computer and quality control

Question 1

give 3 examples of how computer control and monitoring is used in food processing

Answer 1

• weighing of ingredients to exact amounts
• chopping of ingredients to exact size
• assembling products

Question 2

give 4 examples of how computers monitor food safely

Answer 2

• sensor detects for finding metal
• microbial level detectors
• temperature displays on refrigerators and freezers
• temperature probes for hot foods

Question 3

describe what quality control is

Answer 3

ensures consumers buy a product that is identical to the one purchased previously

Question 4

what can be monitored by computer sensors ?

Answer 4

• ph levels
• colour of food
• timing of cooking and cooling

Question 5

what is sensory evaluation?

Answer 5

looking at the sensory characteristics of the product and deciding whether they meet the specification

Question 6

define tolerance

Answer 6

the amount of difference allowed when making