FOS 4202 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Lunch Meat, Starch, Carboxymethyl Cellulose

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
• Course: FOS 4202
• Professor: asliodabasi

Document Summary

Food additives, food laws and dietary supplements. State the legal definition of a food additive. Explain the purpose and/or key uses of food additives. Explain the role of the usda and fda. Describe the approved process for food additives. Explain or state purpose for food additives. Our food supply would change drastically without them. Compound must be able to be analyzed. Sorbate - cheese, moist dog food, juices. Used a lot to improve baked goods. Bleaches flour and alters starch and protein. Don"t have to put full name on label. Firming agents (calcium chloride) in fruits and vegetables. Primarily meat and poultry inspection and grading. National center for disease control and prevention (cdc) Animal and plant health inspection service (aphis) Us dept commerce/national marine and fisheries service. Bureau of alcohol, tobacco & firearms (batf) Federal food, drug and cosmetic act of 1938. Examine and seize foods in interstate commerce. A food additive (not an ingredient) is deemed: