Food Labelling Flashcards
Apart from being bilingual, what are the 6 requirements needed at all times on a food product?
- Best before date
- Nutrition information (nutritional value table)
- List of ingredients
- Common name (ex. Ice cream, jam) – Regulated
- Net quantity
- Name and address of company
Best before date: PPt pg 21
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What kind of products do not need a net quantity declaration for weight or volume on label? What do they need instead?
Hot dog buns and dinner rolls do not need a volume or a weight on label. They need a count.
Name products that are not included in the “decreasing order by weight” rule for the list of ingredients.
Spices, seasonings, fine herbs, flavourings, flavour enhancers, food additives, vitamins and mineral (except salt) – Those can be stated in any order at the end
How many colours are permitted to add to food items in Canada? How are they named on the ingredients list if there are more than one color in a certain food?
35 permitted colours…
- 10 artificial
- 25 natural
If a product uses more than 1 colour, the colourings can be grouped under the Ingredient Class Name of “Colour”
Name 4 common causes of undeclared allergens on food labels
1- Incomplete cleaning (cross-contamination)
2- Labelling error (forgot an ingredient)
3- Rework with allergens (They were missing an ingredient and replaced it with another product that does contain allergens)
4- Ingredient changes/substitutions/additions
Which foods must be declared when they are present? (allergens)
Peanuts Tree Nuts Milk products Eggs Soy Seafood (fish, shellfish, crustaceans) Sesame seeds Wheat (and other gluten sources such as barley, rye, triticale, maybe oats) Mustard seeds Sulphites (>10 ppm)
Name 4 tree nuts (there are 12 so you better get 4)
Almonds Brazil nuts Cashews Chestnuts Hazelnuts (filberts) Hickory nuts Macadamia nuts Pecans Pine nuts (pinon, pignolias) Pistachios Shea nuts (shea butter) Walnuts
What are the 2 options when it comes to declaring allergens in the ingredient list?
1- Add allergens in brackets after the ingredient in which it is included (except when it is a part of the common name)
They are required to be declared only once in the ingredients list
2- Use a “contains” statement to list all the priority food allergens, gluten sources and sulphites present
What is precautionary labelling?
Statement when the food may contain an allergen my contamination (or other reasons) even if it is not in the ingredients list. Ex. “May contain peanuts”
What are food additives?
Chemical substance added to food during preparation or
storage. Either becomes a part of the food, or affects its characteristics for the purpose of achieving a particular technical effect
Examples:Anticaking agents, dough conditioners, colouring agents, etc.
Regulated under the Food and Drug Regulations
Must be approved by Health Canada for use, in which products and at what level
What are the 2 labelling requirements when using artificial sweeteners?
1- Indication on the label that the product contains artificial sweeteners
2- Indication in the ingredients list with its quantity
Ppt pg 38 ???
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True or false:
Every food can be enriched with amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
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There is a list (FDR) that says what can be enriched with what
ex: Apple juice with Vit C, Vit. D in milk, etc…
What are the 3 parts of labelling regulation? (pyramid)
Nutrition labelling
Nutrient content claims (47 possible claims)
Health claims (7 possible claims
