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HTH 423 GMO
Contemporary Health Issues
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Health Care
Undergraduate 4
02/05/2013

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Term
Ten implications of GMO's
Definition
Pest resistance
Herbicide tolerance
Cold & drought tolerance
Disease resistance
Higher nutrition content
Pharmaceuticals
Long-term effects to human health
Paying a premium for organic foods, but are they really any safer
Risk of microbial contamination of organic foods not much less than conventional foods
Pesticide exposure, esp. in children, can lead to nausea, blurred vision, irregular HR & cancers
Term
What three things are prohibited in organic foods
Definition
chemical pesticides, fungicides & synthetic fertilizers prohibited
Term
What two things have the most pesticides on them?
Definition
fruits and veggies
Term
What effects on the brain can pesticides have?
Definition
long-lasting function and diseases
Term
Seven steps of investgating a foodbourne illness outbreak
Definition
a. Detecting a possible outbreak
b. Defining and finding cases
c. Generating hypotheses about likely sources
d. Testing the hypotheses
e. Finding the point of the contamination of and source of the food
f. Controlling an outbreak
g. Deciding when an outbreak is over
Term
Five general circumstances for foodbourne illness
Definition
a. Food from unsafe sources
b. Inadequate cooking
c. Improper holding temperature
d. Contaminated Equipment
e. Personal Hygiene
Term
HACCP is a ________ approach rather than a _______
Definition
preventative, reactive
Term
Five primary functions of state food safety programs
Definition
a. Responding to consumer complaints and reports of food-borne illness
b. Providing safety certifications
c. Issuing permits
d. Conducting food establishment inspections
e. Performing food safety education
Term
Case 16 Conclusion
Definition
a. Environmental health workforce in state health departments is shriking due to budget, retirement, and lack of interest. Budget cuts threaten level of public health protection
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