The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires which ONE of the following to co

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires which ONE of the following to contain specific levels of microbial inhibitors or acidfying agents such as phosphoric or citric acid to prevent consumers from potentially acquiring adult botulism through ingestion of the product? Hint: Look at the lecture slides that discuss how some of these products are made. You can also look up specific information for these items on the Internet. (FYI: An anaerobic environment exists in both bottled and canned products.) Note: Microbial inhibitors are added to prevent growth of microbial contamination of the product AFTER it has been processed.

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Ans : canned sauerkraut

Microbial inhibitors prevent the growth of harmful microorganisms that spoil the packaged food items and make them unfit for the human consumption.

These microorganisms utilise the protein in the sauerkraut as an energy source and produce unpleasant odours and flavours . So the microbial inhibitors are must to be added in canned sauerkraut.

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