FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY

QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an impact of local foods?
A
to increase hunger and food insecurity
B
to increase the cost of gasoline
C
to reduce hunger and food insecurity
D
to reduce the cost of gasoline
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Food insecurity can cause serious health issues when people have to choose between spending money on food and medicine or healthcare. Food insecurity can make it more difficult for a child to learn and grow. Food insecurity can lead to difficult decisions like choosing between food and rent, bills, and transportation.

Detailed explanation-2: -It may be influenced by a number of factors, including income, employment, race/ethnicity, and disability. The risk for food insecurity increases when money to buy food is limited or not available.

Detailed explanation-3: -Food insecurity is linked to negative health outcomes in children and adults, and it may cause children to have trouble in school. Giving more people benefits through nutrition assistance programs, increasing benefit amounts, and addressing unemployment may help reduce food insecurity and hunger.

Detailed explanation-4: -Food insecurity-the condition assessed in the food security survey and represented in USDA food security reports-is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. Hunger is an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity.

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