Lecture 10- Food information

Question 1

What are mandatory particulars of food information?

Answer 1

• Name of the food
• Contact details of the food producer
• Production date, date of minimum durability, and storage requirements
• net quantity
• List of ingredients
• Code of product standard(s)
• Production license number
• Nutrition information

Question 2

And what is require of the name of the food?

Answer 2

• Must reflect the true characteristics of the food
• standard name and/or common name
• fantasy and other names my additionally be stated
• descriptive terms when relevant

Question 3

What are recommended particulars?

Answer 3

• Allergen labeling
• Batch number
• Instructions of use

Question 4

What are advertisement requirements?

Answer 4

• not false
• cannot reference the nation
• cannot include superlative expressions
• cannot be formatted like news reports

Question 5

What cannot be on advertisements for health foods?

Answer 5

-assertion on safety

Question 6

What cannot be on advertisements for infant formula?

Answer 6

-claiming that the product in question fully or partly substitutes breast milk

Question 7

What is a part of the new draft?

Answer 7

• mandatory allergen labeling

- date of minimum durability after opening is added as a recommended particular

Question 8

What are the two most important changes in the GB 7718

Answer 8

• QUID
• –not permitted are real pictures of raw materials for flavors/taste prepared with their fragrances
• negative claims
• –words like “no” and “without” may not be used to declare food additives, contaminants, and substances which are not permitted to be added as provided for in law, regulations and standards or shall not exist in food