BTEC 3317 Quiz 4

In section ____________ of FFDCA covers regulations on additives, which are substances that are not a normal constituent of foods, while in section ________, foods that bear poisonous substances are referred to as adulterated.

402: 403

402:409

409:402

403:402

409:402

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FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is primarily responsible for the safety of biotech foods and enforces EPA's pesticide tolerances. What is the definition of pesticide tolerance with regards to FDA's regulatory responsibilities?

the amount of pesticide allowed to remain in food

the levels of pesticide that would not kill animals

the level of a pesticide that insect pests can tolerate

the level of pesticide that won't be toxic to farmers spraying them

the amount of pesticide allowed to remain in food

3 multiple choice options

What is not true about foods that are classified as GRAS?

Dietary supplements are regulated as food products and classified as GRAS

GRAS stands for Generally Recognized as Safe

Food that is GRAS requires FDA review and approval before marketing

Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is a common food flavoring classified by the FDA as GRAS

Food that is GRAS requires FDA review and approval before marketing

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What does not apply to GMO or non-GMO plants?

recombinant DNA technology introduces well-defined traits to engineered plants

FDA regulates GMO foods produced by rDNA techniques similar to foods produced by traditional breeding techniques

Many of today's food crops generated by mutagenic chemicals or radiation contain one to a few well-characterized mutations

Traditional selective breeding of plants for increased productivity is a form of genetic manipulation.

Many of today's food crops generated by mutagenic chemicals or radiation contain one to a few well-characterized mutations

3 multiple choice options

Choose the best answer. What is true of a food additive?

Additives include substances whose normal levels in food may have been increased by human intervention

The artificial sweeteners and flavors used in ice creams are not considered additives

Unlike chemical additives, additives that are introduced to food by genetic engineering are exempt from the requirement for FDA approval prior to marketing

Genetic engineering does not lead to presence of additives in food products

Additives include substances whose normal levels in food may have been increased by human intervention

3 multiple choice options

What is not true regarding FDA's 1992 policy the regulation of genetically engineered food crops?

Genetically engineered foods are to be regulated differently from crops which are products of traditional breeding techniques

The FDA recommends that new plant variety developers consult with them starting from the development stage

The effect of genetic modification on levels of toxic substances should be assessed as they could have altered the composition of food

The regulatory status of a new food crop depends on characteristics and use of the food product, regardless of process used to develop the new crop

Genetically engineered foods are to be regulated differently from crops which are products of traditional breeding techniques

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One concern about the use of antibiotic resistance genes as markers for selection of successful transgenic events in plants, is that the resistance genes may be horizontally transferred which could mean that:

The resistance genes can be transferred to weedy plant varieties

The resistance genes may get integrated in the human genome

The resistance genes may be acquired by pathogenic gut microbes

Antibiotic resistance protein can remain active in the gut and break down ingested antibiotic

The resistance genes may be acquired by pathogenic gut microbes

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In 2001, FDA required developers to submit a scientific and regulatory assessment of their new GE crop about ___________ before the bioengineered food is marketed.

1 month

4 months

2 months

6 months

4 months

3 multiple choice options

What is FDA's standard definition of bioengineered food?

Food that has been modified through rDNA techniques in a way that could not be obtained through conventional breeding but can be found in nature

Food that has been modified through rDNA techniques in a way that could be obtained through conventional breeding but not found in nature

Food that has been modified through rDNA techniques in a way that could not be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature

Food that has been modified through rDNA techniques in a way that could be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature

Food that has been modified through rDNA techniques in a way that could not be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature

3 multiple choice options

It is possible that a plant produced by genetic engineering using recombinant DNA technology will not contain foreign genetic material.

TRUE or FALSE

TRUE

1 multiple choice option

Which of these genetically-engineered food products might be required to be labelled as bioengineered?

Table sugar is made from GE insect resistant sugarcane

Oil prepared from canola engineered with a RoundUp resistance gene

Papaya engineered to be resistant to papaya ringspot virus

Wine produced from grapes engineered to be resistant to grape fan leaf virus

Papaya engineered to be resistant to papaya ringspot virus

3 multiple choice options

What product is not under the regulatory jurisdiction of FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine?

Flea medication for dogs

Antibody drug for cancers in dogs

Chicken feed

Veterinary devices

Antibody drug for cancers in dogs

3 multiple choice options

What is not true about the first product from a genetically engineered (pharmed) animal to be approved by the FDA?

The recombinant human protein is mainly expressed and produced in the mammary glands of the genetically-engineered animal

A functional human gene was knocked into a pig's genome

The recombinant product is human antithrombin

The rDNA introduced is regulated as a drug because it affects the biological functions of the engineered animal

A functional human gene was knocked into a pig's genome

3 multiple choice options

The New Animal Drug Application (NADA) for AquAdvantage was finally approved by the FDA in 2015 with several containment safeguards implemented. What is not one of the containment safeguards in relation to AquAdvantage?

Genetic use restriction technologies (GURT) by releasing only female transgenic fish

Geographical containment by selling Aquadvantage outside of the US only

Physical containment by growing Aquadvantage only in land-based facilities that are far from the ocean

Physical containment by placing nettings over the Aquadvantage tanks to minimize chance of their escape

Geographical containment by selling Aquadvantage outside of the US only

3 multiple choice options

A New Animal Drug Application approval for transgenic animals, which are to be used for food or to produce drugs, requires that the gene introduced to the animal:

should code for a therapeutic protein

is safe to consumers if bioengineered animal is to be used as food

should have a novel function

should not be passed on to the transgenic animal's offsprings

is safe to consumers if bioengineered animal is to be used as food

3 multiple choice options