Food and Nutrition Y11 Unit 2

What does FSANZ stand for and do?

• Food Safety Australia and New Zealand: polices products to make sure they comply with laws

• Food Safety Australia and New Zealand: write laws on what is allowed as a food product in Australia

• Food Standards Australia and New Zealand: develops and administers a food standards code to regulate production, processing, use of ingredients and labelling

• Food Standards Australia and New Zealand: policies products to make sure they comply with laws

Food labels must list nutrient quantities:

• per 100g and per serve

• per 100g only

• per serve only

• per serve and only per 100g if the product is a cereal

In Australia, the following nutrient quantities must be listed on all packaged products

• energy, total fat, fibre, sugars, carbohydrates

• energy, protein, total fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, sodium

• energy, sugars, carbohydrates, calcium, sodium, total fat, saturated fat, protein

• energy, sugars, vitamin C, protein, sodium and carbs

Common allergen labelling:

• Common allergens must always be listed clearly on a packaged product

• Common allergens only have to be listed on a packaged product if it's over a certain amount

• Is not a requirement to declare allergens, but rather at the discretion of the company to decide whether a statement is made on the package

• Only nuts and gluten have to be declared

Which of the following are examples of perishable foods?

• Flour

• Milk

• Butter

• Opened UHT milk

Which are examples of non-perishable foods?

• Sugar

• Oats

• Instant noodles

• UHT milk

Bacteria is an example of which category of food deterioration?

• Biological

• Chemical

• Organisms

• Physical

Oxidation is an example of which category of food deterioration?

• Biological

• Chemical

• Organisms

• Physical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Ripening is caused by (one or more answers)

• Time

• Ethylene (fruit hormone)

• Oxygen

• Enzymes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Bruising is an example of which category of food deterioration?

• Biological

• Chemical

• Organisms

• Physical