You experience vomiting, intestinal cramps, and bloody diarrhea a day after eating a hamburger at a friend's outdoor barbecue. What type of illness should you suspect?
a. stomach flu
b. hepatitis
c. E. coli infection
d. gastroenteritis
e. Clostridium botulinum intoxication
Q. 2What strategy helps to ensure that your home-canned food does not contain the botulinum toxin?
a. Follow proper canning techniques.
b. Freeze the canned food.
c. Test the soil in which the food was grown.
d. Consume the canned food within 12 months.
e. Add an antioxidant before canning.
Q. 3Frozen foods' nutrient content is similar to that of:
a. dried foods.
b. canned foods.
c. foods that have undergone extrusion.
d. fresh foods.
e. foods boiled for an extended period.
Q. 4The extruding process is based on:
a. exposure to air.
b. grinding and heating.
c. dehydrating.
d. boiling and sealing.
e. packing food in a gas-impermeable container.
Q. 5A processing technique that preserves food by boiling it and sealing it in an impervious container is called:
a. freezing.
b. drying.
c. extrusion.
d. canning.
e. capping.
Q. 6Which statement about olestra is true?
a. It passes through the digestive tract unabsorbed.
b. It is fortified with vitamin C.
c. It can cause dangerous side effects.
d. It binds water-soluble vitamins.
e. Even small doses can cause digestive distress.
Q. 7Which synthetic sweetener should not be consumed by individuals with phenylketonuria?
a. saccharin
b. sucralose
c. aspartame
d. neotame
e. stevia
Q. 8Nitrites are commonly found in what food?
a. hot dogs
b. fresh grapes
c. snack foods
d. grilled meat
e. diet soft drinks
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