Every year the world celebrates World Food Safety Day on 7th June. This is the reason behind celebrating it so that people can be made aware about the quality of food. Many of us while eating food at our homes, shops, tapris or dhabas or hotels think that the quality of what we are eating will be good. But no one knows about the quality of the oil, vegetables, flour and or other grains used in such food. For this reason many times we eat so much rotten food that after that there is no chance other than getting sick.
According to the World Health Organization, about 1.6 million people fall ill in a day due to bad food. 340 children under the age of five lose their lives every day due to poor quality food. According to WHO, there are about 200 diseases including diarrhea and cancer which are caused by people eating unsafe food.
5 Food Safety Factors Everyone Should Pay Attention To
Food acts as fuel for our life. If the fuel is good, the car will run for a long time, otherwise it is not known when the God made engine will stop or get damaged. In such a situation, there are 5 points that everyone should keep in mind for food safety.
1. Food Preparation
Always wash hands with soap before preparing food. Use clean utensils. Keep undercooked food or peels or waste separate from the main food. Cook food on a certain fire.
2. Food Storage
Many people do not know which thing to keep in the fridge, which is not. Or which things are to be cooked covered and which are to be cooked in the open. The purpose of food storage is that the food does not get bacteria, so keep it in the right kind of utensils.
3. Food Temperature
The temperature of food affects its quality. That’s why there should be complete information about which food to keep raw and after cooking in the fridge.
4. Food Handling
Whenever there is preparation for cooking, some things start getting spoiled. Or sometimes the vegetables are not washed properly. Most people use saturated oil in cooking. Means, while cooking food, take care of cleanliness and the product you are using.
5. Food Expiration
Barring the villages, nowadays all the goods purchased from the market are dependent on vegetables. Therefore, if you are buying packaged food, then keep in mind that it should not expire. Or read ‘best by’ means for how many days after purchase, you have to use it properly. Use that food accordingly.
