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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. The current supply & demand situation has which of the products from milk in short supply?






2. A consumer found an off-flavor in milk packaged in transparent plastic and exposed to high intensity fluorescent light. The off-flavor probably was?






3. As with grade A milk - ______ adopts and enforces regulations to control milk used for the manufacturing of milk products.






4. The traditional method of pricing milk has used a milk fat differential of one tenth of one percent from a milkfat base of ______ percent.






5. Milk stone accumulation on dairy equipment comes from _____ per cent minerals from water and _____ per cent milk solids.






6. Which of the following is considered a controversial pricing arrangement?






7. The absence of _____ and _____ is not an accident - because they would catalyze oxidation - there producing metallic or oxidized flavors






8. The sediment test is performed by filtering one ____ of milk through a white sediment disc and observing the residue.






9. S. M. Babcock developed the Babcock Test in _____.






10. A milk order - including pricing and other provisions - becomes effective only after approval by _____.






11. A pooling method where by handlers with higher than average utilization pay into and handlers with lower than average utilization receive payment from is called _______.






12. Three states from a single region of the nation now produce over one-fourth of the U.S. milk supply. These states are...?






13. When cows have mastitis - the protein content of milk may be higher - but the cheese yield is lower because of a decrease in _______ protein.






14. High-temperature short-time pasteurization (HTST) requires that every particle of milk is heated to a minimum temperature of _____ for _____ seconds or its equivalent.






15. Water added to milk is detected by checking the _____.






16. The two dairy product categories that require the highest amount of raw milk from the U.S. supply are...






17. Milk protein contains _____ of the essential amino acids and in appreciable amounts






18. Although milk from the cow is processed - it is not an engineered or fabricated food and contains about ________ % solids






19. In Federal order markets - milk sold for consumption in fluid form is in __________.






20. Pasteurization is the process of heating every particle of milk and milk products to the minimum required _______ and holding it continuously for the minimum required ______ in equipment that is properly designed and operated






21. Which of the following is not a reason for milk delivery shifting from home delivery to grocery store distribution?






22. Milk supplies more than 70% of which vital component of the American diet?






23. ___________ is a test for rancidity?






24. A high acid flavor (sour) in milk is caused by ________.






25. In January 2003 - dairy and other food industry organizations testified against a proposed free trade agreement with?






26. USDA reports net prices received by dairy farmers for milk - usually the prices are published on a map to show regional differences. The prices are referred to as ________.






27. A large portion of the population is sensitive to the antibiotic _____.






28. Nearly 43% of all milk produced in the U.S. is made into Class I products while 36% is made into Class III. Which product is made from Class III milk?






29. _____ is the cause of the rancid flavor in milk.






30. Aflatoxins sometimes found in dairy foods are produced by what?






31. The 'set aside' of $0.15 per hundred pounds of milk from a milk producer's check is used in programs that support ______.






32. A Federal Milk Marketing order is a regulation issued by the Secretary of __________ - which places certain requirements on the first buyers or handlers of milk from dairy farmers.






33. Some streptococci that produce lactic acid also produce certain aldehydes - which impart a _____ flavor.






34. The milk becomes the property of the buyer once....






35. Cows with _____ have a higher incidence of mastitis because physical injury is more likely?






36. Each Federal Milk Marketing order is administered by a representative of the...






37. Which of the following is a name used for bacteria that grow in milk at 40-50 deg. F?






38. What is not one of the duties of the bulk milk hauler - who plays a critical role in milk handling?






39. The __________ test may be of value in detecting gross carelessness in the production and handling of milk on the farm.






40. Under federal orders - dairy farmers receive their milk checks?






41. Removing cows from green grass or silage four hours prior to milking - can minimize or eliminate which flavor defect in milk?






42. The _____ or uniform price is determined by the proportion of the total delivery used in products of these classes.






43. Milk producers have formed _____ to gain bargaining power.






44. The most prevalent off flavor of fluid milk is ______.






45. The milk-borne illness outbreak that occurred in California via the consumption of a fresh - unripened Mexican type cheese was caused by the microorganism __________.






46. The primary factors influencing per capita cheese demand does not include?






47. The __________ test may be of value in detecting gross carelessness in the production and handling of milk on the farm.






48. The pricing of milk in the United States involves a wide variety of pricing regulations based on public policy decisions - including...






49. The insufficient removal of milk from the milk collection system is called _____.






50. ______ % of the milk eligible for fluid use is covered by Federal Milk Marketing Orders.