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Area 5: Where food comes from

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

What impact does our food have on the environment, and how can we reduce it?

Food and the environment: food miles and carbon footprint, packaging and its disposal, food waste and the 3 Rs, the environmental cost of food production, and how the consumer can make more sustainable choices.
A focused answer on food and the environment for Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (C560), covering food miles and carbon footprint, packaging and waste, the 3 Rs, the environmental cost of food production, and how consumers can choose more sustainably.
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How is raw food turned into the products we buy, and how does processing change it?

Food processing and production: primary and secondary processing, how foods such as wheat, milk and oil are processed, fortification and additives, genetic modification, and the effect of processing on nutrition and shelf life.
A focused answer on food processing and production for Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (C560), covering primary and secondary processing, how wheat, milk and oil are processed, fortification and additives, genetic modification, and the effect of processing on nutrition and shelf life.
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Where does our food come from, and how is it grown, reared, caught and traded?

Food provenance and production: where and how food is grown, reared and caught, intensive and organic farming, free-range and sustainable fishing, seasonality, local and imported food, fair trade and the journey from farm to fork.
A focused answer on food provenance and production for Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (C560), covering where and how food is grown, reared and caught, intensive versus organic farming, free-range and sustainable fishing, seasonality, local and imported food, and fair trade.
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What is food security, what threatens it, and what does sustainable food mean?

Food security and sustainability: what food security means, the factors that threaten the food supply, food poverty and food banks, sustainable food production and fishing, and global food issues.
A focused answer on food security and sustainability for Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (C560), covering the meaning of food security, the factors that threaten it, food poverty and food banks, sustainable food production and fishing, and global food issues.
9 min answer →