Public Service Commission posts in food technology and quality control

Nepal · Public Service Commission, Nepal · civil-service · unverified source

9practice questions written to this syllabus
2subjects

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Food and dairy technology graduates compete for posts in Nepal's food technology and quality control service and the Dairy Development Corporation. Syllabi not verified.

Official source: https://psc.gov.np/

Subjects this exam draws on

Human Nutrition & Dairy in the Diet4 questionsDairy Analogues, Plant-based Alternatives & Composite Dairy Foods5 questions

Five practice questions, worked

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1. Under the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, milk and milk products in a food must be:

  1. Declared only above 10% of the product
  2. Declared only if the food is sold to children
  3. Always declared as allergenic ingredients
  4. Omitted when only whey or casein is used
Answer and working

C. Always declared as allergenic ingredients

Milk is among the foods and ingredients known to cause hypersensitivity that must always be declared, including derivatives such as whey and casein.

Human Nutrition & Dairy in the Diet · Cow's milk protein allergy

2. Under Codex, the name of a blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat must:

  1. Be simply 'milk powder' so that consumers recognise the product easily
  2. Indicate the presence of vegetable fat
  3. Use the word 'cream' if fat exceeds 20%
  4. Omit the vegetable fat if it is below 50%
Answer and working

B. Indicate the presence of vegetable fat

Codex requires a name such as 'blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powdered form'.

Dairy Analogues, Plant-based Alternatives & Composite Dairy Foods · Filled milk and imitation milk

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