Food companies true or false exercise
1. [Multiple choice]
This study was produced by researchers at a university in London.
(- it is called City University.)
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. True (correct)
- 2. False
2. [Multiple choice]
The article is about the 25 biggest food and drink manufacturers in the world.
(– only 10 of the food companies in the study are actually manufacturers – 10 are retailers, and 5 are caterers and restaurateurs.)
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. True
- 2. False (correct)
3. [Multiple choice]
Most of the companies are currently taking action to reduce fat, sugar and salt content, and reduce portions.
(– only one company is actually trying to cut all four of these, the American-owned manufacturer Kraft.)
Answers for Quiz [3].
- 1. True
- 2. False (correct)
4. [Multiple choice]
Most companies had done little about agreeing policies on advertising food and rink to children.
(– 21 out of 25 had not developed such policies at all, even though they spent a large amount of their turnover on marketing.)
Answers for Quiz [4].
- 1. True (correct)
- 2. False
5. [Multiple choice]
The catering sector is trailing behind the retail sector on meeting new guidelines about food content.
(– it is the retail sector which is performing worse than the catering sector and food manufacturers.)
Answers for Quiz [5].
- 1. True
- 2. False (correct)
6. [Multiple choice]
The WHO wanted to establish key actions to be taken to improve the content of food products.
(- it chose 10 key areas where it wanted to see improvements.)
Answers for Quiz [6].
- 1. True (correct)
- 2. False
7. [Multiple choice]
At the time the food industry fought the WHO’s health strategy.
(– the article mentions intense lobbying, showing that there was some serious opposition by the food industry to the WHO’s ideas.)
Answers for Quiz [7].
- 1. True (correct)
- 2. False
8. [Multiple choice]
The person quoted from the Food and Drink Federation is a man.
(– the article mentions a spokeswoman.)
Answers for Quiz [8].
- 1. True
- 2. False (correct)
9. [Multiple choice]
Levels of fats and sugars are still well above those recommended by the WHO.
(– this is the case for all of the world’s 25 biggest food companies.)
Answers for Quiz [9].
- 1. True (correct)
- 2. False
10. [Multiple choice]
Big business is more advanced on tackling environmental problems than on questions to do with diet.
(– the action required is a long way short of that already established concerning the environment – years away is the phrase used.)
Answers for Quiz [10].
- 1. True (correct)
- 2. False