Read the information below about a business selling bottled fruit juice. A laboratory tests a sample from every batch for sugar content and checks that the ...
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Read the information below about a business selling bottled fruit juice. A laboratory tests a sample from every batch for sugar content and checks that the bottle cap is sealed. One batch fails the test and is not sent to shops. The business has a quality standard agreed with its supermarket customer.
(a) Identify one quality characteristic being tested. [1]
(b) Explain why the business tests a sample from every batch. [2]
(c) Which stakeholder benefits most directly when unsafe bottles are stopped from reaching shops? [1]
Answer Details
(a) One quality characteristic tested is the sugar content of the juice or whether the cap seal is secure. [1]
(b) Testing a sample from every batch can identify a batch that does not meet the agreed quality standard. [1] The business can then stop faulty or unsafe juice from being sold to customers. [1]
(c) Customers or consumers benefit most directly when unsafe bottles are prevented from reaching shops. [1]
Exam focus: Quality control checks output against a standard. Here, the test finds a problem before the batch is distributed.
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