Food safety act 1990, Food hygiene regulations 1995, Food labelling Flashcards
1
Q
what are the most important areas of the food safety act 1990?
A
- to ensure you do not include anything in food, remove anything from food or it in any way which means it would be damaging to the health of people eating it.
- to ensure that the food you serve or sell is of the nature, substance or quality which consumers would expect
- to ensure that the food is labelled, advertised and presented in a way that is not false or misleading.
2
Q
What 13 points should food labelling include?
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Name, ingredients, storage, shelf-life, place of origin, weight, instructions for use, traceability, nutritional information, environmental issues, current labelling legislation and other labelling information. e.g. traffic light labelling.