Responsible for protecting the safety of the food supply
What is a variety of federal, state, local agencies
100
Unwanted substances that accidentally get into food
What is contaminants
100
The pure food and drugs act started in
What is 1906
100
The FDA regulates products amounting to what percentage of consumer dollars?
What is 25 percent
200
A bacteria that is a widespread in beef, probably due to the way livestock are raised and processed.
What is Esherichia coli
200
Two agencies that share the primary responsibility for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled
What are the FDA and USDA
200
Substances purposely incorporated into food to improve its taste, color, and resistance to deterioration
What is additives
200
Foods have been required to add what to their labels
What is the amount of trans fat in a serving of the product
200
What painkiller is most widely advertised in the world and earned 2.5 billion dollars
What is Vioxx
300
In 2006, they were responsible for an increasing proportion of food-borne illness.
What is fruits and vegetables
300
The new system was developed in the 1960s by food processors in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to ensure that foods preparedfor the astronauts were safe
What is HACCP
300
Contaminants that can be detected are
What is dirt, hair, rodent feces, and insect parts
300
Labeling of prescription drugs fall under the authority of
What is FDA
300
Is food considered a drug?
What is yes
400
The best-known and deadliest bacteria that causes illness by way of toxins they produce rather than by simple infection
What are bacteria that cause botulism
400
Another program developed by the CDC designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of food-borne diseases in the U.S
What is FoodNet
400
Additives are put into food for?
What is prevent deficiency diseases that can cause serious public health problems in the U.S.
400
labels on prepared food are required to have information on
What is fats, fiber, vitamins, and other nutrients
400
Direct to consumer advertising should be banned for how many years after being approved?
What is 2 years
500
A virus that is frequently transmitted by food handlers who careless about hygiene and the most contagious 10 to 14 days before the onset symptoms.
What is hepatitis A
500
In his final press conference, he said " For the life of me, I cannot understand why terrorists have not attacked our food supply cause it's so easy to do"
What is Secretary Tommy Thompson
500
The legislation passed in 1958 required the FDA to
What is the approval for any proposed food additive
500
what drug contains ephedra , a potent natural stimulant similar to amphetamines