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WorksheetsAssessing Food Information
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
A method for evaluating the credibility of sources based on Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC)
CRAAP test
Citation machine
Biomarker
Definition: High-risk products evaluated for safety, quality, and efficacy. Includes all prescription medicines and most over-the-counter medicines.
Unscheduled Medicines
Registered Medicines
Listed Medicines
Registered Or Listed Depending On Ingredients
Link nutrients to health outcomes and can be general-level or high-level.
Health Claims
Structure-function Claims
Baseline Points
Structure/function Claim
National law that protects consumers against false, misleading or deceptive advertising.
A Special Act Of Parliament
Customary Law
The Electoral Act
Australian Consumer Law
Is the information fair, impartial, independent and unbiased? Ask if it is trying to inform, persuade, or sell.
CRAAP Test: Authority
Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC)
CRAAP Test: Accuracy
CRAAP Test: Purpose
Responsible for regulating therapeutic goods including prescription medicines, vaccines, sunscreens, vitamins and minerals, medical devices, blood and blood products.
Dietary supplement health and education act (dshea)
Food and drug administration (fda)
Medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (mhra)
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
Definition: Is the information appropriate for the target audience? Consider depth of content, language, and intended audience.
CRAAP Test: Relevance
CRAAP Test: Authority
CRAAP Test: Accuracy
Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC)
Claims that describe the level of a nutrient in a food. E.g. 'Good source of calcium'
Health Claims
Nutrition content claims
Structure/ function claims
Structural claims
A measurable biological parameter that is predictive of the risk of a serious disease when present at an abnormal level in the human body (e.g. blood cholesterol)
General-level health claims
Biomarker
CRAAP test
High-level health claims
Definition: Medicines that primarily contain complementary medicine ingredients that have an established identity and tradition of use, including vitamins, minerals, herbal material, essential oils.
Listed Medicines
Registered Medicines
Otc Medicines
Complementary Medicines
Definition: Is the author/source qualified and credible? Look for academic or professional credentials and affiliation with reputable institutions.
CRAAP Test: Relevance
CRAAP Test: Authority
Biomarker
Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC)
Responsible for enforcing compliance with Australian Consumer Law.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Definition: Claims made about a nutrient or substance in a food and its effect on a health function. E.g. 'Calcium for healthy bones'
Baseline Points
General-level health claims
Nutrition content claims
High-level health claims
A nutrient profiling system used to determine whether a food is suitable to make a health claim, based on its nutrient profile.
Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC)
Dietary Suitability Assessment Framework (DSAF)
Nutrient Compliance Rating System (NCRS)
Health Claim Eligibility Matrix (HCEM)
Definition: Claims made about a nutrient or substance in a food and its relationship to a serious disease or to a biomarker of a serious disease. E.g. 'Calcium reduces risk of osteoporosis'. What is this an example of?
High-level health claims
Listed Medicines
Nutrition content claims
General-level health claims
Instructions on how to use or prepare the food safely.
Weights
Name, address, and telephone number of the pharmacy
Directions for use
Signal words
What are examples of allergens that must be declared?
Gluten, egg, milk, sesame
nuts
peanuts, mango, kiwi, beef
Gluten, shellfish, kiwi, nitrates
Used for food that must be consumed before a certain date for health and safety reasons; food with a use by date cannot be sold past this date.
Best before
Use by
Food Labels
Production dat
A code that helps trace the food product back to its production batch. Assists in food recalls.
Ingredients List
Origin
Percentage Labelling
Lot Identification
How many cups of Chocolate Milk would a person have to drink to consume 100% DV (100% Daily Intake) of Calcium?
1 Cup
8 Cups
5 Cups
The entire carton
What is the most important part of a food label?
Serving size and serving per package
Best before date
Nutritional information
Allergens
All of the above
