FOS 3042 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 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
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
