Home Ec Summer

Question 1

What is a consumer

Answer 1

A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

Question 2

What five rights does a consumer have

Answer 2

The right to safety 
The right to value for money 
The right to information 
The right to choose 
The right to complain

Question 3

Goods vs Services

Answer 3

Goods are a physical items

Service lacks a physical identity and cannot be owned, it can only be utilised

Question 4

The Consumer Rights Act 2015

Answer 4

The consumer has a right to a refund, price reduction, repair or replace if a product is faulty

Question 5

Consumer Organisations

Answer 5

Environment health department 
Which?
Trading Standards Services 
Citizen Advice Bureau 
The Consumer Council 
Consumer Line

Question 6

Food miles

Answer 6

Food Miles is the term which refers to the distance food is
transported from the time of its production until it reaches the
consumer

Question 7

Advantages to Food Travelling

Answer 7

A variety of foods are made available to consumers.

Prices for foods are more competitive for consumers

Question 8

Disadvantages to Food Travelling

Answer 8

Environmental issues – Pollution is caused which contributes to
global warming.
Less employment in the local economy where foods are being
exported from.

Question 9

What are Organic Foods

Answer 9

Organic food is the product of a farming system which avoids the use of man-made fertilisers, pesticides; growth regulators and livestock feed additives

Question 10

How does organic farming differ from conventional farming?

Answer 10

•Fewer pesticides are
used
•No artificial fertilisers
•Higher animal welfare standards
•No genetic modification (GM)
•No artificial colours and preservatives

Question 11

Why do some people choose to eat organic foods?

Answer 11

•Good for the environment
• Free from chemicals and pesticides
• Taste better
• Considered healthier
• It is believed that many illnesses and conditions (cancers) are the result
of a build-up of chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides in our food

Question 12

Why do some people choose not to eat organic foods?

Answer 12

• More expensive
• Farmers grow less because they can’t use fertilisers etc
• Food does not last as long (no preservatives)
• Exposed to natural contaminants
• Animals produce more methane

Question 13

What is Fairtrade?

Answer 13

Fairtrade aimed to improve the conditions, community facilities and pay for certain farmers and workers mainly in poorer countries.

Question 14

Disadvantages of Fairtrade:

Answer 14

There isn’t a wide range of products available.

It is also said that there are very high fees associated with the
Fairtrade model as the product must undergo a costly and rigorous
examination period

Some people have argued that Fairtrade has a negative effect on what is called the ‘free market’, where products are produced when they are needed and farms can grow in size and grow different crops as well as use new mechanical equipment, if the
demand for their product increases.

Question 15

What is Animal Testing

Answer 15

An animal test is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo
something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm.

Question 16

Advantages of animal testing

Answer 16

o Animal testing has helped to
develop vaccines against diseases
like rabies, polio, measles, mumps,
rubella and TB
o Antibiotics, HIV drugs, insulin and
cancer treatments rely on animal
tests. Other testing methods aren't
advanced enough
o Scientists claim there are no
differences in lab animals and
humans that cannot be factored into
tests
o Operations on animals helped to
develop organ transplant and
open-heart surgery techniques

Question 17

Disadvantages to animal testing:

Answer 17

oAnimal experiments can be
misleading. An animal's response to
a drug can be different to a human's
o Successful alternatives include test
tube studies on human tissue
cultures, statistics and computer
models
o The stress that animals endure in
labs can affect experiments, making
the results meaningless
o Animals are still used to test items
like cleaning products, which benefit
mankind less than medicines or
surgery

Question 18

Recycling means

Answer 18

Recycling means taking objects and using the materials they are made from to make something new and useful.

Question 19

Advantages to online shopping

Answer 19

saves petrol
You can shop 24 x 7, 365 days a year
You don’t have to queue at the checkout
You can see all the special offers in one place
You don’t need a car
Previous shopping lists are stored so you don’t forget essentials
It’s easy to compare prices
You don’t have to go out in bad weather
You get free delivery
Less likely to impulse buy

Question 20

Disadvantages to online shopping

Answer 20

Returning items can require a lot of hassle
You have to be at home for the delivery
Sometimes items get substituted and you have to rely on their
judgement
You can’t choose the longest ‘use by’ date
There is sometime a delivery charge
You can’t touch and feel before you buy
You don’t get to try on the items