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Nutrition Chapter 13

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What to do if you find errors in one of Jen's StudyStack's   Email Totallyjen@gmail.com, tell me what's wrong and in what stack and I'll fix it!  
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Greatist risk from viral and bacterial contamination and diarrhea   foodborn illness  
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Where is foodborne illness usually contracted?   Home  
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Name 3 groups of people who are more susceptible to foodborne illness   Infants and children, elderly, pregos, people taking immunosuppressants, or people who have compromised immune systems (liver disease, diabetes, HIV, cancer)  
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Has the use of antibiotics in animal feeds increased or decreased the prevalence of foodborne illness?   Increased. It has contributed toward antibiotic resistant strains of pathogens.  
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Name a few ways food are treated to prevent foodborne illness   salt, sugar, smoke, fermentation, drying, pasteurization, refrigeration, freezing, irradiation, canning, chemical preservation, aseptic processing  
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This breaks down chemical bonds, cell walls, and DNA to control the growth of insects, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. It is safe according to the FDA and requires a Radura symbol.   Food Irradiation  
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Bacteria invade intestinal wall via toxin contained in organism. Takes > 4hr to hit.   infection  
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bacteria produce toxin that is secreted into food. Takes < 4hr to hit   intoxication  
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What is the "danger zone" where temperature is prime for microbial growth   40-140 degrees ferenheit  
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After how long sitting out at "room temp" should you throw your food away?   2 hours  
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These pathogens live on or in a host   Parasite  
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These pathogens live in cells and need the host cell to reproduce   Virus  
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Anything added to food   Food Additives  
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Additives added to food for a purpose like to limit spoilage, prevent undesirable changes, and increases safety   intentional food additives  
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Added to food on accident that causes spoilage   incidental food additives  
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After determining what a "human dose" should be, how much can be used as an additive?   1/100th, which is 1%  
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This prevents the intentional direct addition to foods of a substance that causes cancer by not allowing additives if they cause cancer at ANY amount   Delaney Clause  
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Name a few things the FDA requires before a new food additive can be approved   - Identify it, - Give chemical comp - State how manufactured - Specify method of measurement - Outline intended purpose - Prove safe - Don't deceive public  
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This additive binds free ions preserving food quality and preventing fats from going rancid   Sequestrants, like EDTA and citric acid  
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This additive makes food smooth, uniform, prevents evaporation   Stabilizers and thickeners, like pectin, gum, gelatin  
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Any substances or mixture of substance intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests   Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides) -icide means kill  
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What percentage of a food has to be organic for the food to be able to say "Organic" on the label   90% or 75% or ingredients  
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What are some requirements of a food to be organic?   No synthetic hormones, antibiotics, no sewage, genetic engineering  
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method of farming focused on improving efficiency of resources, environmental friendlyness   sustainable agriculture  
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