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Title: If you want to avoid consuming bisphenol A, you should
Post by: johnnybagggs on Mar 4, 2018
If you want to avoid consuming bisphenol A, you should
 
 A. use plastic bottles.
  B. use glass or metal bottles.
  C. microwave all your plastic before drinking from it.
  D. wash all plastic containers, bottles, and utensils in the dishwasher.

Q. 2

What property of melamine led to the inappropriate incorporation of this chemical into pet foods?
 
 A. It is a high-fat molecule and therefore made the pet foods better for the pets' skin.
  B. It is a flavor enhancer and therefore made it more likely that pets would consume the food.
  C. It is a nitrogen-containing chemical and therefore made the pet foods appear to have a higher protein content.
  D. It binds acrylamide and therefore prevents that potential carcinogen from being absorbed.

Q. 3

Acrylamide, melamine, and bisphenol A are similar because all three
 
 A. have been used to make pet foods.
  B. are bacterial toxins.
  C. are produced by heating starchy foods to very high temperatures.
  D. are components of food packaging or dishes.

Q. 4

Monosodium glutamate consumption causes distressful symptoms in some people. Those symptoms are similar to symptoms experienced by people sensitive to _____, food additives typically added to wine and dried fruits.
 
 A. sulfite compounds
  B. dolomite compounds
  C. fructose compounds
  D. phosphate compounds

Q. 5

Red tide is the result of algae growth. When shellfish consume the algae, the shellfish
 
 A. become paralyzed and die.
  B. serve as a delivery vehicle for brevetoxin to humans who consume them.
  C. produce a toxin that results in illness in humans that consume them.
  D. metabolize brevetoxin, rendering it harmless.

Q. 6

Consumption of shellfish contaminated with marine toxin can cause all of the following symptoms except:
 
 A. drowsiness.
  B. hot-cold inversion.
  C. nausea and diarrhea.
  D. burning and tingling sensations.

Q. 7

The World Health Organization recommends that all governments prohibit the feeding of highly innervated tissue from slaughtered cattle to other animals. The purpose of this recommendation is to minimize the risk of introducing _____ into the food supply.
 
 A. prions
  B. aflatoxin
  C. enterohemorrhagic pathogens
  D. Trichinella

Q. 8

Chlorine is routinely added to public swimming pools and hot tubs to kill
 
 A. Trichinella.
  B. noroviruses.
  C. preformed toxins.
  D. Giardia intestinalis.


Title: If you want to avoid consuming bisphenol A, you should
Post by: loco123 on Mar 4, 2018
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Title: Re: If you want to avoid consuming bisphenol A, you should
Post by: nerdygirl on Aug 16, 2020
This is very helpful!