Glencoe Health
Glencoe Health
1st Edition
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780078913280
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Section 10.4: Nutrition Labels and Food Safety

Exercise 1
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The term light is used to describe a food that contains low calories, low fat, or low sodium. In some cases, it also contains a food that is lighter in color than the original version.
Exercise 2
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The term “sell-by dates” is used to show the last day in which a product can be displayed on the shelves or can be sold. After the sell-by date, the freshness and the good quality of the product are no longer guaranteed.

On the other hand, the term “use by date” is a food label that shows the last day in which food must be consumed. After this date, the quality of the product is no longer guaranteed and it is no longer safe to the health of an individual.

Exercise 3
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The other term that refers to foodborne illness or foodborne disease is food poisoning. It is caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages. Most foodborne illnesses are infections caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites and most common among them are the bacteria Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli, and a group of viruses called Norwalk viruses.
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Food poisoning
Exercise 4
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High sodium content of the instant soup creates an imbalance of the sodium level in the blood. This already accounts for 20% of the daily intake a person should have. Healthy foods should only contain limited amount of sodium.
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Exercise 5
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Undercooked eggs can be a source of $textit {Salmonella}$ bacteria. Since the egg was not fully cooked, the bacteria was not killed and can multiply causing foodborne diseases.
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Undercooked eggs can cause illness.
Exercise 6
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After shopping for food, if you will not cook the food, $textit{separate}$ it first, then $textit{chill}$ it to slow the growth of bacteria. If you will be cooking it, make sure that your hands are $textit{clean}$ before handling the food. Clean all the utensils that you will be using in preparing and cooking the food. Lastly, $textit{cook}$ the food in a high temperature to kill the bacteria in it.
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Food preparation
Exercise 7
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Food can be delicious if it is clean. Proper food handling can make you eat delicious food without worrying that you will get sick. Food safety starts with the basic hand washing to make sure that whatever gets in your mouth is safe and clean.
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Food can be delicious if it is clean.
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