Food Fortrification

Question 1

What is the full form of FSSAI ?

Answer 1

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Question 2

What are the two S’s for ?

Answer 2

Safety and Standards

Question 3

Fancy name for micronutrient deficiency

Answer 3

Hidden hunger

Question 4

What is food fortrification ?

Answer 4

Deliberate addition of micro nutrients

Question 5

What has Venezuela done in food fortrification ?

Answer 5

Add iron to wheat and maize flour

Question 6

What did Morocco do in food fortrification ?

Answer 6

Double fortify salt

Question 7

What disease were Morocco trying to stop with double fortified salt ?

Answer 7

Anaemia

Question 8

According to National Health Survey, what percentage of Indian women and children suffer from Anaemia ?

Answer 8

50%

Question 9

What percentage of Indian population suffers with Vitamin D deficiency ?

Answer 9

70%

Question 10

Why is food fortification socially acceptable ?

Answer 10

No changes required to staple diet

Question 11

According, to Copenhagen Consensus 1 Ruppee on Food fortrification results in how many ruppees to the economy

Answer 11

9 Ruppees

Question 12

Is it mandatory for people to consume fortified food ?

Answer 12

No it is voluntary in nature, which is why it is a challenge.

Question 13

What’s another name for National Nutrient Strategy ?

Answer 13

Kuposhkan Mukt Bharat

Question 14

What is full form of FFRC ?

Answer 14

Food Fortification and Resource Center

Question 15

What was FFRC launched to do ?

Answer 15

Large scale food fortrification

Question 16

FSSAI wants to add what to wheat and maize ?

Answer 16

Iron (Like Venezuela), Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid

Question 17

What does FSSAI want to add to milk and edible oil ?

Answer 17

Vitamins - A and D

Question 18

What does it wnat to double fortrify salt with ?

Answer 18

Iodine and Iron

Question 19

Where was food fortrification first introduced ?

Answer 19

USA and Switzerland

Question 20

When was food fortrification introduced ?

Answer 20

1920

Question 21

How does food fortrification seek to stop diseases in a region ?

Answer 21

By stopping nutrient deficiency (hidden hunger) in the staple food

Question 22

How many main methods to do food fortrification ?

Answer 22

3

Question 23

What are they ?

Answer 23

Commercially, Biologically and at home

Question 24

Example of industrial food fortrification

Answer 24

Wheat, flour, maize, oil are done industrially

Question 25

How to do food fortrification biologically ?

Answer 25

Selective breeding and genetic engineering

Question 26

Example of doing it at home ?

Answer 26

Adding Vitamin D Drops

Question 27

Which country first banned food fortrification ?

Answer 27

Denmark

Question 28

When did Denmark ban food fortrification ?

Answer 28

2004

Question 29

Has food fortrification every caused problems. If so, which nutrient

Answer 29

Yes, flourine

Question 30

Which logo does FSSAI put to indicate fortified food ?

Answer 30

+F

Question 31

Does it put any additional information apart from logo ?

Answer 31

Name of Forticant

Question 32

How does FSSAI test fortified foods ?

Answer 32

Randomly tests a sample

Question 33

Why has FSSAI not yet been able to implement it everywhere ?

Answer 33

Lack of manpower, technical knowledge, logistical help