Food Laws

Question 1

Food System Eras (4)

Answer 1

Gathering
Hunting
Herding
Farming

Question 2

What started the technological age

Answer 2

Industrial Rev

Question 3

General def of Food

Answer 3

any substance, solid or liquid, that may be ingested and digested by a living organism

Question 4

Specific Legal def of Food

Answer 4

Any substance whether processed, semi processed, or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes drink, gum, and any substance which has been used in the manufacture, prep or treatment of food, but does not include cosmetics, tobacco, or substances used only as drugs

Question 5

Law def

Answer 5

systems used to regulate relationships between ind or groups in a given culture

Question 6

Food Laws def

Answer 6

Systems used to regulate relationships between food/producers/ manufacturers/distributors/ marketers and consumers in a given culture.
Provides statement of intent

Question 7

The Jungle

Answer 7

exposed improper manufacturing practices occurring in the meat packaging facilities in chicago

Question 8

Pure Food and Drug Act

Answer 8

Prohibits interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated food, drink, and drug

Question 9

Meat Inspection Act

Answer 9

Gives USDA responsibility of sanitation, animals, meat products and labs
Label approval
Compliance to req
Define adulteration and misbranding

Question 10

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Answer 10

Safe tolerances be set for unavoidable poisonous substances
Authorized standards of identity, quality, and fill of container for foods
Authorized factory inspection

Question 11

Poultry Inspection Act

Answer 11

Continuous inspection of poultry operations

Question 12

Food Additives Amendment

Answer 12

Prohibits food additives that cause cancer

Question 13

Color Additives Amendments

Answer 13

Dealt w the safety of color ingredients when used in processed foods
Responsibility for proof of safety transferred from FDA to manufacturers

Question 14

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Answer 14

Set req for food labels

Applies to products intended for retail sale and consumption

Question 15

Egg Product Inspection Act

Answer 15

Adulteration and misbranding applied to egg
Req pasteurization of egg products
Imported eggs have the same req

Question 16

Proxmire Amendment to

Answer 16

Prohibits limits on max potency of vit and min in food

Question 17

Nutrition Labeling and Edu Act

Answer 17

Req packaged foods to bear nutr labeling
Health claims
Serving sizes, “low fat”, “light” now defined

Question 18

Dietary Supplement Health Edu Act

Answer 18

Defines supplements
Criteria for labeling
Not subject to delaney amendment (can add carcinogens)

Question 19

Safety Modernization Act (5 Areas)

Answer 19

Preventative controls
Inspections
Compliance
Import monitoring
Supplement Industry

Question 20

Objectives of Food Laws (3)

Answer 20

Prevent Adulteration
Prevent Misbranding
Punish Adulterer

Question 21

Adulteration def

Answer 21

the use of ingredients in the production of any professionally genuine article which are cheaper/worse or which are not considered desirable as ingredients for which they are substituted

Question 22

Economic Adulteration

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Reduction of value by adding less valuable material or removing a valuable constituent
False representation as food of higher value

Question 23

Physical/Chem Adulteration

Answer 23

Presence of
Aesthetically displeasing foreign material
Potentially harmful MO, chem, substances

Question 24

Melamine Adulteration

Answer 24

Sets milk at higher price

Melamine addition no approved

Question 25

Misbranding

Answer 25

Statements are/aren’t made with the intention on its label

Prevents deception

Question 26

Consumers Entitled to

Answer 26

Safe food

Accurate info

Question 27

Food and Drug Admin (FDA) purp

Answer 27

Provides guidance, regulation, and oversight for all foods (except meat and poultry), food safety, labeling, research

Question 28

Powers of FDA (2)

Answer 28

Inspect food processing/handling planes and close if needed

Can seize and destroy adulterated product

Question 29

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Answer 29

part of USDA

Responsible for ensuring meat products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labelled & packaged

Question 30

USDA

Answer 30

Meat inspection
Provides grading services
fruit, veg
poultry
meat

Question 31

State and Local Authority in CA

Answer 31

Ca Dept of Public Helath Food and Drug Branch

CDPH

Question 32

def of food science

Answer 32

Food Science is the discipline in which
biology, physical sciences, and engineering
are used to study the nature of foods, the
causes of their deterioration, and the
principles underlying food processing