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1. The recommended self-treatment for food borne illness is limiting intake of food and water.
2. The use of food irradiation is not permitted on foods certified as organic.
3. The purpose of food irradiation is to kill potentially harmful pathogens.
4. All foods that contain genetically-modified organisms are specially labeled.
5. The FDA requires special labeling for foods from genetically modified or cloned sources.
6. A true food allergy is a reaction of the body's immune system to a food or food ingredient.
7. The most common allergy in America is from peanuts.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE

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