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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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