FOOD SAFETY

Food safety involves  handling, processing, storing of food to prevent any form of contamination or infection. It involves making  food safe for human consumption. Health agencies have use several medium to pass food safety message to all most especially be signifying its importance.
It reduces food borne disease which has led to loss of several lives over the years. Few illness has been proven to be due to contamination in food consumed.
It is obvious that humans have a role to play in food safety from processes in the farm to activities in the kitchen. Its important for one to learn how to safely store foods and process them.
Food safety should be paramount for any parent so as to prevent their children from falling Ill, as this would affect their performance in school as well as a healthy life.
Endeavor to drink clean and safe water to prevent germs from entering the food through water. Such germs not only causes diseases but also destroy some valuable nutrients in the food.
Wash hand before and after cooking. And also ensure to wash kitchen utensils and equipments to make them clean for use. Keep food preparation place neat and tidy.
Food safety also guarantee long life and healthy life.
Several organizations including WHO has engaged people in several seminar and symposium to emphasis the importance of food safety and how it helps saves life.
USDA recommends four important rule of food safety
-Wash hands and surface often.
-Separate and don't cross contaminate food. separate raw meats,seafood, fish, egg product  and vegetables away from ready to eat food.
-Cook raw meat and food properly at right temperature to kill any harmful material that may be present.
-Regulate and chill food promptly
Lastly it is important to note that food safety is an automatic ticket to long life. Safe a life today.