KS3 Food Choice
What's covered
Key facts
Food advertising influences choice through celebrity endorsements and persuasive images, especially on television and social media.
UK food law requires 14 major allergens to be declared on food labels: cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, milk, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame, sulphur dioxide/sulphites, lupin, molluscs.
Allergens must be highlighted (e.g. in bold or contrasting type) within a packaged food's ingredient list.
Samples are given codes (such as three-digit numbers) instead of brand names so brand loyalty doesn't bias the panellist's judgement.
Coeliac disease is a medical condition that requires complete avoidance of gluten (wheat, barley, rye).
Coeliac disease is the health condition that requires complete avoidance of gluten.
Allergens must be highlighted in bold (or contrasting colour/type) within the ingredients list on pre-packed food.
The "best before" date label relates to food quality (texture, flavour) — not safety. The food is still safe after the date if stored properly.
A paired comparison is a sensory test that compares two unidentified (coded) samples.
A person with coeliac disease must avoid all gluten in their diet.
Sample questions
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Which of the following influences what food a person chooses to eat?
- •the height of the supermarket shelf
- •the number of letters in the food name
- •the texture of the shop floor
- ✓their religious or cultural beliefs
Which triggers an immune response — a food allergy or intolerance?
- ✓allergy
- •both do
- •intolerance
- •neither does
Which of the following is legally required on a food label?
- •a customer star rating and review
- ✓a list of ingredients
- •a photograph of the finished product
- •a recipe suggestion from the manufacturer
Which sense is used when assessing the flavour of food?
- •hearing
- •sight
- ✓taste
- •touch
A vegetarian avoids meat and fish. What do they still eat?
- •All animal products
- ✓Dairy and eggs
- •Fish but not meat
- •Only plant foods
Why do some people choose to buy Fairtrade products?
- •Fairtrade guarantees organic farming
- •Fairtrade means higher nutritional content
- •Fairtrade products are always cheaper
- ✓Farmers get a fair, stable price
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