Question | Answer |
1st Certified Color Regulations | Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods. |
Delaney Clause | Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer. |
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act | Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA. |
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled. |
Food Additives Amendment | Requires the safety of a new additive to be established before requesting an approval for its use. |
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act | Expands the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics. |
Gould Amendment | Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count. |
Meat Inspection Act | Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines. |
Pure Food and Drug Act | Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food, drinks, and drugs. |
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act | Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containing it. |
List developments of pre-industrial era | Discovery of cheese
cooking over open flame
non-mechanized farming equipment
salting to preserve food
drying to preserve foood |
List developments of industrial era | cake mixes
self-rising flour
first canning plant
mechanized farming equipment
pancake mixes
baking powder |
List developments of government regulations era | FDA
USDA
Infant Formula Act
Nutrition Labeling and Education Act
Delaney Clause |
Nutrition | study of food components and how the body uses them to sustain life and health |
The development helped scientists better understand the effects of bacteria on food spoilage and human health | Microscope |
What factor improved public opinion regarding cake and pancake mixes? | Women entering the workforce because of World War II. |
Define adulterate food and give an example | Lowering the quality and safety of a product by adding inferior or toxic ingredients
Examples include: Twigs in pepper, sulfuric acid in vinegar |
Who is Harvey Wiley? | the head chemist of the United States Department of Agriculture who helped develop the food and drug laws |
The Food Code | a guide to handling food safely |
Describe organic foods | Carbon-based; nutritious |
Define food analog and give an example | Natural or manufactured substances used in place of foods or food components
Example: Splenda, Veggie Burger |
What are the advantages of using cryogenic liquids to chill food? | quick-freezing that help preserve food color, texture, and nutritive value, produces small ice crystals |
Define food science (Essay) | The study of nature of food, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public. |
Four benefits of studying food science (Essay) | Increase exposure to a variety of career opportunities
Enhance problem-solving skills
Learn how to make healthier food choices
Learn proper food preparation techniques
Learn safe food handling practices |