The Food Industry

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Which industry supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population?

  • The technology industry
  • The food industry (correct)
  • The automotive industry
  • The fashion industry

What is one characteristic of the food industry today?

  • It is a seasonal industry
  • It is a capital-intensive and highly mechanized industry (correct)
  • It relies solely on imported food
  • It is a small-scale, labor-intensive industry

What does the UK Food Standards Agency define as the food industry?

  • Only packaging and distribution
  • Only retail and catering
  • Only farming and food production
  • The whole food industry, from farming to retail and catering (correct)

How does the Economic Research Service of the USDA describe the U.S. food system?

<p>As a complex network of farmers and industries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do many food industries depend on for their supplies?

<p>Local agriculture, animal farms, produce, and/or fishing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness?

<p>Food safety (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food known as?

<p>Foodborne disease outbreak (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does food safety often overlap with to prevent harm to consumers?

<p>Food defense (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the considerations for food safety when it comes to industry-to-market practices?

<p>Food origins and food hygiene (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does food safety encompass when it comes to governmental import and export inspection and certification systems for foods?

<p>Biotechnology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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