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Irradiation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Foods that have been irradiated can be stored for____ without refrigeration?

a)

days

b)

months

c)

years

d)

centuries

2.

Food industries are slow to invest in irradiation of foods mainly because

a)

Cost of facilities

b)

Lack of food to irradiate

c)

Employment rates

d)

Uncertainty of public acceptance

3.

Irradiation does not keep the product closer to its fresh state in texture, flavor and color compared to other preservation methods?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Without irradiation a potato could

a)

Spout during distribution to stores

b)

Carry a pathogen

c)

Contain insect

d)

All of the above

5.

Which symbol represents food irradiation?

a)

radura

b)

rapture

c)

future

d)

padura

6.

Radiation doses vary depending on the type of food being irradiated and what the radiation is preventing?

a)

true

b)

false

7.

How many countries approve some form of irradiation concerning food?

a)

600

b)

6

c)

60

d)

66

8.

Packaged food travels in pallets on a conveyor belt between ___thick concrete walls into a radiation chamber?

a)

1 foot

b)

3 feet

c)

6.5 feet

d)

9.5 feet

9.

Food irradiation can kill pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses?

a)

True

b)

false

10.

_____foods are useful in hospitals for patients with damaged immune systems?

a)

Preserved

b)

Sterilized

c)

processed