Homework: Environmental Health
The homework provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this homework by the end of the week.
Safety of Food from Carcinogens
The Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) of FDA is charged with, among other responsibilities, regulating industry to ensure that food contact substances and food additives are safe.
Using your course textbook, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, research on major regulations related to food safety. On the basis of your research, answer the following questions:
i. What are the ten microbiological agents that are implicated in food-borne illness? What are the measures for preventing food-borne illness?
ii. Describe practical methods for the prevention of food-borne illness and indicate how you apply them in your home or business.
iii. What are the procedures that a local health department might use for investigating an outbreak of food-borne illness?
iv. Explain a major regulation for protecting food from carcinogens and discuss its purpose. Do you think there should be any change in this regulation? Why or why not?
v. What is the intended impact of food safety-related law on your local community?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.