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Table salt has a margin of safety of 1/5.What does that mean? 


A)  Food additives may use 1/5 of the RDA of dietary sodium. 
B)  One in five people who consume the additive likely will experience health problems. 
C)  People should strive to consume only 1/5 of the UL for table salt each day. 
D)  Five times the amount normally used as a food additive would cause harmful effects. 
E)  One in five forms of table salt have been found to cause health problems.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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An often fatal illness of cattle and wild game that affects the nervous system and is transmitted to people by eating infected meats is called ________.

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What is the best way to reduce the solanine concentration in potatoes? 


A)  Boil them in salted water for at least 10 minutes. 
B)  Choose only potatoes grown in Washington or Idaho. 
C)  Peel the skins before cooking or eating. 
D)  Store them in a warm, light environment. 
E)  Cook them in oil, at very high temperatures.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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According to the CDC,how many cases of foodborne illness occur in the United States every year? 


A)  12 million 
B)  24 million 
C)  36 million 
D)  48 million 
E)  60 million

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Why is arsenic detected in agricultural fields? At what point will the FDA take action regarding arsenic levels in foods?

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MATCHING -Compound formed when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures


A) BGH
B) BHT
C) EPA
D) FDA
E) MSG
F) Listeria
G) Organic
H) Saccharine
I) Hazard
J) Acrylamide
K) Toxicity
L) Solanine
M) Staphylococcus aureus
N) Goitrogen
O) Nitrosamines
P) Bioaccumulation
Q) Preservatives
R) Pesticides
S) Giardia
T) GRAS

U) E) and J)
V) D) and K)

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How are pesticides regulated in the US food supply? How are they regulated in foods from other countries?

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The amendment to the Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act that states that absolutely no cancer-causing substances shall be added to foods is called the ________.

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The amounts of pesticides that remain on foods when people buy and use them are called ________.

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The term defined as the sequence in which living things depend on other living things for food is ________.

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