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Area 2: Contemporary food issues
Quick questions on Technological developments in food - SQA Higher Health and Food Technology
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What are benefits?Show answer
better safety, longer shelf life, less waste, and a wider range of convenient, consistent products. Drawbacks: some people are sensitive to certain additives (some colours have been linked to hyperactivity in children), and a long additive list can mark a highly processed food; there is also general consumer distrust of E numbers.
What is q1?Show answer
Name two types of food additive and state the purpose of each. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
State one benefit and one drawback of genetically modified food to the consumer. [2 marks]
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