Question

1. Which food law was passed in 1996 and changed how pesticide residues on food were regulated in the US?

   		FQPA
   		DSHEA
   		FSMA
   		FIRA

2 points

Question 2

1. Scrapie is a disease of sheep that is caused by prions

   True

   False

2 points

Question 3

1. BSE is caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

   True

   False

2 points

Question 4

1. ADI stands for Acceptable Daily Intake

   True

   False

2 points

Question 5

1. Which of the following pathogens does not cause gastrointestinal disease after ingestion?

   		E.coli
   		Salmonella
   		Clostridium botulinum
   		Shigella sonnei

2 points

Question 6

1. Phasin is a chemical found in red kidney beans that can cause blood clots

   True

   False

2 points

Question 7

1. Anasakis is a nematode that is associated with _______________.

   		Undercooked poultry
   		Cat feces
   		Beef
   		Raw seafood

2 points

Question 8

1. Which of the following is not a HACCP principle?

   		Identify CCP
   		Monitor each CCP
   		Establish verification procedures
   		Establish SSOPs

2 points

Question 9

1. Which activity is the most risky?

   		eating brussel sprouts
   		driving a car
   		ingesting natural toxin
   		eating conventionally grown strawberries

2 points

Question 10

1. Listeria moncytogenes is often associated with ______________________.

   		raw pork
   		uncooked hamburger
   		coastal water
   		Deli meats

Answer 1

1. FQPA

This act was amendment of FIFRA(Federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide Act) and FFDCA(Federal food, drug and cosmetics Act). This increased the safety standards for use of new pesticides on foods.

2. True.

Although, unestablished, scrapie is a degenerative disease that effects the nervous system of goats and sheeps which may be cause by the infectious midfielder protein known as prions.

3. False.

Agrobacterium tumefacians causes crown gall disease. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy(BSE) is caused by a type of prion.

4. True.

It is the acceptable daily intake of specific substance in food or water that can be ingested on daily basis.

5. Shigella sonnei

Shigella sonnei causes shigellosis and rest other cause gastro intestinal infection from mild to severe.

6. True.

It can cause agglutination in most animals.

7. Raw seafood.

The life cycle of this nematode completes in fish and other marine animals.

8. SSOPs

This deals with sanitation standard operating procedures.

9. Ingesting natural toxin is the most risky of all.

10. Deli meats.

They are associated with ready to eat deli meats and hot dogs.