- -Able to read and understand the purpose and information on food packaging labels.
- -Able to understand how to label food and perishables.
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Labelling Food
Understanding the importance of labelling food, reading labels and how this information is used to maintain food standards is covered in this topic.
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Food labelling on products provide the consumer with information on nutrition, storage, ingredients, the Use-by Date, and other information relevant to the product as per Australian Food Safety Standards.
Australian Food Standards have requirements for the control of food safety hazards, during the production, manufacture and handling of food.
Written labels on prepared foods are important to protect all parties by ensuring correct procedures are in place for quality control. Good food labelling practice provides three important pieces of information: what, when and who.
What it is - To identify food quickly and efficiently.
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When it was made - To keep track of the shelf life of a product.
Who made it - To identify who prepared a product.Do It: Food Packaging Labels
Do It: Matching Labels to Correct Storage
Food packaging labels have details about how to store products, such as:
- Store in a cool dry place
- KEEP REFRIGERATED
- REFRIGERATE BELOW 5oC
- KEEP FROZEN
- STORE AT OR BELOW -18oC
This information tells you that a product must be kept in a dry storage area, a refrigerator, or a freezer.
Do It: Labelling Food
When labelling food and perishables, REMEMBER the 3 W's
- What is the food?
- When was the food prepared?
- Who prepared the food?
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If you were intolerant to gluten would you be able to eat gluten free biscuits?
If you had an intolerance to dairy products, would you be able to drink milk?
