Food Engineering Questions and Answers - Food Packaging and Labelling

1. Statement 1: Secondary packaging is outside the primary packaging, so as to group the primarily packed objects.
Statement 2: Packaging can be arbitrarily classified into Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Packaging.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True

  Discussion

Answer: b
Explanation: Both the statements are correct

2. Which of the following is incorrect?
a) Packages designed for uniform shipping cannot be loaded into mixed shipping
b) Waste prevention is the most sought after option and disposal, the least sought after
c) Shrink wraps is one of the forms of packing used
d) None of the mentioned

  Discussion

Answer: d
Explanation: All the statements given are true.

3. Which of the following is a must in food labeling?
a) Name
b) Standard Specification
c) Place of Origin
d) All of the mentioned

  Discussion

Answer: d
Explanation: All the mentioned are requisites on a food label.

4.Statement 1: ‘Use by’ date is mentioned for perishable items and ‘Best before’ date is used to indicate when the item starts decaying/getting spoilt.
Statement 2: Instruction of use need not be necessary unless it is not obvious how to be used.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True

  Discussion

Answer: b
Explanation: Both the statements are true.

5. Which of the following need not be in the same vision of field?
a) Product name
b) Quantity
c) Date mark
d) Place of Origin

  Discussion

Answer: d
Explanation: Place of origin need not be written with the other three titles

6. It is legal for a label to say – ‘this product cures xyz disease’.
a) True
b) False

  Discussion

Answer: b
Explanation: It is prohibited for a label to read ‘this product cures xyz disease’.

7. Food Authenticity means _____
a) The food should match the description
b) The food should taste good
c) It should be cheap
d) None of the mentioned

  Discussion

Answer: a
Explanation: Food Authenticity means the food should match the description on the labels

8. Which of the following is a form of mis-description?
a) Incorrect Origin
b) Incorrect Quantitative Description
c) Extending the food
d) All of the mentioned

  Discussion

Answer: d
Explanation: Incorrect Origin, Incorrect Quantitative Description and Extending the food are all forms of mis-description.

9. What does FSS stand for?
a) Food set and sound
b) Food Secure and Safe
c) Food Safety and Security
d) Food sour and sign

  Discussion

Answer: c
Explanation: FSS stands for Food Safety and Security

10. It is a clause that the writing on the label of the container has to be clear.
a) True
b) False

  Discussion

Answer: a
Explanation: It is true that the writing on the label of the container has to be clear.