Acronyms and Acts
Regulates and monitors the food supply in the United States.
FDA
Ancient grain of the Aztecs.
Amaranth
Responsible for the advances that have affected the world’s food supply.
Food Scientists
Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer.
Delaney Clause
What are the three periods in the development of foods?
Early Food Discoveries, Industrial Revolution, Government Regulation of Food
Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines.
Meat Inspection Act
A cereal formulated from maize, sorghum, and cottonseed flour.
Incaparina
A guide published by the FDA explaining how to handle food safely.
Food Code
Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count.
Gould Amendment
This period had great changes in scientific knowledge, the economy, and the development of power-driven machines by harnessing steam and coal power.
Industrial Revolution
This bill prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food, drinks, and drugs.
Pure Food Drug Act
An area of research that relates food science and technology.
Biotechnology
The study of the nature of food and principles of its production, processing, preservation, and packaging.
Food Science
Authorizes FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food, excluding meat and milk products
McNary-Napes Amendment
Name two problems food scientists try to solve.
1) Equal distribution of food across the world.
2) Make healthier foods more convenient
In 1906 the Food and Drug Act was extended to include cosmetics and give FDA authority to establish regulations and guidelines for the food industry.
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
A lowering of quality and safety of a product by adding inferior or toxic ingredients.
Adulteration
Requires the safety of new additives to be established.
Food Additives Amendment
Substances that are liquid form at extremely low temperatures.
Cryogenic Liquids
What is Saccharin? Does it cause cancer in animals? Is it used in our food?
It is an artificial sweetener. It does cause cancer in animals. It is used in our foods
The U.S. federal executive department is responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, agriculture, forestry, and food.
USDA
The study of food components and how they are used by the body to sustain life and health.
Nutrition
Natural or manufactured substances that are used in place of foods of food components.
Food Analogs
Grown with their roots suspended in liquid nutrient solutions.
Hydrophonic Crops
Who was the head chemist of the United States Department of Agriculture who helped develop the food and drug laws?
Harvey Wiley