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| Ten implications of GMO's |
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Definition
Pest resistance
Herbicide tolerance
Cold & drought tolerance
Disease resistance
Higher nutrition content
Pharmaceuticals
Long-term effects to human health
Paying a premium for organic foods, but are they really any safer
Risk of microbial contamination of organic foods not much less than conventional foods
Pesticide exposure, esp. in children, can lead to nausea, blurred vision, irregular HR & cancers |
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| What three things are prohibited in organic foods |
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Definition
| chemical pesticides, fungicides & synthetic fertilizers prohibited |
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Term
| What two things have the most pesticides on them? |
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Definition
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| What effects on the brain can pesticides have? |
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Definition
| long-lasting function and diseases |
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Term
| Seven steps of investgating a foodbourne illness outbreak |
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Definition
a. Detecting a possible outbreak
b. Defining and finding cases
c. Generating hypotheses about likely sources
d. Testing the hypotheses
e. Finding the point of the contamination of and source of the food
f. Controlling an outbreak
g. Deciding when an outbreak is over |
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| Five general circumstances for foodbourne illness |
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Definition
a. Food from unsafe sources
b. Inadequate cooking
c. Improper holding temperature
d. Contaminated Equipment
e. Personal Hygiene |
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Term
| HACCP is a ________ approach rather than a _______ |
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Definition
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| Five primary functions of state food safety programs |
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Definition
a. Responding to consumer complaints and reports of food-borne illness
b. Providing safety certifications
c. Issuing permits
d. Conducting food establishment inspections
e. Performing food safety education |
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Term
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Definition
| a. Environmental health workforce in state health departments is shriking due to budget, retirement, and lack of interest. Budget cuts threaten level of public health protection |
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