PFE 405 (Food Packaging Technology)

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Food Packaging Technology Quiz

Test your knowledge on the essential aspects of food packaging technology with our engaging quiz! This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of various materials, processes, and regulations in the food packaging industry.

Whether you're a student, teacher, or professional in the field, challenge yourself with these 20 multiple-choice questions covering topics such as:

Active packaging methods
Material properties
Nutritional labeling regulations
Recycling processes

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Two essential purposes of food packaging are to

I. Protect the product from contamination and to communicate serving ideas.

Ii. Provide consumers with information and to include a barcode.

Iii. Prevent food from being sold past its best-before date and to contain the product.

Iv. Protect the food from contamination and to enable easy transportation

What type of active packaging is applicable to fruits?

I. Oxygen absorbers

Ii. Moisture absorbers

Iii. Ethylene absorbers

Iv. Carbon dioxide absorbers

Initial rinsing, cap and lid removal, color separation, volume reduction by breaking or crushing, packaging and shipping and final treatment are the steps of ____ recycling

I. Glass

Ii. Plastic

Iii. Paper

Iv. Metal Can

Paper used for ____ cartons must come from sanitary virgin pulp.

I. Milk

Ii. Eggs

Iii. Juice

Iv. Butter

The gram of water vapor transmitted from 1 m2 of film area in 24 hours is known as:

I. Water vapor permeability

Ii. Water vapor permeance

Iii. Water vapor transmission rate

Iv. Moisture transfer coefficient

Modified atmosphere packaging contains lower ____ than normal atmosphere

I. Oxygen

Ii. Carbon dioxide

Iii. Nitrogen

Iv. RH

Polypropylene melts at

I. 160-178 °C

Ii. 120-138 °C

Iii. 130-148 °C

Iv. 90-108 °C

____ is most prone to thermal shock

I. Glass

Ii. Plastic

Iii. Paper

Iv. Metal

The commonly used adhesive for paperboard is

I. Acrylic based emulsions

Ii. Starch

Iii. CMC

Iv. PVC

Silica for glass making is derived from

I. Sand

Ii. Quartz

Iii. Flint

Iv. All of the above

The annealing temperature of glass is

I. 140 °C

Ii. 240 °C

Iii. 440 °C

Iv. 540 °C

Plastic is type of ____ polymer

I. Thermosetting

Ii. Thermoplastic

Iii. Both (i) and (ii)

Iv. None of the above

Two piece can is manufactured by ____ process

I. Drawn and ironed

Ii. Drawn and redrawn

Iii. Both (i) and (ii)

Iv. Blown

Material suitable for shrink packaging is ____

I. PVC

Ii. PET

Iii. Ionomer

Iv. Monomer

The density of polypropylene is ____ kg/m3

I. 500

Ii. 600

Iii. 900

Iv. 1200

Bottles suitable for sterilization at 121.1 °C contains ____ SiO2

I. 62.8%

Ii. 72.8%

Iii. 82.8%

Iv. 92.8%

The ability of packing to protect foods from mechanical damage is measured by

I. Yield strength

Ii. Young modulus of elasticity

Iii. Tensile strength

Iv. All of the above

According to Food safety and Standards Regulations (FSSR) 2011, details required to be furnished on nutritional label for food packaging

I. Product name and category of food

Ii. Ingredients list in descending order of weight

Iii. Nutritional information includes energy, protein, carbohydrate and fat

Iv. All of the above

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