognized as a human pathogen?

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1982 (during investigation of 2 outbreaks of bloody diarrhea in Oregon and Michigan)

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who first developed a commercial refrigerated biscuit dough process?

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Lively Willoughby in 1930

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Seventh Day Adventists gave us what first convenience food?

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Ready-to-eat (cold) breakfast cereal

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what Japanese dish composed of raw fish is often implicated in foodborne illness outbreaks?

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sashimi

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who developed the concept of quality cost?

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Deming

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What book describes in 12 pages poor sanitation conditions in the meat processing plant and caused public outrage toward the industry?

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Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle”; 1905

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What weekly report published by the Public Health Service contains all data on foodborne illnesses?

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Morbidity and Mortality Report

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16
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name the 8 geographic areas into which the IFTSA is divided

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North Atlantic, Central Atlantic, Southeast, North Central, South Central, Midwest, Pacific West, and Mountain West

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In the late 19th century, Japanese researcher Kikunae Ikeda identified what unique taste sensation?

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Umami

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what brand became the 1st non-caloric sugar substitute in 1957?

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Sweet and Low

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19
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what chocolate substitute became popular in the 1970’s?

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carob

20
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what nuts are also called Filberts?

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Hazelnuts

21
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what 18th century economist postulated that population growth will always outpace expansion of the food supply, thus causing famine and disease?

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Thomas Malthus

22
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what field of science investigates the physical nature of chemical compounds by applying the methods and theories of physics to chemical phenomena?

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physical chemistry

23
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in 2000, a proposal was submitted to the FDA for review to require the addition of 2 essental fatty acids to a particular product. Name the fatty acids and the product

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Baby formula: docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA)

24
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CFSAN is one of the oldest federal agenices whose primary function is consumer protection. What does “CFSAN” stand for?

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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

25
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Who are the 2 scientists who developed the DNA model?

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James Watson and Francis Crick

26
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What country is the largest producer of rabbit meat?

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France

27
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What is the United States’ largest export partner and by what percentage?

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Canada, 16.3%

28
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What percentage of the US grain crop is destroyed each year by insects?

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5-10%

29
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One method of destroying insect eggs in flour is to throw the flour with high impact against a hard surface as in a centrifuge type machine. What is the name of this machine?

A

Entoleter

30
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In the wet milling of corn what is the purpose of pumping the ground kernels into water filled troughs?

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To encourage the germ to float to the top so that it can be skimmed off.

31
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What is another name for corn gluten?

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Zein

32
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What is the purpose of the isomerization step in the manufacture of HFCS?

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Enzymatically convert glucose to fructose

33
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What limits the possibility of making a rye bread from 100% rye flour?

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Protein is too weak to support the bread structure

34
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What can be considered the original puffed cereal?

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Popcorn

35
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When was the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act enacted?

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1990

36
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When was the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) enacted?

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1994

37
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When was the Food Quality and Protection Act enacted and what did it do?

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  1. It gave the EPA control over pesticides in food
38
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What was the name of the first English Food Law and when was it enacted?

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  1. Assize of Bread and Ale
39
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What was the first state law against adulteration and when and where was it enacted?

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An Act Against Selling Unwholesome Provisions. It was enacted in Massachusettes in 1785

40
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When was the Bureau of Chemistry created?

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1862

41
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When was the USDA created and who did Abraham Lincoln appoint as the first leader?

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  1. Charles Wetherill
42
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What does the acronym “IFIS” stand for?

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International Food Information Service

43
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What continent does Macadamian nuts originate?

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Australia

44
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What are natural casings made of?

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Sheep intestine

45
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What is miso?

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Fermented soy product

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