FOS 3042 Exam 2 Review (2025/2026)
questions n answers
Which of the following is not required to be on the new Nutrition Facts Label? - correct answer
✔✔Vitamin C
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Food Additives Amendment? -
correct answer ✔✔Both of the statements above are correct.
Under the Food Additives Amendment of 1958, a GRAS substance is not a food additive. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔True
Regulations written by FDA are published in _____________, under Title ______. - correct
answer ✔✔Code of Federal Regulations, 21
What is the name of the panel shown on this food label? - correct answer ✔✔Principal Display
Panel
Why do we have food laws?
To ensure food safety
To prevent economic fraud
To inform consumers about the nutritional content of foods
All of these - correct answer ✔✔All of these
,Which of the following are responsible for evaluating the safety of their products instead of
seeking premarket approval by FDA? - correct answer ✔✔Food, drug or cosmetic manufacturer
using color additives
Nutritional Labeling and Education Act of 1990
mandated nutritional labeling on most food products regulated by FDA.
regulated the use of terms used to describe nutrient content, terms such as light, fat free, low
fat, reduced fat, etc.
allowed health claims for the first time for a limited number of nutrient or food and disease
combinations.
All of these statements are correct. - correct answer ✔✔All of these statements are correct
Which of the following unit operations help achieve uniformity in product properties? - correct
answer ✔✔Mixing
Addition of folic acid to foods is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Nutrient fortification
What is the main reason commercial sterility is preferred over sterility in thermal processing of
foods? - correct answer ✔✔To preserve the nutritional and sensory properties of the food
product
Everything else (the food product, the target microorganism, the medium, etc.) being constant,
which temperature will allow the shortest time for microbial destruction? - correct answer
✔✔164 degrees C
What is the correct order of heat transfer in sealed cans? - correct answer ✔✔From the heating
medium to packaging, through packaging, and then from the inner surface to the cold point
,Enzyme activity in foods that undergo freezing conditions - correct answer ✔✔Slows down
Ice crystals in food get larger under which of the following conditions? - correct answer
✔✔intermittent thawing
Which freezing method DOES NOT utilize direct contact between the food product and the
cooling medium? - correct answer ✔✔Plate
Which of the following is a reason to dehydrate food? - correct answer ✔✔food preservation
Spray drying - correct answer ✔✔atomizes liquids into small solid particles
Air drying is a method used to - correct answer ✔✔dehydrate foods
In poultry, dark meat contains - correct answer ✔✔more fat compared to white meat
How do egg whites remain liquid during the pasteurization of liquid egg products? - correct
answer ✔✔Lower temperatures are employed to prevent the coagulation of albumen
What is best quality grade given to eggs? - correct answer ✔✔Grade AA
What is the difference between brown raisins and golden raisins? - correct answer ✔✔B. How
they are dried
C. Other ingredients added
B and C are correct
How long does it typically take to sundry grapes to make California Raisins? - correct answer
✔✔2 weeks
, Which of the following is not required to be on the new Nutrition Facts Label? - correct answer
✔✔Vitamin C
Which of the following are responsible for evaluating the safety of their products instead of
seeking premarket approval by FDA? - correct answer ✔✔Manufacturers and distributors of
dietary supplements
Food Safety and Modernization Act aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the
focus from responding to contamination to - correct answer ✔✔preventing the contamination.
A standard of identity establishes and maintains the identity and quality of a food product by -
correct answer ✔✔All of the above
Which of the following is not a function of Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA? - correct
answer ✔✔Establishes standards for food additives used in meat and poultry
Homogenization is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Size Reduction
Heat transfer occurs during - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
(Pasteurization of milk)
(Freezing of broccoli)
(Baking of bread)
Moving food through pipes is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Fluid Flow
Which of the following is not a desirable effect of blanching? - correct answer ✔✔Traps air
questions n answers
Which of the following is not required to be on the new Nutrition Facts Label? - correct answer
✔✔Vitamin C
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Food Additives Amendment? -
correct answer ✔✔Both of the statements above are correct.
Under the Food Additives Amendment of 1958, a GRAS substance is not a food additive. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔True
Regulations written by FDA are published in _____________, under Title ______. - correct
answer ✔✔Code of Federal Regulations, 21
What is the name of the panel shown on this food label? - correct answer ✔✔Principal Display
Panel
Why do we have food laws?
To ensure food safety
To prevent economic fraud
To inform consumers about the nutritional content of foods
All of these - correct answer ✔✔All of these
,Which of the following are responsible for evaluating the safety of their products instead of
seeking premarket approval by FDA? - correct answer ✔✔Food, drug or cosmetic manufacturer
using color additives
Nutritional Labeling and Education Act of 1990
mandated nutritional labeling on most food products regulated by FDA.
regulated the use of terms used to describe nutrient content, terms such as light, fat free, low
fat, reduced fat, etc.
allowed health claims for the first time for a limited number of nutrient or food and disease
combinations.
All of these statements are correct. - correct answer ✔✔All of these statements are correct
Which of the following unit operations help achieve uniformity in product properties? - correct
answer ✔✔Mixing
Addition of folic acid to foods is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Nutrient fortification
What is the main reason commercial sterility is preferred over sterility in thermal processing of
foods? - correct answer ✔✔To preserve the nutritional and sensory properties of the food
product
Everything else (the food product, the target microorganism, the medium, etc.) being constant,
which temperature will allow the shortest time for microbial destruction? - correct answer
✔✔164 degrees C
What is the correct order of heat transfer in sealed cans? - correct answer ✔✔From the heating
medium to packaging, through packaging, and then from the inner surface to the cold point
,Enzyme activity in foods that undergo freezing conditions - correct answer ✔✔Slows down
Ice crystals in food get larger under which of the following conditions? - correct answer
✔✔intermittent thawing
Which freezing method DOES NOT utilize direct contact between the food product and the
cooling medium? - correct answer ✔✔Plate
Which of the following is a reason to dehydrate food? - correct answer ✔✔food preservation
Spray drying - correct answer ✔✔atomizes liquids into small solid particles
Air drying is a method used to - correct answer ✔✔dehydrate foods
In poultry, dark meat contains - correct answer ✔✔more fat compared to white meat
How do egg whites remain liquid during the pasteurization of liquid egg products? - correct
answer ✔✔Lower temperatures are employed to prevent the coagulation of albumen
What is best quality grade given to eggs? - correct answer ✔✔Grade AA
What is the difference between brown raisins and golden raisins? - correct answer ✔✔B. How
they are dried
C. Other ingredients added
B and C are correct
How long does it typically take to sundry grapes to make California Raisins? - correct answer
✔✔2 weeks
, Which of the following is not required to be on the new Nutrition Facts Label? - correct answer
✔✔Vitamin C
Which of the following are responsible for evaluating the safety of their products instead of
seeking premarket approval by FDA? - correct answer ✔✔Manufacturers and distributors of
dietary supplements
Food Safety and Modernization Act aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the
focus from responding to contamination to - correct answer ✔✔preventing the contamination.
A standard of identity establishes and maintains the identity and quality of a food product by -
correct answer ✔✔All of the above
Which of the following is not a function of Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA? - correct
answer ✔✔Establishes standards for food additives used in meat and poultry
Homogenization is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Size Reduction
Heat transfer occurs during - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
(Pasteurization of milk)
(Freezing of broccoli)
(Baking of bread)
Moving food through pipes is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Fluid Flow
Which of the following is not a desirable effect of blanching? - correct answer ✔✔Traps air
