Food Safety Education May Improve Food Handling Knowledge in Teens
Food safety education such as basic hand hygiene and procedures to prevent cross-contamination may improve food handling knowledge and behaviors in teenagers, thereby reduce the risk of food-borne diseases.
Food safety education such as basic hand hygiene and procedures to prevent cross-contamination may improve food handling knowledge and behaviors in teenagers, thereby reduce the risk of food-borne diseases.
‘World Food Safety Day (WFSD) is celebrated annually on 7 June to draw consideration and encourage action to help prevent foodborne risks thereby contributing to food safety and better health for sustainable development of the economy and planet. The theme for this year is ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’.’
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World Food Safety Day 2021 The WFSD theme for this year 2021 is ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’. This derives the fact that immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet and the economy revolves around the production and consumption of safe food.
The global burden of foodborne diseases affects individuals of all ages, especially the children under-5 and persons living in low-income countries. Hence, it is important to recognize the systemic connections between the health of people, animals, plants, the environment, and the economy to meet the needs of the future.
Top Summer Food Safety Tips
If you're travelling long distances during the summer, it is best to carry dry foods. Nuts and oil seeds, roasted chiwdas, roasted makhana, multigrain khakaras and chikki are some examples.
If you're travelling long distances during the summer, it is best to carry dry foods. Nuts and oil seeds, roasted chiwdas, roasted makhana, multigrain khakaras and chikki are some examples.
In 2018 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that every 7 June would be World Food Safety Day. The observance of World Food Safety Day is jointly facilitated by the WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Member States and other relevant organizations.
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Lower Levels of Dietary Vitamins and Antioxidants can Lead to Frailty in Older Adults
Lower levels of vitamin D, B, lutein, and zeaxanthin are all associated with pre-frailty. Also, deficiency in micronutrients, i.e., having low levels of more than one micronutrient can slowly lead to severity stages of frailty in older adults.
Lower levels of vitamin D, B, lutein, and zeaxanthin are all associated with pre-frailty. Also, deficiency in micronutrients, i.e., having low levels of more than one micronutrient can slowly lead to severity stages of frailty in older adults.
Food safety is a shared responsibility between governments, producers, and consumers. Thus to ensure the safety and health quality of the food we consume, everyone has a role to play from farm to table.
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Quality Control of Food - Faster and Simpler
New simultaneous food analysis for taste and odor properties now simpler and faster rather than the usual time-consuming and expensive methods.
New simultaneous food analysis for taste and odor properties now simpler and faster rather than the usual time-consuming and expensive methods.
Safe food is indeed the basis for healthy tomorrow. Causative organisms of foodborne illnesses like bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances that enter the body through contaminated food or water are often invisible to the naked eye.
It is thereby mandatory to eat safely as these illnesses are infectious or toxic, leading to more than 200 diseases. Food Safety is the process of ensuring that food is safe through every stage – from production to harvest, processing, storage, distribution, all the way to preparation and consumption.
The emergence and spread of foodborne diseases can be reduced by following good hygiene practices in the food and agricultural sectors. It is more crucial now than ever that we indulge ourselves in consuming healthy products that can strengthen our immunity for a healthy and happy life.
Source-Medindia
