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19 Cards in this Set
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Aim of food labelling? |
Tp provide consumer with key information on the properties of pre-packaged foods |
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Fundamental rule of food labelling? |
Consumer must not be misled |
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Why label? |
- Educate consumer - Help consumers make informed decisions - Helps consumer store and use the food |
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Who regulates food labelling? |
EFSA - european food safety authority FSAI - food safety authority of Ireland |
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2 Groups on labelling |
Group 1 : Big 4; carbs, fat, protein, energy Group 2 : Expansions on the ingredients e.g. 'of which sugars' |
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Ingredients must be expressed per: |
100g or 100ml - per portion can also be used |
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Do vitamins and minerals have to be declared on packaging? |
Only if featured in significant amounts i.e. > 15% of RDA |
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What is a nutrition claim? |
Stating, suggesting or implying that a food has a particular beneficial nutritional property e.g. High in Fibre - can be based on energy i.e. the calorific value |
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Health claim? |
Claiming a relationship exists between a food category and health e.g. Reducing the risk of heart disease, Reinforce the body's natural defences (Actimel) |
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What is the rule of comparative claims? |
Comparisons can only be made of foods in same category (differences in energy/nutrients must be stated) |
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High fibre? |
> or equal to 3g/100g or 1.5 per 100kcal |
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Fat free |
< or equal to 0.5g/100g |
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Low saturated fat claim? |
< equal to 1.5g/100g |
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Sugar free claim? |
< equal to 0.5g/100g |
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Low sodium claim? |
< equal to 0.12g/100g |
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Health claims can have two functions : |
General function : growth,development, functions of body New function : Based on newly developed scientific evidence |
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'This product will help you lose 10 kg in 5 weeks' is an example of a |
Forbidden claim - reference to rate/amount of weight loss is not allowed |
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The colour coordinated dietary info on packaging is known as |
Traffic light labelling - can be misleading as it does not place the food in context of the overall daily diet - people see red and panic |
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Why do people not look at labelling? |
Habit/brand loyalty lack of time lack of understanding no allergies in the family |
