Health Acts 1947, 1953 and 1970

Question 1

What do the Health Acts prevent?

Answer 1

These prevent danger to public health arising from the importation, manufacture, distribution or sale of food

Question 2

What do the Health Acts control?

Answer 2

These control the compositional standards of foods that are of particular importance to consumer’s health

Question 3

What is an example of a food where its compositional standards are controlled by the Health Acts of 1974. 1953 and 1970?

Answer 3

Dairy spreads which should be made of 40% fat

Question 4

How many health acts are there?

Answer 4

There are three health acts

Question 5

In what years were the health acts established?

Answer 5

1947
1953
1970

Question 6

The Health Acts prevents danger arising from where?

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Answer 6

Importation of food

Manufacture of food

Distribution of food

Sale of food

Question 7

In relation to the importation, manufacture, distribution and sale of food, what do the Health Acts prevent?

Answer 7

They prevent danger to public health arising in these areas

Question 8

The Health Acts control the compositional standards of what specific type of foods?

Answer 8

Foods that are of particular importance to consumer’s health

Question 9

In relation to foods such as dairy spreads, what do the Health Acts control?

Answer 9

The compositional standards of these foods

Question 10

According to the Health Acts, what percentage of dairy spreads should be fat?

Answer 10

40% should be fat

Question 11

Write a note on the Health Acts

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Answer 11

These prevent danger to public health arising from the importation, manufacture, distribution or sale of food

These control the compositional standards of foods that are of particular importance to consumer’s health

E.g. Dairy spreads which should be made of 40% fat