Deck 14: Food Additives

Question 1

The FDA considers irradiation of food to be an additive.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

One principal function of food additives is to maintain food freshness.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The banning of cyclamates in _____ produced a presidential directive to review the safety of the GRAS substances and led to the FDA's cyclic review of all direct and indirect additives.

A)1969
B)1958
C)2002
D)1985

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Color additives are no longer permitted for direct addition to human food in the United States.

Question 5

_____ is a certifiable color.

A)Canthaxanthin
B)Ferrous gluconate
C)Titanium dioxide
D)FD&C Blue No.1

Question 6

The group of food additives that add the most value to foods are the _____.

A)color modifiers
B)preservatives
C)fat replacers
D)flavoring agents

Question 7

Acidulants make food moist.

Question 8

Amalean I and Amalean II are _____.

A)fat replacers
B)nutritional additives
C)color modifiers
D)texturing agents

Question 9

_____ are water-insoluble forms of dyes.

A)Lakes
B)Loughs
C)Meres
D)Tarns

Question 10

Synthetic flavoring agents have been banned in the United States.

Question 11

The majority of direct food additives fall into the category of Generally Recognized as Safe.

Question 12

The Delaney clause states that the food industry cannot add any substance to food if it induces cancer when ingested by humans or animals.

Question 13

_____ add smoothness,color uniformity,and flavor uniformity to such foods as ice creams,chocolate milk,and artificially sweetened beverages.

A)Acidulants and sequestrants
B)Stabilizers and thickeners
C)Chelating agents and antioxidants
D)Antioxidants and antimicrobial agents

Question 14

Synthetic flavorings that resemble natural flavors _____.

A)have been outlawed in more than 20 countries
B)are more stable than natural flavors
C)provide additional nutritional value
D)are used to improve food uniformity

Question 15

_____ are added to foods primarily to change the taste and to control microbial growth.

A)Sequestrants
B)Chelating agents
C)Acidulants
D)Antioxidants

Question 16

Consumers constantly demand new and improved fat replacers.

Question 17

Like herbal supplements,the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)has no jurisdiction over the use of additives.

Question 18

Emulsifiers improve the uniformity of a food.

Question 19

The Delaney clause was a _____ amendment to the Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act.

A)1958
B)1962
C)1970
D)1985

Question 20

_____ help protect food from changes when exposed to oxygen.

A)Antimicrobial agents
B)Sequestrants
C)Antioxidants
D)Color modifiers