INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD SCIENCE VS FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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Question
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What is a food allergy? (FNW-3.1)
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This occurs when a person’s immune system has a sensitive reaction to specific foods, which causes severe or life threatening symptoms that happen very quickly after a food has been eaten.
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This is a long term condition where after several hours or days, certain foods that cause a person to feel unwell and have a range of symptoms but is not usually life threatening and does not involve the immune system.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Food allergies develop when a person consumes or comes in contact with their allergen, and the immune system makes an antibody called immunoglobulin E, or IgE. IgE then circulates through the blood and attaches to immune cells called mast cells and basophils.
Detailed explanation-2: -feeling dizzy or lightheaded. itchy skin or a raised rash (hives) swelling of the lips, face and eyes (angioedema) coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, noisy breathing or a hoarse voice. sneezing or an itchy, runny or blocked nose. feeling sick or being sick. tummy pain. diarrhoea.
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