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2 or more cases of a similar illness resulting from ingestion of a common food
What is outbreak?
This foodborne infection is raw or undercooked meats and eggs that results in the most hospitalizations
What is Samonalla?
Cabbage, bok choy, turnips, cauliflower and broccoli contain small quantities of?
What are goitrogens?
Manufacturers must satisfy what 3 things for the FDA to approve an additive...
Suitable drinking water
What is potable?
A measure of the probability and severity of harm
What is risk?
Cutting vegetables on the same cutting board as raw chicken when making chicken stir fry is an example of ...
What is cross contamination?
Pits and seeds of many fruits like cherries, apples, and plums contain compounds that produce what deadly poison?
What is cyanide?
An acute temporary reaction that may cause burning sensations, chest and facial flushing and throbbing headache
What is MSG symptom complex?
Magnesium and copper give water
What is metallic taste?
The sequence in which living things depend on other living things... and each level has greater concentration
What is the food chain?
Hot foods should be kept at what temperature
What is 140 degrees?
The amount of pesticide that remains on or in foods when people buy them ...
What is residue?
What antimicrobials captures water to make it unavailable to microbes..
What is sugar and salt?
This can give water a rotten egg smell
What is sulfur?
A poisonous narcotic-like substance found in potato skin and sprouts
What is solanine?
Most common foodborne intoxication in the US - from improperly refrigerated meats, eggs and tuna
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
EPA established a reference dose
What is the maximin amount of residue allowable in food
What type of additive is used to keep apples or potatoes from browning
What is Antioxidant or Vit C?
This can be used rather than chloride to disinfect water.
What is ozone?
An antimicrobial additive composed of viruses that infect and destroy bacteria
What is bacteriophages
A person may contract Hepatitis A by eating?
What are raw oysters?
True or False if the FOA finds samples of in violation of pesticide regulations it can seize products or destroy them
What is False - FDA
An example of this type of additive is acrylamide in French fries as well as other baked or roasted food cooked at high temps
What are Indirect or Incidental additives?
An example in the book of Biofortification a process that increases bioavailability and concentration of nutrients is ...
What are corn - lysine and soybean - protein