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What are the dietary needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women

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Extra protein, calcium and iron

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what are the dietary needs of elderly people

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Cutting down of fats and carbohydrates

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What are the dietary needs for athletes

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Need food that provides a lot of energy

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What are the dietary needs for overweight people

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Low fat food

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How do economic needs effect what people buy

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How much time and money people have influence what they buy
Special offers on products attract customers who want to save money
Some people only buy high quality food no matter what

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What kind of foods are popular with children

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Entertaining foods like pasta in funny shapes or cereals with free toys

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What foods are popular

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Entertaining foods
Trendy food like sushi
Convenience foods

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How can celebrity chefs help boost sales of particular products

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If they endorse it

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What can eating sometimes be

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A social occasion e.g out at restaurants

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What do office workers in cities tend to eat

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Sandwiches and quick things at lunch times

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Why are convenience foods popular

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Because they are for people who lead busy lives as they are quick and easy

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Why do people choose free range products

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Because they know the animals are treated ethically

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What does organic food mean

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They are grown naturally without pesticides

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Why are fair trade products popular

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Because the customers want to make sure farmers get a fair price for their product

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Why do some people prefer to buy British or local produce

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To support the local economy and to reduce food miles

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Why won’t some people eat blue fin tuna

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Because it is endangered

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What is food that is suitable for Muslims

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Halal

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What is food that is suitable for Jews

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Kosher

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How can you Carter for people who obey Relgious food laws

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Using particular ingredients e.g some foods like pork are banned and some need to be prepared in a certain way

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What are good opportunities for designers and manufacturers to make special products

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Cultural and religious festivals

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Why might people like a product

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It looks good
Tastes good
Packaging is appealing
Some people like trying anything that’s new and exotic

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Why do multicultural factors have a lot of influence on food production

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Because they increase the variety of food as you can eat food from all around the world. You can try new flavours and spices and they bring different cooking methods like stir fry

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How is food production harming the environment

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Food resources are in short supply e.g stocks of some fish are low
Processing food uses a lot of energy
Packaging uses up resources e.g trees for paper
Transporting food from far away is expensive and harms the environment

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How do you use resources sustainably in relation to food production

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Scarce food resources need to be protected like cod
Use renewable energy resources
Less packaging and using renewable packaging from plantations where trees are planted to replace
Reuse and recycle packaging

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Why do shops and manufacturers buy food from abroad
Because consumers want food all year round so they buy from abroad when it's out of season here like assparagus and some just can't be grown here like banana.
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How can transport costs be kept down
Using packaging that stacks well to fit as much as possible on the lorry
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Why is local and seasonal food the best
Reduces food miles (distance food travels from where it's produced to where it's sold)
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What is sustainability
Living in a way that benefits us now and can still benefit people in the future like replanting 3 trees for every 1 cut down
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What do foods labelled as free range let consumers know
Animals have a higher standard of welfare than in intensive farming and they are free to roam
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Why does free range farming cost more
It is less efficient
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What does the fair trade mark let consumers know
That farmers and workers in developing countries receive a fair price
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Explain fair trade
The fair trade labelling organisations international sets fair trade standards and supports producers in developing countries. Through fair trade farmers and workers in developing countries get fair prices, decent working conditions and can invest in their communities.
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What does the red tractor symbol let people know
The food producers meet standards of food safety, hygienem animal welfare and environmental protection set by the assured food standards scheme. The farm assured food can be traced back to the farms they came from.
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What are foods that are labelled organic
Grown without using artificial pesticides or fertilisers. They have a high animal welfare standard and the animals aren't given growth hormones.
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Why is organic food not always good
Isn't efficient as has a smaller yield | It's more expensive but some people are willing to pay
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What can labelling on products help people make
Informed choices about what they eat
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What laws must manufacturers obey
Trade descriptions act Food safety act Food standard act Food labelling regulations
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What, by law, must be on the label of pre-packed foods
``` Name of the product and what it is Weight or volume of the product The name and address of manufacturer Use by date or best before date Cooking instructions How to store the product Any GM ingredients Country is comes from List of ingredients ```
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What should all the ingredients on the label be
Listed so people with allergies can see them | Listed in descending order of weight
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When is it required to list the nutritional information
If the product makes a special nutritional claim like low fat and the nutritional information has to back this up
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What are some other information that isn't legally required on labels
Some guarantee a high standard or money back Symbols to show food is suitable for a particular diet Suggested accompaniments to the product Possible allege problems Traffic light labelling Recycling symbol to show how healthy it is Warn about very hot contents
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How does the traffic light labelling work
Red, orange and green colours show whether s product has high, medium of low amounts of saturated fat, salt and sugar
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Why are most food products packaged
To contain the product neatly To protect it from being damaged To preserve the food and extend the shelf life To avoid contamination To identity what the product is and give useful information
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What are three laws about food packing
It can't be hazardous to human health It can't cause food to deteriorate (to off) It can't cause an unacceptable change in the products quality
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Explain modified atmosphere packaging
It extends the shelf life of fresh foods e.g fresh pasta Put in s plastic packaging with s mixture of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide in particular proportions. It is sealed and chilled. But once opened it has a normal shelf life.
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Explain vacuum packaging
Often used for dry foods like coffee. Food is put in plastic packaging then the air is sucked away it is then sealed to keep the food in oxygen free conditions. Once packet is opened follow storage instructions
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What is nanotechnology
A new technology that involves using very very small particles
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What can some nanoparticles do to packagin
Make it stronger, lighter or more heat resistant
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What can adding clay nanoparticles to plastic help the packaging
It can make food last longer as it is better at keeping out oxygen and moisture and some nanoparticles can kill microorganisms
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What do some smart packagings use
Nanoparticles to change the packagings properties depending on the conditions e.g milk carton could change colour when milk goes off
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How is there a balance between impacts of packaging and food
Packaging takes a lot of energy but it means less food is wasted and using recycled materials reduces environmental impact
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Characteristics of glass e.g in bottles
Strong, rigid material Transparent so customers can see what they buy Resistant to high temperatures Can be reused and is easy and cheap to recycle Heavy Breaks easily
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What are the characteristics of plastic e.g in trays and bottles
``` Can get rigid or flexible ones Can be transparent or coloured Microwaveable Lightweight Printed on Not biodegradable Some can't be recycled ```
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Characteristics of card and paperboard e.g boxes and packets
``` Biodegradable Fairly strong Lightweight and flexible Easy to print on Waterproof is laminated Easy and cheap to recycle Can't see the contents and not rigid so product could be squashed ```
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Characteristics of metal packing e.g aluminium in cans
Strong and some are lightweight e.g aluminium Resistant to high temperatures Aluminium is cheaper to recycle than extract Metals can react with some foods Can't see the contents
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What are the dietary needs of babies and toddlers
Need certain nutrients for growth and development

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