Title: Explore the factors that jeopardize food safety.
Course: Biotechnology Foundations in Agricultural and Environmental Science (18308-II) > Section: Applying Biotechnology to Agricultural Species

Exploration should include

- factors that prevent food spoilage or cause food spoilage (e.g., disease, bioterrorism, agroterrorism)
- methods of safely processing, storing, and transporting foods
- ethics related to food safety
- governing organizations charged with ensuring food safety.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are foods sometimes recalled?
- What are the effects of common contaminants that lead to food recalls?
- What steps are required in food processing to meet safety regulations?
- What regulations and agencies govern food safety guidelines?
- What are causes of food spoilage?