Food Packaging Technology MCQ
1. What type of packaging reduces the amount of air in the container prior to sealing?
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Vacuum packaging
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2. What can be used to infuse the food being packaged?
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Carbon dioxide or nitrogen
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3. What is the most popular form of grocery store meat packaging?
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PVC wrapping
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4. What type of plastic film shrinks when heated?
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Shrink wrapping
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5. What are the laminants that make up the flexible container?
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6. What material makes up a retort packaging?
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Aluminum foil and plastic laminants
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7. What property makes polyvinylidene chloride good for covering utensils when microwaving food?
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Moisture-proof
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8. What can withstand higher temperatures than polyethylene?
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Polyvinylidene chloride
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9. What can a polymer such as Polyvinylidene Chloride withstand?
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Higher temperatures
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10. What type of food can be heated in a microwave using a Polypropylene bag?
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Low fat and sugar content
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11. What was the preferred wrapping of meats made from in supermarkets before PVC?
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Cellophane
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12. What is the most-used flexible packaging material made from?
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Polyethylene
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13. What is the most-used flexible packaging material?
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Polyethylene film
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14. What is PET used in?
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Beverage bottles and food trays
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15. PET is sometimes referred to as what?
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Polyethylene terephthalate
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16. What does thermoset mean when it is used to describe filled plastic?
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Filled plastic which is heated to harden into a shape
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17. What is a good example of a thermoset plastic?
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Plastic dishes in frozen dinner entrees
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18. What material is added to the plastic during the manufacturing process?
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Plasticizer
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19. What are containers used to protect products?
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Packaging
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20. What does packaging perform for handling, transportation, and use?
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Containment
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21. What type of board can be placed in an oven?
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Ovenable board
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22. What kind of resin is used to make boil-in-bags?
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23. Along with meats, what product is packaged in a Nylon bag or pouch?
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24. What can be made from plastic netting?
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Bags, sleeves or wraps
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25. What is the purpose of the MAP method?
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To extend shelf life of the product packaged
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26. What type of packaging uses a combination of gases like oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen?
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Modified atmosphere packaging
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27. What component is lost into the packaging material during migration?
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A component of the product
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28. What is the transfer of a component of a packaging material into the product contained?
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Migration
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29. How thick is a typical metal container?
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27 gauge or less
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30. What type of paper resists meat juices and fat?
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Meat wrapping paper
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31. What does the wrapping paper resist?
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Meat juices, fat and grease
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32. What does Flannelette have to be impervious to?
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Moisture vapor
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33. What is a type of paper made from wood pulps?
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34. What does the term "Frozen foods paper" refer to?
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A type of high moisture and water vapor resistant paper used for inner liners in frozen food packaging
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35. What type of paper is used for the inner liner of frozen food packaging?
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Frozen foods paper
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36. What is EPS?
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Expanded polystyrene
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37. What are flexible container products often made of?
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Materials such as paper, plastic film, foils
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38. What can is the end of a fiberboard can made of?
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Paperboard or metal
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39. What kind of container can fiberboard be?
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40. What type of container may be lined or coated?
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Fiberboard
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41. What does the delicatessen paper used for meats and soft foods serve to retain?
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42. What type of materials are used in the making of delicatessen paper?
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Bleached chemical wood pulp
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43. What type of PET can be molded into multi-compartment and single frozen food containers?
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Crystallized polyethylene terephthalate
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44. What can PET be molded into?
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Multi-compartment and single frozen food containers
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45. What does the term "controlled atmosphere packaging" refer to?
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A packaging method
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46. What term is erroneously used for cardboard?
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Paperboard
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47. How much can in a can is less than one gallon?
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Less than 1 gallon
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48. Most wrap used for fresh red meat allows enough air to pass through to keep what in the meat?
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Proper color
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49. What type of packaging material allows air to enter or leave the package?
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Breathing package
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50. What are some examples of food items that are commonly sold in a Boil-in-bag?
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Frozen entrees or vegetables
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51. What kind of bag allows you to bring the product to boiling temperature before you eat it?
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Boil-in-bag
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52. What is the item secured between?
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A preformed (usually transparent plastic) dome or "bubble"
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53. What is a product that comes in a blister packaging?
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54. What is the name of the paper used to wrap bacon?
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Bacon wrapper paper
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55. What is the primary purpose of bacon wrapper paper?
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Wrapping bacon
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56. Aseptic packaging allows for a product to be stored in a container that is what?
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Commercially sterile
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57. Aseptic packaging is designed to maintain until what?
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Seal is broken
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58. What is aseptic packaging used to create?
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A shelf-stable container
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59. What is the material used in absorbent packing that absorbs liquids from products?
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60. What type of liner is used in absorbent pads?
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61. What type of material absorbs liquids from products?
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Absorbent packing
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