2561476
Description
Flashcards by Adam Hollens, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by Adam Hollens
about 9 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| What is the purpose of food labelling? | Provide consumer with information regarding the foo they eat so that they can make informed decisions |
| Who is responsible for food labelling in the United Kingdom? | -Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is responsible for labelling legislation -Food Standards Agency (FSA) responsible for labelling and standards -Department of Health responsible for nutrition policy labelling in England |
| What regional differences are there in terms of food labelling in the UK? | -In Scotland and Northern Ireland all responsibility lies with FSA -In Wales, responsibility for labelling lies with FSA but nutrition labelling lies with Welsh Government |
| Name the 8 bits of information that are required by law to be on a food product | 1) Name of food 2) Ingredients 3) QUID (Quantitive ingredient declaration) 4) Date mark 5) Storage/Preparation instructions 6) Business name & address 7) Place of origin or provenance of food 8) Weight/volume of food |
| What instructions do manufactures have to follow when providing the ingredients list? | -The ingredients are listed in descending order of amount -If an ingredient is mentioned on the product, then its amount must be mentioned in the ingredients list e.g. % of chicken must be mentioned on the back of a chicken pie -Should list additives (e.g. E numbers) and compound ingredients (e.g. those that make up a compound food) -Foods & alcohol that make up less that 1.2% volume of the food do not need to be listed |
| List the 14 allergens that EU legislation says must be listed on food product if it contains one | 1) Gluten containing cereals 2) Celery 3) Crustaceans 4) Eggs 5) Fish 6) Lupin 7) Milk (lactose) 8) Molluscs 9) Mustard 10) Nuts 11) Peanuts 12) Sesame 13) Soya 14) Sulphite >10ppm |
| Nutrition information on the front of a packet usually consumes of what information? | Proportion of nutrients compared the the guideline daily amounts (GDA) or traffic light system (or both) |
| How is the total energy (calories) on the back of a food product calculated? | (Protein (g) x 4) + (Carbohydrates (g) x 4) + (Fat (g) x 9) + (Fibre (g) x 2) |
| New laws have changed the information required on the back of food. What factors have been changed? | -Fibre is no longer required -Salt levels will replace sodium levels -Unsaturated fat amounts are not required unless a particular claim is made |
| What are the two common types of nutrition claims? | Content claims and comparative claims |
| What laws determine whether a content claim is made | -Content claim can only be made if they are on a list in the Annex to Regulation 1924/2006 -Only vitamins and minerals in the regulation may be added to foods and be present in sufficient quantities to have beneficial affects -No nutrition or health claims can be made for micronutrients with levels less than 15% of RDA per serving |
| What laws determine whether a comparative claim is made | -May only be made between products of same category (e.g. similar in terms of nutrition content or are alternatives such as spread and butter) -Claim may only be made where the reduction in content is at least 30% (micronutrients 10% difference, sodium/salt 25% difference) |
| What must be done for a health claim to be allowed to be on a food product and what claims are prohibited? | -Must be verified by The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) -Claims must be scientifically well established -Medicinal claims are prohibited |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.