Q. Which of the following can cause psychosomatic
- Algae
- Milk
- Meat and meat product
- Food additive
Answer: d)
- According to several studies it is obvious that many, if not most, of the adverse reactions to food and food additives are in fact psychosomatic. Pearson et al. (1983) found that objectively confirmable hypersensitivity could be found in only 4 of 23 adults who claimed to have food allergy.
Q. Migration Inhibition Test is used for
- Detection of fever
- Detection of headache
- Detection of allergy
- None of the above
Answer: c)
The leukocyte migration inhibition test has been used, for example, in nickel allergy (Mirza et al., 1975). This test could obviously also be used for studies on contact allergies from food additives.
Q. Which of the following are artificial color used in food
- Curcumin
- Annatto
- Bixin
- Tartrazine
Answer: d)
Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102.
Q. Rhodamine B and Tartrazine is which type of dye
- Cationic dye
- Anionic dye
- Both a and b
- None of the above
Answer: c)
Rhodamine B (RhB) is a cationic dye while tartrazine is an anionic dye.
Q. Tartrazine is commonly known as
- FD&C Yellow No. 5
- FD&C Yellow No. 4
- FD&C Yellow No. 3
- None of the above
Answer: a)
- Tartrazine is an azo dye, also known as FD&C Yellow No. 5 and is commonly used as a pharmaceutical colorant.
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