Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition: Student Book

WHAT DOES LABELLING SHOW? This can be useful to the consumer as it requires the quantity of an ingredient used in a food product to be shown as percentage, which can help when comparing products, for example: The name of the food ‘Best before’ dates are used for products that have quite a long shelf life e.g. breakfast cereals. After this date the product is still safe to eat, though its quality may deteriorate. A ‘BEST BEFORE’ OR ‘USE-BY’ DATE Quantity information; weight or volume Country of origin ‘ Use-by’ dates are generally used on perishable foods which will go off after the date stated. ‘Use-by’ indicates the food must be eaten by that date. These tell you what is the best way of storing the food and whether it should be kept in the fridge or freezer. There are 14 main allergens which, from 2014, must be labelled on pre-packaged food when used as ingredients. These are celery, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans (including prawns, crabs and lobsters), eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs (including mussels and oysters), mustard, nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, soya beans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites. Vs A LIST OF INGREDIENTS If there are more than 2 ingredients they should be listed in descending order of weight, i.e. largest amount first. ANY NECESSARY WARNINGS E.G. ALLERGIES ANY SPECIAL STORAGE CONDITIONS The name and address of the manufacturer, packer or seller The lot number Instructions for use or cooking, if necessary Cheese and bacon quiche FILLING 75% PASTRY 25% Cheese and bacon quiche (economy) FILLING 70% PASTRY 30% Cheese and bacon quiche (luxury) FILLING 78% PASTRY 22% Quantitative Ingredient Declaration (QUID) The Food Labelling Regulations 1996 require certain information to be given on all pre-packed foods. The following information must appear on the front of packaged food: 146 CORE KNOWLEDGE