Week 4 - Food Labelling and Food Safety

Question 1

Who are the 4 Food Labelling Legislators and other Key

Stakeholders in Australia

Answer 1

International agencies and organisations – Codex Alimentarius

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Australian Quarantine Inspection service

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ)

Question 2

Describe Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) - 1 point

Answer 2

Develops standards that regulate the use of ingredients, processing aids, colourings, additives, vitamins and minerals

Question 3

Describe Australian Competition and Consumer

Commission (ACCC) - 2 points

Answer 3

Promotes competition and fair trade in the market
place.

Ensures compliance with the Commonwealth
competition, fair trading and consumer protection
laws.

Question 4

Describe Australian Quarantine Inspection Service

(AQIS) - 2 points

Answer 4

Monitors high risk imported foods and export
control orders

Places bans on certain products

Question 5

How does food regulations influence food choice?

- 4 points

Answer 5

– labelling requirements
– fortification legislation
– nutrient claims
– health claim review

Question 6

Benefits of FOPL

Answer 6

Can contribute to consumer understanding of the nutritional content of foods and make it easier for consumers to make healthy choices.

Question 7

BOPL is …

Answer 7

MANDATORY & governed by FSANZ

Question 8

What is not required to have a NIP

- 3 points

Answer 8

Unpackaged food unless a claim is made.
Food packaged on premises from which sold.
Certain fruit and vegetable packages.

Question 9

What is mandatory on a NIP

Answer 9

Any nutrient or biologically active substance about
which a claim is made

Energy, protein, total fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate
(CHO), total sugars, sodium.

Question 10

Ingredients must be listen in what order

Answer 10

decreasing

Question 11

Nutrition claims involve

Answer 11

content claims

Question 12

health claims involve

- 2 point

Answer 12

enhanced function

risk reduction

Question 13

therapeutic claims involve

- 2 points

Answer 13

disease prevention and disease treatment

Question 14

Food Standards Code prohibits what
claims on labels or in advertising
- 4 points

Answer 14

a claim of therapeutic or prophylactic action

use of the word “health” in conjunction with the name of the food

advice of a medical nature

reference to any disease or
physiological condition

Question 15

What nutrient content claims are permitted?

- 2 points

Answer 15

levels of nutrients present in a food

whether food is a source or free of a nutrient

Question 16

Health claims that are permitted

Answer 16

General level health (Enhanced function) claims

High level health (risk reduction) claims

Question 17

Which type of claim is not permitted on products?

Answer 17

Therapeutic
- Express or implied claim to treat or prevent a
disease
- Advice of a medical nature

Question 18

GI food meausurements

- 3

Answer 18

below 55
56-69 = moderate
70+ = high

Question 19

What do high GI foods do?

Answer 19

Contain rapidly digested carbohydrate which produces a rapid rise and rapid fall in blood glucose levels.