Questions All Solved Correct.
What is required on Food Label? - Answer -Name of the food
-Net quantity of contents
-Nutrition Labeling
-Health Claims (optional)
FDA - Answer Most Packaged foods
Responsible for ensuring that foods produced domestically and imported are properly labeled
Laws: 1)Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
2) Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
FSIS (USDA) - Answer Meat, poultry, some eggs
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) - Answer Regulations aimed at ensuring that
foods are:
-safe
-pure
-wholesome
-produced under sanitary conditions
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) - Answer -Requires identification of food
-Prevents consumer deception with respect to identification of ingredients
Misbranded Foods - Answer refers to falsely or misleadingly packaged food
Accidental
Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Answer A rare condition in which a person is born without the
ability to breakdown the amino acid phenylalanine.
If in contact with phenylalanine, brain damage
Adulterated Foods - Answer The deliberate addition of inferior or cheaper material to a food
product, usually for profit gains
-Addition of prohibited substances
, -Substituting a cheaper product
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act - Answer Amendment to FD&C to help
consumers avoid exposure to the 8 leading causes of food allergies:
Milk, Eggs, Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Tree nuts, Wheat, Peanuts, Soybeans
____ Products are the most frequently recalled type of food - Answer bakery
___ is the most common undeclared allergen - Answer milk
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Answer -Enforces various laws regarding marketing
practices for foods
-Enforces various laws regarding advertising of foods
-Ruling can involve misleading claims on foods
What foods are required to have safe handling instructions? - Answer -Raw meat and poultry
-Partially cooked meat and poultry
-Eggs
Sell-by date - Answer this date tells the store how long to display the product for sale
Best used by/ before date - Answer recommended for best flavor or quality
Use by date - Answer last date recommended for peak quality
Florida requires dates on ___ and ____ - Answer dairy and shellfish
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) - Answer -Helps food mangers identify and
control potential problems before they happen
- The best method for ensuring food safely
- Follows the flow of food to identify and prevent problems
The ___ has the authority to block the importation of foods if the producers do not adhere to a
HACCP plan - Answer FDA
7 principles of HACCP - Answer 1. Hazard analysis