Question

Visit to nearby market, select any 10 food items and report food quality based on the check points above.

Answer 1

• Sample report format: Record observations on the day of the visit; do not claim an item passed if it was not inspected.
• Items to inspect: apples, bananas, tomatoes, spinach, potatoes, rice, pulses, cooking oil, packaged milk and bread.
• For fresh produce, check for bruises, cuts, discoloration, wrinkles, pests and foul smell.
• For packaged foods, check the seal, damage or bulging, ingredients, permitted colours or preservatives, FSSAI details, manufacture date and expiry or best-before date.
• Avoid food with visible contamination or suspicious appearance. Avoid buying loose flour, oil or spice powder where adulteration cannot be readily assessed.
• Record each item as acceptable, needs caution or reject, with the observation supporting the decision.