The most common antimicrobial agents used to preserve food are Choose...salt and vinegarnitrites and nitratessalt and nitritessalt and sugar. Vitamin C and vitamin E can be used to preserve the color and flavor of foods that may be lost with exposure to air because they are Choose...water-soluble vitaminsfat-soluble vitaminsantioxidantseichosanoids.

The FDA has approved food irradiation for Choose...spices and dry vegetable seasoningsseafoodwhole-wheatall of the above. Irradiation can reduce pathogens in raw poultry by as much as Choose...33%66%75%99.9%. Genetically modified foods are already available on the market. Genetic engineering allows scientists to transform a plant one gene at a time. Choose...CanadaEuropean countriesAsian countriesAustralia has/have been slow to accept genetically modified crops primarily because of Choose...concerns for cancerconcerns for new allergiesenvironmental concernsthe high cost of implementing new procedures. The U.S. federal government has Choose...opposedbeen supportive ofbeen indifferent tohas made illegal the trend towards GM food.