HUMAN NUTRITION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When only a small amount of an ingredient is used in making a food it does not need to be listed on the food label.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If an ingredient makes up less than 5% of the food, it does not have to be listed.

Detailed explanation-2: -A. Food manufacturers are required to list all ingredients in the food on the label. On a product label, the ingredients are listed in order of predominance, with the ingredients used in the greatest amount first, followed in descending order by those in smaller amounts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the more common types of false and misleading labeling include but are not limited to: Falsely labeling products that contain artificial ingredients as “natural” or having “no artificial ingredients” Misrepresenting the quality or quantity of ingredients in a product.

Detailed explanation-4: -General Labelling Requirements The label must not contain Information about the food that could be deemed false, misleading, deceptive, or otherwise create an erroneous impression regarding the product. The label must be affixed to the container so that it would not easily be separated from the container.

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