Chapter 1 Food Affects Life
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Disease is not the only food safety concern
for food technologists. Researchers also want
to keep the food supply relatively free of harmful
substances, such as some chemicals used to
grow and process foods. They are coming up
with faster, less costly, and more effective ways
to screen foods for these substances. They are
looking for ways to limit the amounts of these
substances needed to produce foods, too.
Through these efforts, scientists hope to create
a safer food supply.
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
1-7 These scientists are studying ways to improve the safety and keeping quality of fresh
fruits and vegetables.
Technology Tasks
Heldia is a food
technologist at Frozen
Fresh, Inc. She is
helping to develop
and test a new line
of high-fi ber, low-fat
frozen entrees. So far,
the development process has been discouraging. All
the entrees Heldia has tested have a gritty texture.
To be an effective worker, Heldia needs skill
in applying technology to specifi c tasks. In a team,
answer the following questions about Heldia’s need
for and use of this skill:
A. What questions about the frozen entrees
might Heldia try to answer using her skill
in applying technology?
B. How will Heldia’s skill in applying
technology affect Frozen Fresh, Inc.?
C. How will Heldia’s skill in applying
technology affect consumers?
D. What is another skill Heldia would need
in this job? Briefl y explain why this skill
would be important.
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