diff --git a/js/modules/types/mime.js b/js/modules/types/mime.js
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+exports.isJPEG = mimeType =>
+  mimeType === 'image/jpeg' ||
+  mimeType === 'image/jpg';
diff --git a/test/modules/types/mime_test.js b/test/modules/types/mime_test.js
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+const { assert } = require('chai');
+
+const MIME = require('../../../js/modules/types/mime');
+
+
+describe('MIME', () => {
+  describe('isJPEG', () => {
+    it('should return true for `image/jpeg`', () => {
+      assert.isTrue(MIME.isJPEG('image/jpeg'));
+    });
+
+    it('should return true for `image/jpg`', () => {
+      assert.isTrue(MIME.isJPEG('image/jpeg'));
+    });
+
+    ['image/gif', 'image/tiff', 'application/json', 0, false, null, undefined]
+      .forEach((value) => {
+        it(`should return false for \`${value}\``, () => {
+          assert.isFalse(MIME.isJPEG(value));
+        });
+      });
+  });
+});