Quiz 1 Flashcards
Three of the four most used additives are:
Sweeteners
There would be least concern for the safety of a chemical that was:
Never absorbed
Which group of additives must have a comment in parentheses to identify them? Flavorings Colors Emusifiers Preservatives
Preservatives
Testing of food additives would probably be done in rats and:
Pure bred dogs
Prior to 1958, food additives were:
Not regulated in the US
Not legal to add to foods in the US
Regulated like dietary supplements are today
Required to have pre-market approval before use
Regulated like dietary supplements are today
The acceptable daily intake (ADI) is: 100 times the no effect level The lowest amount that shows no toxicity 1/100th the no effect level 1/100th the LD50 level
1/100th the no effect level
The Delaney clause deals with molecules that cause:
Cancer
If a food causes cancer at 1000 PPM, the most that would be allowed in food would be: 100 10 1 zero
Zero
With regards to food additives, GRAS stands for:
Generally recognized as safe
Why doesn’t the FDA treat supplements like it does foods and drugs?
They are natural and don’t require testing
The AMA said it wasn’t necessary
They have been used for hundreds of years
Congress told them not to
Congress told them not to
Organic food is more expensive because:
Manure is expensive
It is very labor intensive
Organic farmers tend to be large and don’t receive gov $
Labor intensive
Today, supplements are regulated like: Foods are now Foods were before 1958 Drugs are now They are considered GRAS for food applications
Foods were before 1958
Organic foods Are regulated by the FDA Are not legally defined Are regulated by the USDA Are not likely to be contaminated
Are regulated by the USDA
A teratogenicity test looks for Cancer Mutations Chronosomal damage Birth defects`
birth defects
A test that determines the number of live births, birth weights, and similar info would be testing for: Mutagenicity Reproductive effects Carcinogenicity Metabolic fate
Reproductive effects
