Deck 18: Food Additives

Question 1

Calcium silicate is useful as:

A) An anti-caking agent
B) A coloring agent
C) An oxidizing agent
D) A nutritional additive
E) None of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Processing aids that are added to foods during manufacturing may serve in such roles as:

A) Clarifying agents
B) Catalysts,
C) Flocculents
D) A and B
E) A, B, C and others

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Sometimes amino acids are added to improve:

A) Color,
B) Texture
C) Nutritive value
D) Color
E) None of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Acetic acid is approved as a:

A) Sequestrant,
B) Coloring agent
C) Reducing agent
D) pH control agent
E) None of these

Question 5

Lecithin is approved as a(n)

A) Anti-caking agent
B) Coloring agent
C) Antioxidant
D) Nutritional additive
E) Emulsifying agent

Question 6

GRAS is the abbreviation for:

A) Green and red additive substitutes
B) Generally recognized as safe
C) Gradually recognized and approved as safe
D) Guaranteed regular additives and substitutes
E) None of these

Question 7

Cochineal and saffron are additives approved as

A) Anti-caking agents
B) Coloring agents
C) Antioxidants
D) Nutritional additives
E) None of these

Question 8

The federal agency responsible for defining food additives and authorizing their use is the:

A) EPA
B) Bureau of Homeland Security
C) Agricultural Research Service
D) FDA
E) None of these

Question 9

The government agency with authority over the Food Additives Amendment is the:

A) Environmental Protection Agency
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Food and Drug Administration
D) United States Department of Agriculture
E) United States Department of Interior

Question 10

Ascorbic acid sometimes is added to improve shelf life.

Question 11

Acacia gum is approved as a

A) Chewing gum
B) Thickening agent
C) Grain starch
D) pH control agent
E) None of these

Question 12

EAFUS stands for"

A) Edible Additives For the U.S
B) Eating Additives From the U.S.
C) Edible Alternatives For the U.S
D) Eating Alternatives for the U.S.
E) Everything Added to Food in the United States

Question 13

A piece of peanut shell in a jar of peanut butter is classified as:

A) An intentional additive
B) An illegal additive
C) , (3) an accidental additive
D) A toxin
E) None of these

Question 14

BHA and BHT are useful as

A) Anti-caking agents
B) Coloring agents
C) Antioxidants
D) Nutritional additives
E) None of these

Question 15

Cochineal is available from natural sources and is not manufactured by chemists.

Question 16

The Food Additives Amendment of 1958:

A) Contains the Delaney clause
B) Requires extensive proof of safety for food additives\
C) Sets forth the definition of food additives
D) Shifts the burden of proof from the federal government to industry
E) All of the above.

Question 17

Tests for the safety of food additives include:

A) Acute tests
B) prolonged tests
C) Chronic
D) Long-term or extended tests
E) All of the above

Question 18

Sucralose is approved as a(n)

A) Emulsifying agent
B) Coloring agent
C) Antioxidant
D) Nutritional additive
E) Non-nutritive sweetener

Question 19

The guide to manufacturers regarding food additives if the:

A) Food Chemicals Codex
B) USDA Dietary Guidelines
C) RDA and RDI,
D) RDI only
E) none of these.

Question 20

Several gums from natural sources are used as additives to improve texture in a variety of products.

Question 21

Discuss the following provisions of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958.

Question 22

Distinguish between:

Question 23

The definition of a food additive that was included in the 1958 Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 is still in effect.

Question 24

The Delaney clause states that additives that produce cancer when consumed at any level by animals or humans cannot be added to food.

Question 25

The Food Additives Amendment was passed in 1958 as an amendment to the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.

Question 26

The Color Additives Amendments of 1960 provide different regulations from the original Food Additives Amendment.

Question 27

EAFUS is the acronym for Energy Added to Foods in the United States,

Question 28

Discuss the role and function of the Food and Drug Administration.

Question 29

List several functions of intentional food additives.

Question 30

A consumer is concerned about nitrites being used in baby food. Discuss this issue with her including the following points: two types of additives found in foods, the government agency that governs food additives, the safety tests for food additives, the Food Additives Amendment of 1958, the Delaney Clause, and the benefit-risk ratio.

Question 31

Additives classified as GRAS are tested in the same manner as additives not considered to be GRAS.

Question 32

The definition of a food additive is short, clear cut, and to the point.