Food laws and regulations

Name ten of the 14 mandatory dietary components required in the current nutritional labels.

Total Calories, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat (Added as mandatory), Cholesterol, Sodium, Total Carbohydrate, Dietary Fiber, Total Sugars, Added Sugars (The most significant new addition), Protein, Vitamin D (Now mandatory), Calcium, Iron, Potassium (Now mandatory)

List the current subparts listed under 21 CFR part 110.5 Current Good Manufacturing Practices

Umbrella GMPs: subpart: A. General provisions B. Building and facilities C. Equipment D. (reserved) E. Production and process controls F. (reserved) G. Defect action levels

define the following acronyms relating to government agencies USDA, TTB, DHHS, FDA,USDA

United States Department of Agriculture, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Health and human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Classification of cheese according to FDA.

Unpast processed cheese, unpast processed cheese spread, cream

Give the full names of the following federal agencies that have jurisdiction over the food industry: USDA, FSIS, NMFS, EPA, FTC, OSHA, NIST, BATF.

USDA-United States Department of Agriculture; FSIS-Food Safety Inspection Service; NMFS-National Marine Fisheries Service; EPA-Environmental Protection Agency; FTC-Federal Trade Commission; OSHA-Occupational Safety & Health Administration; NIST-National Institute of Standards and Technology; BATF-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

Name the cabinet-level agency responsible for FSIS, FDA, Biopesticides, and Alcohol.

USDA, Department of Health and Human Services, EPA, and Department of Justice

What does the FPLA require?

Use of retail packaging that are not deceptive. Beyond being non-deceptive, the FPLA specifically mandates the "Big Three" on a label: The identity of the product, The name and place of business of the manufacturer/distributor, The net quantity of contents (in both metric and U.S. customary units).

Which 4 micronutrients are necessary on nutrition labels according to the 2016 FDA format?

Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron, Potassium

According to the NLEA, when must foods be nutrition labeled? (Give two ways)

When nutrition information is stated on the label or when a nutrient content claim is being made, AND if the manufacturer meets an exemption (small business, food sold in restaurant, food sold for immediate consumption, food sold for retail in the establishment where the food was processed - as in bakeries and delis, foods not sold for immediate consumption but are packaged according to the conumers' request, foods that contain insignificant amounts of nutrients, infant formula, dietary supplements, medical foods, bulk foods, raw produce, custom processed game fish or meat, food in packages with less than 12 square inches of space, food sold from bulk containers, shell eggs, foods for infants and children under 4 years of age, and multi-unit packages)

What agency regulates the production, labeling, and sale of the following products: wine coolers, Emu, Turkey, Lite Beer

Wine/Beer: TTB (Alcohol/Tax) & FDA (Non-Alcohol/Ingredients); Emu/Turkey: USDA-FSIS (Meat/Poultry Inspection)

The use of PVC or polyvinyl chloride containers for alcohol was banned because the monomer vinyl chloride leaked into food. This action was taken under the FDA act covering which of the following? (a) Adulteration (b) Non-intentional poisonous and deleterious substances (c) Misbranding by not having the monomer content labeled (d) The Delaney Clause (e) Improper use of colors

(b) Non-intentional poisonous and deleterious substances

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 required processors to do which of the following? (a) Test to safety of their additives (b) Disclose the additives used (c) Not use injurious substances in food (d) Prove the efficacy of the additives used

(c) Not use injurious substances in food

A certified food color is one: (a) That the US Government passed for safety (b) That the US Government passed for use in 1958 (c) That the US Government passed for purity (d) That has zero viscosity (e) None of the above

(c) That the US Government passed for purity

The Delaney Clause prohibits the use of the suspected chemical at which of the following levels? (a) Above the level tested in chronic tests (b) At a level that is above 1/100 of the minimum physiological response in animals (c) Above the LD 50 (d) At any level above zero (e) If used above the ADI

(d) At any level above zero

Food additives that have GRAS status: a. can be used in foods without special approval from the FDA, b. can substitute for Good Manufacturing Practices, c. can only be used in beverages, d. do not need to be declared on the ingrediants list

a. an be used in foods without special approval from the FDA

ISO 9000 applies to which of the following: A. Quality management system B. Food safety system C. Environmental management system D. Occupational health and safety

A. Quality management system

Which of the following do not require pre-market approval by the FDA? a. structure-function claims b. health claim c. drugs d. food additives

a. structure-function claims

Which of the following food categories is NOT approved for treatment with irradiation: A. fruits, B. milk and dairy, C. animal and pet foods, or D. none of the above?

B. Milk and dairy

A food product would not be considered adulterated if: a) It contained a new animal drug; b) It contains FD&C Yellow #4; C. It contains carmine; D. If it is the product of an animal that did not die by slaughter

C

The DeLaney Clause of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act did NOT pertain to: a. preservatives, b. processing aids, c. pesticides on raw products for agricultural use, d. pesticides on food, e. color additives

c. pesticides on raw products for agricultural use