Deck 29: Government Food Regulations

Question 1

Which of the following federal agencies is involved in the regulation of fish?

A) USDA
B) CDC
C) U.S. Department of Commerce
D) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What government agency is involved in conducting product recalls?

A) USDA
B) CDC
C) EPA
D) FDA

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Ninety percent of all food allergies stem from ____ major allergens identified by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA).

A) two
B) four
C) eight
D) sixteen

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is an FDA publication updated every 2 years that explains how food-service organizations can prevent foodborne illness while preparing food?

A) Food Code
B) Product Recall Index
C) Food Additive Handbook
D) Food Fraud Handbook

Question 5

Civil court action to seize or confiscate a product that is defective, unsafe, filthy, or produced under unsanitary conditions is called

A) Food Code.
B) product recall.
C) food fraud.
D) food additive.

Question 6

Once a product is recalled, the manufacturer has all of the following alternatives except to

A) allow the FDA to dispose of the food product.
B) contest the government's charges in court.
C) request permission of the court to bring the product into compliance under the law.
D) have a group of panelists sample the produce for product acceptance.

Question 7

The _____ was the beginning of the government's involvement in food regulation.

A) Pure Food and Drug Act
B) Federal Meat Inspection Act
C) Federal Trade Commission Act
D) Public Health Services Act

Question 8

Based on the 2016 new FDA food label proposals, a realistic serving size of ice cream will now be

A) ½ cup.
B) 1 cup.
C) 1 pint.
D) 1 ½ cups.

Question 9

The Food Code is a(n) _____ publication, updated every _____ years, that shows food-service organizations how to prevent foodborne illness while preparing foods.

A) CDC; 2
B) FDA; 2
C) USDA; 5
D) U.S. Department of Commerce; 5

Question 10

The FDA issues a _____ recall when a product is discovered to be dangerous or defective enough to cause serious health problems or death.

A) Class I
B) Class II
C) Class III
D) Class IV

Question 11

Which of the following organizations is not a federal agency involved in the regulation of the food supply in the United States?

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
B) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
C) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
D) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
E) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Question 12

All of the following are new changes to the food label proposed in 2016 except

A) inclusion of added sugars.
B) % Daily Values now included for vitamin D.
C) inclusion of kilocalories from fat.
D) % Daily Values now included for potassium.

Question 13

If you are a food manufacturer looking to put your food for sale on the market in the United States, which government agency would be responsible for regulating your food's label?

A) CDC
B) FDA
C) FTC
D) Department of the Treasury
E) EPA

Question 14

Which of the following is the given requirements for the type and amount of ingredients a food should contain in order to be labeled as that food?

A) Standards of Fill
B) Standards of Minimum Quality
C) food fraud
D) Standards of Identity

Question 15

What is a substance added intentionally or unintentionally to food that becomes part of the food and affects its character?

A) Food Code
B) food additive
C) product recall
D) food fraud

Question 16

The Department of the Treasury is involved in food regulation by regulating

A) fish.
B) fair advertising.
C) pesticides.
D) alcohol.

Question 17

Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle exposed the filthy conditions in Chicago's

A) ethnic bakeries.
B) breweries.
C) meat packing plants.
D) small restaurants and food vendor carts.

Question 18

Meat, eggs, poultry, and dairy are regulated by the

A) USDA.
B) EPA.
C) U.S. Department of Commerce.
D) FDA.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 19

Deliberate substitution, addition, tampering, or misrepresentation of food, ingredients, packaging, or statements made about a product for economic gain is known as

A) food fraud.
B) food additive.
C) Food Code violation.
D) product recall.

Question 20

Grading of fruits and vegetables is conducted by the

A) FDA.
B) EPA.
C) U.S. Department of Commerce.
D) USDA.

Question 21

Pesticides may be used on raw agricultural commodities if

A) they are not cancer causing.
B) they are used in accordance with the original Delaney Clause.
C) the finished food products are completely pesticide free.
D) the benefit from their use outweighs the risk they pose.

Question 22

The amount of raw product that must be put into a container before liquid (brine or syrup) is added is known as

A) Standards of Fill.
B) Standards of Minimum Quality.
C) Standards of Identity.
D) allowable contaminants.

Question 23

Which of the following statements regarding the approval process for food additives is true?

A) An additive that is found to be completely safe after thorough testing is given permanent approval.
B) The process of approving a new additive is time consuming and costly.
C) If 10 mg of the additive causes no harm in laboratory animals, then manufacturers may use up to 1 mg of it in foods for humans.
D) A thousand-fold margin of safety is applied to additives.

Question 24

Which of the following food label descriptions communicates the amount of a nutrient or dietary substance contained in a food or beverage?

A) unqualified health claim
B) nutrient content claim
C) health claim
D) structure claim

Question 25

A structure claim is a statement identifying relationships between nutrients or dietary ingredients and a body function.

Question 26

The current definition of serving size is the "amount of food customarily eaten at one time."

Question 27

The tool used by the federal government to determine whether food manufacturers are following standards is inspection.

Question 28

Which of the following statements regarding food colorings is false?

A) FDA-certified colorings must be included in the ingredients list for foods that contain them other than butter, cheese, and ice cream.
B) Food color additives include Blue No. 1 and No. 2 and Red No. 3 and No. 40.
C) A food coloring that is included in the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list is not considered a food additive.
D) No food colors have tested positive as carcinogens in laboratory animals.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 29

The creation of one federal agency to oversee food safety has not been proposed.

Question 30

The USDA and EPA jointly inspect and grade all meats, poultry, and eggs involved in interstate commerce.

Question 31

A drug is a product able to treat, prevent, cure, mitigate, or diagnose a disease or disease symptom.

Question 32

For which of the following food components are qualified health claims related to diabetes allowed by the FDA?

A) B vitamins
B) chromium picolinate
C) calcium
D) 0.8 mg folic acid

Question 33

Which of the following is the given requirements for tenderness, color, and freedom from defects in canned fruits and vegetables?

A) Standards of Identity
B) Standards of Minimum Quality
C) allowable contaminants
D) Standards of Fill

Question 34

Food labeling became a requirement for most foods in 1994.

Question 35

A statement that describes a relationship between a food, food component, or dietary supplement ingredient and reduced risk of a disease is called a structure/function claim.

Question 36

Which of the following statements describes a relationship between a food, food component, or dietary supplement ingredient and reduced risk of a disease?

A) nutrient content claim
B) function claim
C) health claim
D) qualified health claim

Question 37

All of the following are examples of qualified health claims allowed by the FDA except

A) 0.8 mg folic acid and neural tube birth defects.
B) corn oil and cardiovascular disease risk.
C) lean meats and cancer risk.
D) psyllium husk and diabetes.

Question 38

According to FDA regulations, the "gluten free" label can only be used on foods with less than _____ ppm gluten.

A) 5
B) 20
C) 10
D) 7

Question 39

What would the COOL information on a package of pecans tell you?

A) that pecans are a food allergen
B) the serving size for pecans
C) that nut intake may reduce cardiovascular disease risk
D) what country the pecans were grown in
E) None of these are correct.

Question 40

It is illegal for foods to bear traces of pesticides in excess of the safe tolerance levels set by the

A) FDA.
B) USDA.
C) EPA.
D) FTC.

Question 41

Explain the basic changes to the food label that will be taking place based on the 2016 updated FDA guidelines.

Question 42

Voluntary grading is available for fresh fish but not for frozen fish products.

Question 43

Most inspection of foods is voluntary and grading is mandatory.

Question 44

Are there acceptable levels of contaminants in certain foods? If so, discuss these allowable contaminants and provide examples of foods and specific levels of filth.

Question 46

Explain how the following government agencies are involved in oversight and/or regulation of the food supply and/or food safety: USDA, FDA, EPA, and CDC.

Question 47

What does COOL stand for and what foods does it apply to? What foods are exempt? Describe the COOL labeling categories.

Question 48

Briefly explain what the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was and how it changed the landscape of food safety in the United States. What cultural event and widely read publication spurred this piece of legislation?

Question 49

Discuss the individual goals and objectives of the two major international agencies that are part of the United Nations-the FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO). What is the Codex Alimentarius Commission?

Question 50

What are the differences between USDA inspection and grading? Discuss the history of USDA inspection and grading. What does an inspection stamp look like and where would a consumer find it? What is the difference between a quality and a yield grade? Are USDA grades useful when selecting and purchasing fruit for food preparation, and if so, how?

Question 51

The law excludes substances that are on the GRAS list or have prior sanction from being defined as a food fraud.

Question 52

The Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service oversees the inspection of fish and fish products.

Question 53

What are the essential components of a health claim? What is the difference between qualified and unqualified health claims? Which type is most reliable? Give examples of and discuss the qualified health claims allowed by the FDA. What law pronounced that dietary supplements are to be treated as foods, and in what year was it passed?

Question 54

Tofu is considered a major allergen as defined by the FALCPA passed in 2004.