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Food Science

Food Science. Who’s job?. Food Standards Agency. Set up in 2000 Protect public health and interest in food Promote healthy eating Ensure food is safe Ensure food is labelled correctly Food Scientists and Dieticians What do they do?. Dietician. Monitors diet Analyses food intake

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Food Science

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  1. Food Science Who’s job?

  2. Food Standards Agency • Set up in 2000 • Protect public health and interest in food • Promote healthy eating • Ensure food is safe • Ensure food is labelled correctly • Food Scientists and Dieticians • What do they do?

  3. Dietician • Monitors diet • Analyses food intake • Make recommendations • Also in Hospitals • Allergies • Food related conditions (diabetes)

  4. How could a dietician help an obese person to improve their health?

  5. Food Scientist • Check food contains what it claims • Test foods and raw materials • Sugars • Fat • Protein • Microbes – food poisoning • Additives • Flavour or appearance

  6. Microbes – friends and enemies • Food poisoning • Salmonella, listeria, E. coli 0157 • Hygiene and proper storage • Microbes can be useful • Bacteria in cheese and yoghurt • Yeast in bread, beer and wine

  7. Name three things that a food scientist may test food for.

  8. Food production • Intensive farming • Use of chemicals • Advantages: • Protects crops from predators and pests • Protect from disease and competition • Enhances growth = maximum yield • Disadvantages: • Pesticides can harm other animals • Machinery damages environment

  9. Food production • Organic farming • Little or no chemicals (must be approved) • Advantages: • More natural product • Better living conditions for animals • Disadvantages: • Lower yields • More expensive

  10. Name one advantage and one disadvantage of intensive farming methods • Name on advantage and one disadvantage of organic farming methods

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