How safe is our food supply? Each year the media report what appears to be growing concern related to illness caused by the food consumed.
What are the primary hazards associated with the food supply? What gaps exist in the current system for ensuring a safe food supply? What effects do trends in food consumption have on food safety? What is the impact of food preparation and handling practices in the home, in food services, or in production operations on the risk of food borne illnesses?
HACCP is one tool of Food safety system describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazard.
Ensuring Safe Food by implementing HACCP will be important for food trader, food producers, food processors and consumers.
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