Chapter 19 – Consumer Concerns about Foods and Water

Chapter 19 – Consumer Concerns about Foods and Water

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Multiple Choice

Questions for Section 19.0 Introduction

b      647(K)                   01.  What government agency is charged with protecting agriculture and the food supply?

1. The Food Safety and Security Agency
2. The Agricultural and Biosecurity Agency
3. The Antiterrorism Subcommittee on Food Security
4. The FDA subcommittee on Food Safety and Hazards Agency

b      648(A)                   02.  The potential of a substance to harm someone is known as a

1. hazard.
2. toxicity.
3. risk level.
4. safety level.

a      648(K)                   03.  What term defines the measure of the probability and severity of harm?

1. Risk
2. Safety
3. Hazard
4. Toxicity

a      648(A)                   04.  What term describes the possibility of harm from normal use of a substance?

1. Hazard
2. Toxicity
3. Bioinsecurity
4. Food insecurity

c      648(K)                   05.  According to the FDA, what is the leading food safety concern?

1. Food additives
2. Pesticide residues
3. Foodborne illnesses
4. Environmental contaminants