food labelling

Question 1

why do we need food labels

Answer 1

help you choose between products and keep a check on the amount of foods you’re eating that are high in fat, salt and added sugars.
plus allergies

Question 2

what do food labels have

Answer 2

name of food, mass (weight or volume), use by or best before, how to store food, how to prepare food, details of the person company who made, packed or is selling the product, the country where the food was produced, ingredients, any of the 14 most common allergens, nutritional informations

10

Question 3

most common food allergens

Answer 3

cereals (wheat, barley, etc.), crustaceans (prawn, crabs, etc.), fish, peanuts, eggs, nuts, mustard, milk, celery, soya beans, sesame seeds, lupin (garden flower), sulphur dioxide, and sulphites (preserving foods), molluscs (octopus, squid, etc).

14

Question 4

traffic light system (food labelling)

Answer 4

a system for food labels that helps people make healthier choices

green - healthy choice, can be eaten all the time

amber - medium, can be eaten most of the time

red - high, should only be eaten sometimes

the more green sections there are, the healthier the choice.

The traffic light system shows whether or not the food product is high or low in: Fat, Saturated fat, Sugars, Salt

For example, sugars will be shown as red (high) if the product contains more than 22.5g of sugar per 100g. It will be green (low) if there is less than 5g of sugar per 100g.

Question 5

what is wrong with too much salt

Answer 5

can lead to a high blood pressure

Question 6

what is the worst fat

Answer 6

saturated fat