nutr chapter 3

• low food security is reduces quality/variety but no reduced food intake
• programs to increase food security are administered by the usda
• snap- supplemental nutrition assistance program
• wic- special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
• nslp- national school lunch program
• consumers choose organic foods to support sustainable ag
• curing agents- sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite prevent growth of botulism
• flavor enhancers- msg, gmp enhance existing flavor of savory foods
• emulsifiers- egg yolks, soy lecithin, mono and diglycerides
• food additives regulated by the fda
• salmonella- caused from raw meat and eggs
• e-coli- beef and produce
• listeria- dairy products
• norovirus- shellfish
• water is regulated by the epa
• bottled water is regulated by the fda