Although food security has been a problem for many years, especially in developing countries, its achievement requires the understanding and consideration of food safety at all levels. This is because unsafe food is not suitable for human consumption. This means…
All food of animal origin may be potentially contaminated with antibiotic residues. Although meat and eggs may be contaminated with antibiotic residues [26-28], very little has been done to quantify these residues in these products. Nevertheless, there are more studies…
Consumers are entitled to expect that the food products they buy and consume will be safe and of high quality. They have the right to express their opinions on the food control procedures, standards, and activities used by governments and…
Regulatory agencies are mostly set up by the government to control or regulate the activities of all actors along the food chains. The aim is to offer consumers a broad protection against food safety hazards as well as fraud in…
At the marketing level, retailers are responsible for the quality and safety of the food. Their premises must adhere to guidelines to ensure that the food sold is suitable. They are held liable if their activities have the potential to…
Once food products are ready for sale, the distribution chain is initiated to ensure that the food products produced reach the consumers in a condition that is suitable for human consumption. Distribution is not only for the finished products but…
The manufacturing sector obtains inputs from the producers and transforms them into finished products in a number of ways. The processing techniques used by various manufacturers are different and therefore yield different results regarding the quality and safety of the…
Increasing human population With an increasing human population, food security is of great importance. Striving to provide enough food is essential in such a case, which leads to safety concerns. As such, attention to food safety needs to be beefed…
According to the World Health Organization [1], there are five acts that have the potential to ensure that the food we consume is safe. These include: Why are these five important: Keeping clean Keeping clean simply means: Separating raw and…
If a food product meets stated requirements, whether by the manufacture, the government, industry groups or the consumers, it is said to be of good quality. Some of those quality characteristics include that may be stated include: Colour attributes Flavour…
