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Being an Effective Consumer

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What makes people choose the foods they do?

The factors affecting food choice, including physical, economic, social, cultural and religious, ethical and sensory factors, and how they influence what people buy and eat.
A focused CCEA GCSE Food and Nutrition answer on the factors affecting food choice, covering physical, economic, social, cultural and religious, ethical and sensory factors, and how each influences what people buy and eat.
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What must a food label tell us, and how do we use it to choose well?

Food labelling, including mandatory and voluntary information, nutrition information, traffic-light labelling, allergen information, and date marks, and how labels help consumers make informed choices.
A focused CCEA GCSE Food and Nutrition answer on food labelling, covering the mandatory and voluntary information on labels, nutrition panels, traffic-light labelling, allergen information and date marks, and how labels help consumers choose.
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Where does our food come from, and why does that matter?

Food provenance, including where food comes from, food miles, local and seasonal food, organic farming, Fairtrade, animal welfare, and food processing and production.
A focused CCEA GCSE Food and Nutrition answer on food provenance, covering where food comes from, food miles, local and seasonal food, organic farming, Fairtrade, animal welfare, and food processing and production.
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Will there be enough food for everyone, and how can we eat more sustainably?

Food security and the sustainability of food, including food waste and how to reduce it, the environmental impact of food, seasonality, and ways consumers can make more sustainable choices.
A focused CCEA GCSE Food and Nutrition answer on food security and sustainability, covering what food security means, food waste and how to reduce it, the environmental impact of food, seasonality, and how consumers can choose more sustainably.
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