Welcome to your Week Two: Ultra Processed
1.
True or False: Scientists use technology to generate foods we see in the grocery stores.
2.
What percentage of food products in US households purchased in 2020 were ultra processed?
4.
What foods are considered minimally processed? (Select all that apply)
5.
True or False: Many of the advanced techniques for preserving food were developed during World Wars.
6.
True or False: Studies have found that people who ate a diet high in some ultra processed foods were more likely to have poor health outcomes.
8.
What percentage of food supply in the US does the Food and Drug Administration regulate?
9.
True or False: If a new additive or chemical is added to foods they have to petition the FDA.
10.
In what year did the FDA allow companies themselves to declare substances as generally recognized as safe (grass) without notifying the agency.
11.
How many food chemicals were introduced between 2000 and 2021?
12.
Compared to the US approving 5,292 additives, the European Union has only added?
