The Importance of Food Safety
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The Importance of Food Safety

Everybody has a role to play from farm to table to ensure the food we consume is safe and will not cause damages to our health

Post by on Friday, June 18, 2021

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AAMIR MANAN DEVA

 

Food is the basic requirement for getting energy, maintaining health and our wellbeing. Nowadays food safety is being taken for granted. We are living  in an increasingly complex and interconnected world where food value chains are growing longer; food  standards and regulations are much more important in keeping us safe.The way in which food is produced, stored, handled and consumed chiefly affects the safety of our food. Complying with global food standards, establishing effective regulatory food control systems, including emergency preparedness and response, providing access to clean water, applying good agriculture practices (terrestrial, aquatic, livestock, horticulture), strengthening the use of food safety management systems by food business operators, and building capacities of consumers to make healthy food choices are some ways in which governments, international organisations, scientists, the private sector and civil society can work to ensure food safety.

‘Food safety is everyone’s business,’ says the World Health Organisation (WHO) which has released figures that estimate 600 million cases of food-borne diseases occur annually worldwide. This translates into one in 10 people falling ill after eating contaminated food. Safety of food is an increasing threat to human health. According to WHO, children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the food-borne disease burden with 1,25,000 deaths every year. Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Quality and Food Safety have become competitive edge in the global market for food products. For the overall development of the food-processing sector in the country, various indicators of Total Quality Management (TQM) such as quality control, quality system and quality assurance should operate in a horizontal manner. Apart from this, in the interest of consumer safety and public health, there is a need to ensure that the quality food products manufactured and sold in the market meets the stringent parameters as prescribed by the Global and National Food Regulatory Authorities. 

As the world population continues to grow, much more effort and innovation will be urgently needed in order to sustainably increase agricultural production, improve the global supply chain, decrease food losses and waste, and ensure that all who are suffering from hunger and malnutrition have access to nutritious food. Many in the international community believe that it is possible to eradicate hunger within the next generation, and are working together to achieve this goal.World leaders at the 2012 Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) reaffirmed the right of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food, consistent with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger. The UN Secretary-General’s Zero Hunger Challenge launched at Rio+20 called on governments, civil society, faith communities, the private sector, and research institutions to unite to end hunger and eliminate the worst forms of malnutrition.The Zero Hunger Challenge has since garnered widespread support from many member States and other entities. It calls for:

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