Contemporary issues affecting consumer food choices: SQA Advanced Higher Health and Food Technology Area 3 quiz quiz

It widens choice towards premium and organic foods

It limits choice towards cheaper, more filling and own-brand foods

It has no effect on the foods bought

It forces a switch to only fresh produce

They are always the cheapest option

They are always the healthiest option

They need little time or skill to prepare

They contain no additives

They determine which foods are acceptable and how they are prepared

They only affect the price of food

They have no influence in modern diets

They only affect the packaging of food

A best-before date on a tin

A special offer and eye-level shelf placement prompting an impulse buy

The country of origin on a label

The net quantity on a pack

Alphabetical order

Order of nutritional value

Random order chosen by the manufacturer

Descending order of weight

Use-by is about quality; best-before is about safety

Use-by is about safety; best-before is about quality

They mean exactly the same thing

Both are only about appearance

To make the label look attractive

To increase the price of the product

So people with an allergy or intolerance can identify and avoid them

To meet advertising targets

Whether fat, saturates, sugars and salt are low, medium or high

The country where the food was made

The full list of ingredients

The manufacturer's address

To make food more expensive

To remove all additives from food

To ban imported foods

To ensure food is safe and that labelling and claims are accurate and not misleading

Producing as much food as possible regardless of impact

Meeting present food needs without harming the ability of future generations to meet theirs

Importing all food from overseas

Removing all packaging from food

The energy content of a food

The number of ingredients in a product

The distance food has travelled from production to the consumer

The shelf life of a food

That the food is organic

That producers in developing countries receive a fairer price and better conditions

That the food has no additives

That the food is locally produced

Food grown with restricted pesticides and fertilisers and to higher welfare standards

Food that has travelled the fewest food miles

Food with the longest shelf life

Food that is always cheapest

Locking food away from pests

The safety of food packaging

The use of preservatives in food

Reliable access for all people to enough safe, affordable and nutritious food

Guaranteed lower prices for all consumers

Resistance to pests and disease, reducing pesticide use and crop losses

A complete end to all environmental concern

Removal of the need for any labelling

Because only price ever matters

Because a real choice usually reflects economic, social, cultural and psychological factors together

Because consumers never consider health

Because marketing has no effect