Code of Ethics for Food Science and Technology Professionals

Who is the most important responsibility of food professionals?

• The Consumers

• Their Boss

• The Company

• The Media

What should FST professionals do if they face a conflict of interest?

• Keep it secret

• Declare it openly

• Use it to their advantage

• Ignore it

What should FST professionals do if they discover unsafe food?

• Sell it anyway

• Hide the problem

• Report it to the authorities

• Ignore it

How can FST professionals stay competent in their field?

• Continue learning and improving their knowledge

• Stop learning after getting a job

• Only follow old methods

• Avoid new information

How should FST professionals treat their colleagues?

• By ignoring them

• By taking credit for their work

• By competing unfairly

• With respect and fairness

Why FST professionals share confidential information?

• Because they want to

• To protect food safety or report a crime

• To impress others

• To make more money

What is an important duty of FST professionals?

• To create as many food products as possible

• To protect the environment and reduce waste

• To ignore food safety laws

• To compete unfairly with others

What should FST professionals do before accepting a job?

• Make sure they have the right skills

• Ask for extra money first

• Accept it even if they don’t know how to do it

• Ignore the job details

How should FST professionals treat employees and collaborators?

• By ignoring their needs

• By paying them as little as possible

• With dignity and fairness

• By giving them too much work

What should FST professionals do when speaking to the media?

• Criticize other professionals

• Share false information

• Promote misleading ads

• Give fair and accurate information