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Viral, Parasitic and other Infections
Environmental Pollutants
Bacterial Food Contamination
Food Regulation and the Food Label
Disease Prevention
100
This virus is responsible for what is commonly known as the stomach flu.
What is Norwalk virus?
100
Pregnant women are advised not to eat certain large fish because of the risk of this heavy metal poisoning.
What is mercury poisoning?
100
One ounce of this toxin is strong enough to kill the entire world's population.
What is Clostridium botulinum?
100
These three agencies are responsible for monitoring the safety of the U.S. food supply.
What are the FDA, EPA and the USDA?
100
This high-risk group should avoid eating soft cheese, unpasteurized milk, and pâté, because of the risk of listeria.
Who are pregnant women?
200
B12 deficiency may be a symptom of infection with this parasite.
What is tapeworm?
200
This natural process is responsible for increasing the amount of some heavy metals in the soil.
What is water erosion?
200
This heat-resistant bacteria lives in the nasal passages of 30-50% of healthy people.
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
200
This type of food must be labeled with country of origin.
What is farm-raised seafood?
200
This is the temperature range in which staphylococcus aureus thrives.
What is 40ºF to 140ºF?
300
This disease is caused by an infectious protein known as a prion.
What is mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)?
300
Ingestion of this metal may cause neurological damage.
What is lead?
300
This bacteria prefers to grow on moist surfaces and at temperatures found in most refrigerators.
What is Listeria?
300
These claims face little or no regulation by the FDA.
What are health claims and structure/function claims?
300
This method of food preparation puts the consumer at an elevated risk for Clostridium botulinum.
What is canning?
400
This foodborne virus causes inflammation of the liver.
What is Hepatitis A?
400
This agency regulates pesticide use in the United States.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
400
Normally found in the intestines of healthy people, some strains of this bacteria can be harmful - even fatal.
What is E. Coli?
400
A food with less than 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving may be given this label.
What is lean?
400
Hunters eating wild meat must take special precautions to prevent contracting this parasitic illness.
What is trichinosis?
500
This illness is caused by consuming toxic fish that has consumed a certain marine algae.
What is Ciguatera poisoning?
500
The highest safe dose of a pesticide residue in laboratory animals is divided by this factor to reach a tolerance level for human consumption.
What is one hundred?
500
This rare disease may develop as a complication of Campylobacter jejuni infection.
What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
500
Nutrition labeling of this category of food is voluntary.
What is raw produce?
500
A two-dose vaccine is recommended for young children and travelers to prevent this disease.
What is Hepatitis A?