Quality Of Food Products
Food is a necessity need for every body. Foods are primarily from agricultural products. Other products can be processed or manufactured from these agricultural productions. In the improvement or manufacturing of products, quality can be altered. Quality of food products can also be altered during transportation of these substances to the final consumer. Food safety can be looked at from different perspectives. Safe food may be considered as that which is free from bacteria, clean, free of pesticides and other chemicals. Generally, safe food is that which does not have any contaminants.
This can lead to products which are capable of compromising our health. Food safety is a concern not only to the consumers but also to the government, producers and other stake holders. Getting high quality food and food products at the right time and place is the dream of every government. Standards in the production and handling of food and food related products have to be enforced for the well being of the general population. Producers are at times capable of doing any thing to have their products bought by the consumers. Since they may provide information which is not true, the government intervenes in such a case to ensure that only the correct information is provided to the consumers for their well being.
Basic guidelines are provided by government agencies on food safety. These basic rules can make a lot of difference if followed as per the guidelines. Some of the basic rules when handling food products are how to work. Everything has to be clean while handling food including our hands and utensils. All utensils used should be cleaned immediately after use. Different types of foods can not be kept together. This can help in preventing any contamination which can arise if varying foods from different sources are kept together. Each type of food has its own requirement which has to be met while cooking. Foods should be cooked at safe temperature in which the nutrients can not be destroyed but any pathogens are destroyed.
Contamination of food and other products is inevitable in the supply chain. Mistake or mishandling of this sensitive commodity by one of the food chain member can lead to adverse health effects on both the consumers and the food chain member. If this happens by any chance, extra costs in terms of medical care would be incurred. To prevent this, food safety strategies have to be followed to the letter. Comprehensive policies should be made to mitigate some of these problems. This can be done by documented procedures and processes, brand protection strategies and efficient recall processes. Due to these factors, comprehensive strategies to protect the consumers have to be devised. All people are consumers in some ways.
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