Food Safety refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the quality of food to prevent contamination and food-borne illnesses.
Why is Food Safety important?
Because foodborne illness will take place if food safety measurements are not taken into consideration, which will adversely affects the health of human who consumed it. Foodborne illness is the sickness that som people experience when they eat contaminated food. Not only it can caused harm to the thealth of human beings but also has a major economic impact. It cost our society billions of dollars each year. This costs included medical expenses, lost workand reduced productivity by victims of the illness, legal fees,punitive damages, increased insurance premiums, lost business, and loss of reputation.
Important elements of Food Safety:
1. Time
2. Temperature
3. Good Sanitation
4. Good Hygiene
Sources of food contamination :
- Air
- Water
- Soil
- Food handlers
- Packaging materials
- Animals,rodents & insects
- Food contact surfaces
- Ingredients
