Each year the school nurse demonstrates how to read the label on a can of carrots to a group of students. She knows that the first ingredient listed on the food label will be:
1. Carrots.
2. Sodium.
3. Food coloring.
4. Water.
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Rationale: Ingredients on a food label must be listed in descending order according to weight. Since the primary ingredient in the can is carrots, they should appear first on the label. Other ingredients would be listed according to weight.
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a. Nightingale School. b. Cadet Nurse Corps. c. Public Health Department. d. Frontier Nursing Service.
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a. Food served b. Medication effects c. Ethical dilemmas d. Smoking withdrawal
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