Personal Finance 5.02 - Food Products
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karenmccann Plus on November 7, 2011
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Comparing consumer information for food products
Classes:
South Campus Personal Finance and Online Classes
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 statement of identity | The name of a food |
| net weight / net volume | The actual weight or volume of food, excluding the weight of the container |
| manufacturer | The company that makes or produces the food product |
| packer | The company that puts the food product into packages for retail selling |
| distributor | The company that transfers the food product from manufacturer to seller |
| national brand | A well-known, nationally advertised trade name of product |
| store brand | A store name used as the trade name of a product; only sold in one chain of stores |
| generic brand | A product that does not have a brand name |
| shelf tag | A label attached to the front edge of a store shelf containing price information |
| UPC | Universal Product Code; labeling containing price information read by scanning |
| unit price | The cost per unit of measurement (ounce, pound, etc) of a product |
| open dating | Labeling to show dates foods should be used for best quality, flavor, and appearance |
| sell by / pull date | Last date a food product should be used |
| freshness date | Last date you can expect highest quality of a food product |
| expiration date | Last date a food product should be used |
| pack date | Date a food product was processed or packaged |
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