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What season are you most susceptible to getting a food borne illness?
Summer
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What date did president Obama sign the Food Safety Modernization Act into law?
January 4, 2011
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What popular movie is the Meatrix video modeled after
The Matrix
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What percentage of food borne illness cases are children?
75%
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A single hamburger patty can contain up to how many different animals?
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What are 3 safe thawing methods?
The refrigerator, cold running water, and the microwave
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Who is required to inspect high risk slaughter plants daily?
The FSA (Food Safety Administration)
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What is food safety?
refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and foodborne illnesses.
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What ratio of food borne illnesses are NOT reported?
35 out of 36 cases are not reported
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What are Antimicrobials used for?
They are used in animal feed for growth promotion, enhanced feed efficiency, and therapy for infections
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What is the temperature danger zone (where bacteria multiply rapidly)
Between 40 degrees and 140 degrees Fahrenheit
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What is the Food Safety Inspection Service?
A public health agency in the US department of agriculture which is responsible for insuring the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products are safe and correctly labeled and packaged.
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What is services provided to Northern California Farmers by the American Food Council for Food Safety and Quality, DFA of California?
full-service food laboratory, sanitation audits, HACCP certification, technical research, product inspections, and arbitrations.
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What are the three most common sources of foodborne illnesses?
Poultry, beef, and leafy vegetables
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What are 3 examples of how today’s meat packing practices make disease problems worse?
1) Force feeding cows 2) Advanced meat recovery 3) Accelerated assembly lines