ICAR AIEEA-PG / PGS — Code 18 Food Science Technology · India · ICAR through the National Testing Agency
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersHow food is governed around the world: Codex Alimentarius and the WTO SPS and TBT agreements, and the food laws of the major jurisdictions — India's Food Safety and Standards Act and regulations, the US FD&C Act and FSMA, the EU General Food Law, and others — covering standards, additives, labelling, claims, novel foods, imports and exports.
In the exams: GATE XE-G Section 3 (FPO, PFA, AGMARK, ISI); ICAR AIEEA-PG Code 18 Unit I (national and international food standards); ICAR AICE 35.a Unit 4 and 35.b Unit 3; core of FSSAI and state Food Safety Officer syllabi
ICAR AIEEA-PG / PGS — Code 18 Food Science Technology
Unit I (national and international food standards) and Unit III (legal aspects): FSS Act structure, Codex, labelling requirements, AGMARK, BIS and export bodies.
How our questions for ICAR AIEEA-PG / PGS spread across the units of Food Law, Standards & Regulatory Affairs Worldwide. Difficulty: 22 easy, 18 medium, 5 hard.
| Evolution of food law: from commodity-specific laws to integrated food acts | 8 | |
| South Asia: India's Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and neighbouring systems | 4 | |
| USA: FD&C Act, FDA, USDA-FSIS and FSMA | 4 | |
| Organic, halal, kosher and other certification standards | 4 | |
| Codex Alimentarius: structure, standards and procedures | 3 | |
| WTO SPS and TBT agreements and international harmonisation | 3 | |
| European Union: General Food Law Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and EFSA | 3 | |
| Food labelling: mandatory particulars, nutrition labelling and front-of-pack schemes | 3 | |
| Novel foods and GM food regulation | 3 | |
| Principles of food law and the role of science | 2 | |
| Other systems: China, Japan, Australia-New Zealand, Brazil and the African Union | 2 | |
| Food standards: product standards, additives and contaminants limits | 2 | |
| Nutrition and health claims | 2 | |
| Import and export controls and certification | 2 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
Which three aims does modern food law usually pursue?
A. Health, fair trade and consumer information
Food law protects health, ensures fair practices in trade and informs consumers; price and trade policy belong to other laws.
Further reading: Codex Working Principles for Risk Analysis; Regulation (EC) 178/2002
Food that fails a compositional quality standard but is not harmful to health is classified as:
B. Sub-standard
Sub-standard food fails quality requirements; unsafe food is injurious to health; misbranding concerns labelling and presentation.
Further reading: Codex Working Principles for Risk Analysis; Regulation (EC) 178/2002
Under the SPS Agreement, which body is the reference for food safety standards?
D. Codex Alimentarius Commission
Codex for food safety, WOAH for animal health and IPPC for plant health are the three sisters.
Further reading: WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
Bangladesh's Food Safety Act, which created a national food safety authority, was passed in:
A. 2013
Bangladesh's Act is of 2013. 1980 is Sri Lanka's Food Act, 2006 India's Food Safety and Standards Act, and 2011 the Act that set up the Punjab Food Authority in Pakistan.
Further reading: Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
Which law was repealed by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006?
D. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
The FSS Act repealed the PFA Act and several Essential Commodities Act orders; AGMARK, BIS and Legal Metrology laws remain.
Further reading: Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
The EU General Food Law is:
C. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
178/2002 is the General Food Law; 1169/2011 food information, 852/2004 hygiene, 2015/2283 novel foods.
Further reading: Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Food additives are regulated in most systems by:
B. Positive lists of permitted additives by food category
Only listed additives may be used in each category, at set maximum levels or under GMP.
Further reading: Codex CXS 192-1995 and CXS 193-1995; FSSAI regulations
'High in fibre' on a cereal pack is an example of a:
D. Nutrient content claim
It describes the level of a nutrient; comparative claims compare with a reference food.
Further reading: Codex CXG 23-1997; Regulation (EC) 1924/2006; FSS (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018
Kosher food classed as 'pareve' is:
B. Neither meat nor dairy
Pareve foods are neutral and can be eaten with meat or dairy.
Further reading: Codex CXG 32-1999 and CAC/GL 24-1997; NPOP
Which Indian product was the first to be registered as a geographical indication?
B. Darjeeling tea
Darjeeling tea was the first GI registered under the 1999 Act, in 2004.
Further reading: Codex CXG 32-1999 and CAC/GL 24-1997; NPOP
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