"Whats on a label?" has been developed jointly by safefood and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland. It is endorsed by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assesment (CCEA). It is designed to be engaging and provides many practical examples to assist students to learn in an interactive way.

This CDROM resource is designed to assist Home Economics teachers to deliver the food labelling content of the GCSE and GCE Home Economics specifications.

To access the resource please click on the PDF files below.

GCSE

Topic 1 - Food labelling requirements

• Activity Sheets (PDF, 0.5MB)
• Classroom Slides (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Teacher's Notes (PDF, 1.2MB)

 

Topic 2 - Information on food labels

• Activity Sheets (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Classroom Slides (PDF, 0.8MB)
• Information Sheet (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Teacher's Notes (PDF, 0.3MB)

 

Topic 3 - Using nutrition information on food labels to make food choices

• Activity Sheets (PDF, 0.4MB)
• Classroom Slides (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Teacher's Notes (PDF, 0.4MB)

 

GCE

Topic 1 - Food labelling requirements

• Activity Sheets (PDF, 0.5MB)
• Classroom Slides (PDF, 1.8MB)
• Teacher's Notes (PDF, 0.9MB)

Topic 2 - Information on food labels

• Activity Sheets (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Classroom Slides (PDF. 1.2MB)
• Teacher's Notes (PDF, 0.4MB)

Topic 3 - Using nutrition information on food labels to make food choices

• Activity Sheets (PDF, 0.1MB)
• Classroom Slides (PDF, 0.9MB)
• Teacher's Notes (PDF, 0.3MB)

 

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