EDUCATING
CONSUMERS
Presented by: Mae Charisse M. Marticio
Objectives
At the end lf this lesson, the students should be able to:
Identify key concepts related to food safety,
nutrition, and informed consumer choices.
Apply learned knowledge to make safer and
healthier food-related decisions in their daily lives.
Appreciate the importance of food safety,
nutrition, and informed choices for personal
and public well-being.
INTRODUCTION
Educating consumers about food is
crucial for ensuring food safety, promoting
healthy eating habits, and fostering
informed decision-making about food
choices. This education can cover various
aspects, including food safety practices,
nutritional information, and sustainable
food production.
KEY AREAS
KEY AREAS
OF FOOD
OF FOOD
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
FOOD SAFETY
Emphasizing
Emphasizing safe food handling, storage, and
preparation practices
preparation practices to prevent foodborne
illnesses. This
illnesses. This includes
includes proper handwashing,
avoiding cross-contamination,
avoiding cross-contamination, cooking
cooking food
food to
to safe
safe
temperatures, and
temperatures, and understanding
understanding food
food recalls.
recalls.
NUTRITION EDUCATION
Providing
Providing information about balanced
diets, understanding
diets, understanding food labels, and
making informed
making informed choices
choices based
based onon
nutritional needs.
nutritional needs.
FOOD LABELING
Educating
Educating consumers about how to
interpret food
interpret food labels, understand
ingredient lists,
ingredient lists, and
and make
make informed
decisions based
decisions based onon the
the information
information
provided.
WAYS ON HOW TO
WAYS ON HOW TO
EDUCATE
EDUCATE
CONSUMERS
CONSUMERS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
AND CAMPAINGS
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QUIZ
TIME
Instructions: Read each statement carefully.
Determine if the statement is True or False.
1. Food safety education primarily focuses on teaching people
how to cook.
2. Understanding food labels is not important for making
informed dietary choices.
3. Proper handwashing is a key component of food safety.
4. Nutrition education includes information about balanced diets.
5. Consumers don't need to understand ingredient lists on food
products.
6. Food recalls are not related to food safety.
7. Educational programs and campaigns are ways to educate
consumers.
8. Food labeling is not related to consumer education.
9. Avoiding cross-contamination is important in food
preparation.
10. Consumers can make informed decisions based on the
information provided on food labels.
ANSWERS
1. False 6. False
2. False 7. True
3. True 8. False
4. True 9. True
5. False 10. True