Food Sources - Provenance

Growing or rearing large numbers of the same types of plants or animals is called genetic modification

• True

• False

Organic farming is producing food without chemicals or pesiticides?

• True

• False

Foods are at their most expensive and least flavour when in season?

• True

• False

Which of these describes food provenance.

• Where foods are grown without the use of artifi cial pesticides, fertilisers and chemicals.

• Where large numbers of the same type of plants or animals are grown in one place.

• Where food and ingredients originally come from before they reach the supermarkets and our plates.

• Where products are grown in less-economically developed countries and the farmers get a fair price for their products which they use to build schools and hospitals.

Which of these explains why genetically modified foods have been developed?

• a) To make a different nutritional profile, e.g. more protein.

• b) To make the growth of crops faster and stronger.

• c) To give better resistance to pests and diseases.

• d) All of the above

Which of the following is a reason why some people choose to buy organic foods?

• a) Organic foods are more expensive than non-organic foods.

• b) People are concerned about the effects of intensive farming, e.g. caged hens.

• c) Organic farming requires more land.

• d) Organic food has a shorter shelf-life.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using genetically modified foods?

• a) Improvements to the quality and quantity of food.

• b) They can grow in adverse conditions, e.g. drought regions.

• c) They are herbicide and insect resistant and will therefore grow more successfully.

• d) The long-term effects on our health are unknown.

Freedom Foods are?

• Foods grown organically.

• Foods produced following high standards of food safety, food hygiene, animal welfare and environmental protection.

• Foods which are not intensively produced and standards of animal welfare are high.

• Foods which are free

The soil association is

• Foods grown organically.

• Foods produced following high standards of food safety, food hygiene, animal welfare and environmental protection.

• Foods which are not intensively produced and standards of animal welfare are high.

• Foods which are free

Red Tractor is

• Foods grown organically.

• Foods produced following high standards of food safety, food hygiene, animal welfare and environmental protection.

• Foods which are not intensively produced and standards of animal welfare are high.

• Foods which are free