S4 HFT Contemporary Food issues

How pleasing a person finds a particular food is linked to

• climate

• Hunger

• Likes and Dislikes

• Age

The amount of C02 and other greenhouse gasses that are emitted over the lifecycle of a product is refereed to as

• carbon footprint

• climate change

• food miles

• environmental factors

the distance a product travels from field to plate is termed

• imported foods

• climate change

• carbon foot print

• food miles

this factor that affects consumers choice of food is refereed to as:

disadvantaged farmers and workers in underdeveloped countries get a better deal and a fair wage paid to them

• local

• genetically modufies

• organic

• fairtrade

what does this symbol represent to reassure consumers

• Farmers Market

• Fairtrade

• Soil Association

• Factory farmed

Select a disadvantage of fairtrade foods

• There is not always a variety or choice of foods to choose from.

• People don't want to buy them because they are not organic

• people worry because the genes have been altered

Choose an advantage for a consumer having a carbon footprint

• supports the local econmy

• It tends to be a cheaper option

• it means you can eat whatever you want

• the food is exotic and different from what they normally eat

One of the advantages of watching your carbon foot print as a consumer would be

• food gets to you pretty quickly

• if you don't buy foods out of season it means you are buying and supporting local business

• it means that the food is grown without chemicals

this is the definition of food that is grown organically

• food and animals are reared/produced without harmful chemicals and antibiotics

• The genes of plants are altered to make them better

• chickens are kept in closed cages and barns

this factor refers to the time of the year when food is harvested at its very best

• seasonality

• sustainability

• fairtrade

• local foods