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CHAPTER 12 Food Safety
Nutrition HO-15
48 million cases of foodborne illness3,000 deaths annually
Microbes
Infection Intoxication
E Coli O157:H7
bloody diarrhea severe intestinal
cramping dehydration &
even death
“You’d be better off eating a carrot stick that fell in your toilet than one that fell in your [kitchen] sink.” Charles Gerba, PhD
Keep hot food hot
Keep cold food cold
Keep raw food separate
Keep your hands clean
Pesti
cide
s
Control insects, weeds, diseases
4.5 billion lbs of pesticides/year
Linked with birth defects, tumors in animals
Effective?
Natural and Artificial Flavors
Citromax Flavors
Natural FlavorHerbs
Fruits
Veggies
Spices Beef
Chicken
Yeast
Bark
Almond flavor + cyanide
Bark
Apricot pits
Peach pits
Organic Foods and GMOs
Pros Cons
Not nutritional superior
High cost
25% of organics have pesticides
Benefits environment
Limits pesticide resistance
Minimize pesticide exposure
“The published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods”. “Consumption of organic foods may reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria”.
GMO Pros GMO Cons
High cost to farmers
Cross pollination
Failure to confine
Insects become resistant
Food shortages
Nutrient deficiencies
Medicine shortages
Dwindling farmland
GMO Pros GMO Cons
High cost to farmers
Cross pollination
Failure to confine/resistance
UNKNOWN??
Food shortages/farmland
Nutrient deficiencies/medicine
shortage
Prop 37
Monsant
o
THE Food
Safety END
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