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?

As a complex network of farmers and industries Signup and view all the answers

What do many food industries depend on for their supplies?

Local agriculture, animal farms, produce, and/or fishing 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?

Food safety 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?

Foodborne disease outbreak Signup and view all the answers

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

Food defense Signup and view all the answers

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

Food origins and food hygiene 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?

Biotechnology Signup and view all the answers

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

What is one characteristic of the food industry today?

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

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

What do many food industries depend on for their supplies?

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

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

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

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

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

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