Deck 5: Food and Beverage Industry

Question 1

What technique includes gathering materials into a mass?

A) Evaporating
B) Distillation
C) Pasteurization
D) Agglomerating

Answer 1

D
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Evaporating involves removing moisture from items such as milk and coffee.
B) Incorrect. Distillation involves separating liquids by their boiling points using heating and condensing processes.
C) Incorrect. Pasteurization involves heating foods to kill organisms, such as bacteria, or make them less likely to cause disease.
D) Correct. Agglomerating includes gathering materials into a mass.

Question 2

What technique involves removing moisture from items such as milk and coffee?

A) Evaporating
B) Pasteurization
C) Agglomerating
D) Applying reverse osmosis

Answer 2

A
Explanation: A) Correct. Evaporating involves removing moisture from items such as milk and coffee.
B) Incorrect. Pasteurization involves heating foods to kill organisms, such as bacteria, or make them less likely to cause disease.
C) Incorrect. Agglomerating includes gathering materials into a mass.
D) Incorrect. Applying reverse osmosis involves processing water by forcing it through a membrane which salts and impurities cannot pass.

Question 3

What causes a substantial percentage of foodborne illnesses?

A) Pathogens
B) Unsanitary conditions
C) Poisonous dyes
D) Poisonous preservatives

Answer 3

A
Explanation: A) Correct. A substantial percentage of foodborne illnesses are caused by pathogens.
B) Incorrect. A substantial percentage of foodborne illnesses are caused by pathogens.
C) Incorrect. A substantial percentage of foodborne illnesses are caused by pathogens.
D) Incorrect. A substantial percentage of foodborne illnesses are caused by pathogens.

Question 4

What agency inspects food animals for diseases before and after slaughter?

A) FDA
B) ATF
C) State and local governments
D) Food Safety and Inspection Service

Question 5

What act required all packaged foods to bear nutrition labeling?

A) Meat Inspection Act
B) Food and Drug Act
C) Food Additives Amendment
D) Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

Question 6

What agency oversees bottled water?

A) FDA
B) CDC
C) EPA
D) NOAA

Question 7

What agency develops and advocates public health policies to prevent food-borne diseases?

A) FDA
B) ATF
C) EPA
D) NOAA

Question 8

What equipment might a process technician use in the food and beverage industry?

A) Blenders
B) Grinders
C) Slicers
D) All of the above

Question 9

What act established cleanliness standards for slaughterhouse and processing plants?

A) Meat Inspection Act
B) Food and Drug Act
C) Food Additives Amendment
D) Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

Question 10

What agency oversees drinking water?

A) FDA
B) CDC
C) EPA
D) NOAA

Question 11

According to 2016 statistics of the Department of Labor (DOL), what percentage of employees in the food manufacturing industry are production workers?

A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 70%

Question 12

What act prohibited interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs?

A) Meat Inspection Act
B) Food and Drug Act
C) Food Additives Amendment
D) Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

Question 13

What would be a unique hazard of the food and beverage industry?

A) Heavy lifting
B) Physical exertion
C) Subzero freezers
D) Working outdoors

Question 14

What required manufacturers of new food additives to establish the safety of the additives?

A) Meat Inspection Act
B) Food and Drug Act
C) Food Additives Amendment
D) Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

Question 15

What technique involves processing water by forcing it through a membrane through which salts and impurities cannot pass?

A) Evaporating
B) Pasteurization
C) Agglomerating
D) Applying reverse osmosis