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WorksheetsIrradiation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Foods that have been irradiated can be stored for____ without refrigeration?
days
months
years
centuries
Food industries are slow to invest in irradiation of foods mainly because
Cost of facilities
Lack of food to irradiate
Employment rates
Uncertainty of public acceptance
Irradiation does not keep the product closer to its fresh state in texture, flavor and color compared to other preservation methods?
True
False
Without irradiation a potato could
Spout during distribution to stores
Carry a pathogen
Contain insect
All of the above
Which symbol represents food irradiation?
radura
rapture
future
padura
Radiation doses vary depending on the type of food being irradiated and what the radiation is preventing?
true
false
How many countries approve some form of irradiation concerning food?
600
6
60
66
Packaged food travels in pallets on a conveyor belt between ___thick concrete walls into a radiation chamber?
1 foot
3 feet
6.5 feet
9.5 feet
Food irradiation can kill pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses?
True
false
_____foods are useful in hospitals for patients with damaged immune systems?
Preserved
Sterilized
processed
