When it comes to purity standards in the food industry, demanding the

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When it comes to purity standards in the food industry, demanding the most exacting results that the best hygiene practices can achieve is unwise. Although contemporary hygiene practices can isolate and eliminate the most minute amounts of impurities, doing so is exorbitantly expensive, with respect to the improvement achieved. Thus, it would be more reliable to set standards by accounting for all current and future risks involved than by demanding the best hygiene practices

The argument given concerning the better way to set standards assumes that

A. at present, the food industry meets the standards established by public health authorities
B. the only impurities worth gauging are introduced by the food industry
C. all of the relevant risks posed by allowing different levels of impurities can be accounted for effectively
D. preventing vast quantities of impurities from entering the food supply chain is not expensive
E. minuscule amounts of some impurities can be toxic

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arushi118 · Answer

Correct Answer is C 
It says that all the relevant risks can be accounted for effectively. If this is not true then it will break the conclusion as if we have an impurity which poses a high risk but is not accounted for effectively, then this method of setting up the standard will not be reliable.

Suyash750 · Answer

C - Since it tell you exactly that risks can be accounted for and hence as per the paragraph, corresponding action can be undertaken.

postAlone · Answer

Answer C

Conclusion: Therefore, a more reliable way to set purity standards is to account for all current and future risks involved, rather than just demanding the absolute best hygiene practices.

Negation Test: What if all the relevant risks cannot be accounted for effectively? If we can't accurately measure or predict these risks, then setting our standards based on them is impossible, and it certainly wouldn't be a more reliable method.

The conclusion falls apart if we apply the negation test. So correct answer is C

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Video explanation:

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