FOS 3042 Exam 2 Review (updated)
questions with correct answers
Which of the following is not required to be on the new Nutrition Facts Label? - ANS
✔✔Vitamin C
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Food Additives Amendment? - ANS
✔✔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? - ANS ✔✔True
Regulations written by FDA are published in _____________, under Title ______. - ANS
✔✔Code of Federal Regulations, 21
What is the name of the panel shown on this food label? - ANS ✔✔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 - ANS ✔✔All of these
, Which of the following are responsible for evaluating the safety of their products instead of
seeking premarket approval by FDA? - ANS ✔✔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. - ANS ✔✔All of these statements are correct
Which of the following unit operations help achieve uniformity in product properties? - ANS
✔✔Mixing
Addition of folic acid to foods is an example of - ANS ✔✔Nutrient fortification
What is the main reason commercial sterility is preferred over sterility in thermal processing of
foods? - ANS ✔✔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? - ANS ✔✔164
degrees C
What is the correct order of heat transfer in sealed cans? - ANS ✔✔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 - ANS ✔✔Slows down
questions with correct answers
Which of the following is not required to be on the new Nutrition Facts Label? - ANS
✔✔Vitamin C
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Food Additives Amendment? - ANS
✔✔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? - ANS ✔✔True
Regulations written by FDA are published in _____________, under Title ______. - ANS
✔✔Code of Federal Regulations, 21
What is the name of the panel shown on this food label? - ANS ✔✔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 - ANS ✔✔All of these
, Which of the following are responsible for evaluating the safety of their products instead of
seeking premarket approval by FDA? - ANS ✔✔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. - ANS ✔✔All of these statements are correct
Which of the following unit operations help achieve uniformity in product properties? - ANS
✔✔Mixing
Addition of folic acid to foods is an example of - ANS ✔✔Nutrient fortification
What is the main reason commercial sterility is preferred over sterility in thermal processing of
foods? - ANS ✔✔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? - ANS ✔✔164
degrees C
What is the correct order of heat transfer in sealed cans? - ANS ✔✔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 - ANS ✔✔Slows down
