{"id":25264,"date":"2021-01-31T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=25264"},"modified":"2021-01-30T14:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T09:16:07","slug":"impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacting Factor of Food Safety &#038; Food Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">People in the worldwide think that food safety and\nfood quality are the same things. Although similar in nature but in food\nsubjects, a wide difference exists between food safety and food quality\nrequirements. One is engaged in consumer safety while the other works for\nconsumer happiness. Both sound goods but it is more than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#What_is_Food_Safety\" >What is Food Safety?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#What_is_Food_Quality\" >What is Food Quality?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#Why_Food_Safety_is_Important\" >Why Food Safety is Important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#Why_Food_Quality_is_Important\" >Why Food Quality is Important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#FSSAIs_Role_in_Food_Safety_and_Food_Quality\" >FSSAI&#8217;s Role in Food Safety and Food Quality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#Global_Considerations\" >Global Considerations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/impacting-factor-of-food-safety-food-quality\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Food_Safety\"><\/span>What is Food Safety?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Food safety deals with the practices and the conditions\nthat keep food safe, store, and holds the quality of food during its\npreparation, handling, and further storage for later consumption. The ideology\nbehind this is to prevent such food from being contaminated and far away from\nother spread food-borne diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proper handling of food safety ensures that the food will not harm the consumers when it is prepared or eaten accordingly to its intended use as per its norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/food-license-for-domestic-food-selling-business\/\">Shedding Light on Food License for Domestic Food Selling Business<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of Food Safety procedures and Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Personal\nhygiene<\/li><li>Personal\nPresentation and Preparation<\/li><li>Temperature\ncontrol and measurement<\/li><li>Pest\ncontrol<\/li><li>Waste\nmanagement<\/li><li>Cleaning\nand sanitising<\/li><li>Food\nSafety hazard identification<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We all are aware of some examples\nof food safety procedures that are mandatory to be followed &amp; performed in\nthe food-handling sector. Moreover, it must be noted that food safety being\nvaries from company to company&nbsp;and industry to industry as per their\nhandlings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Food_Quality\"><\/span>What is Food Quality? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Food Quality deals with the features and characteristics of a food product, which are as follows:-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Food\nquality should be acceptable to consumers and meet their expectations;<\/li><li>Conforms\nto the required specifications, and<\/li><li>Food\nquality should be profitable to the company.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instances of Food Quality Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>External\nfactors such as appearance (size, colour, shape and consistency).<\/li><li>Ingredient\nstandards are maintained.<\/li><li>Texture of\nthe product.<\/li><li>Smell and\ntaste of the food<\/li><li>Correct\nlabelling with the ingredients, nutritional information and\nsupplier\/manufacturer details must be listed.<\/li><li>Products\nmust be properly packaged and sealed by the company.<\/li><li>Ingredient\nstandards should be maintained.<\/li><li>Food\nquality is also related to the viability of the product and it must be\nremembered the efficiency of the food product<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Food_Safety_is_Important\"><\/span>Why Food Safety is Important?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsafe and contaminated food provides a path for\nfood-borne diseases to enter the human body. Food-borne illnesses can easily be\nprevented and deterred through food safety measures. Although the food borne\nillnesses are preventable which are reportable to public health issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foodborne illness or food poisoning can become a burden on public health and cause a high significant cost on health care and major challenges for some people. Although anyone can come in contact with such illnesses where some people are at greater risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"shadow1\"><strong>For example:<\/strong> Younger children below 4 years have the highest probability of such illnesses and confirmed infections from some food-borne Pathogens which could be easily transmitted and carried out.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>People above 50 years or those having lower\nimmunity found to be at greater risk for hospitalizations and cause death from\nintestinal Pathogens easily transmitted or carried through unhygienic food\nitems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Food_Quality_is_Important\"><\/span>Why Food Quality is Important?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Food quality is a necessary and\nvital aspect of the field of food manufacturing and process. It is very common\nthat any individual can come in contact with any of the food-borne illness just\nbecause of consuming the unsafe and contaminated food, prepared during the\nundue care of manufacturing ends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consumer believes and accepts\nthe food manufacturing &amp; processing standards as the experts suggest\nprocessing, particularly when they knew what ingredients are present, due to\ndietary, nutritional requirements, or medical conditions like diabetes, or\nallergies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FSSAIs_Role_in_Food_Safety_and_Food_Quality\"><\/span>FSSAI&#8217;s Role in Food Safety and Food Quality<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The food industry can perform many tasks to ensure food safety. Which are as follows:-<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-license\"><strong>FSSAI<\/strong><\/a> can perform hazard analysis tests to identify those and finally to remove them.<\/li><li>FSSAI can also establish significant limits for maintaining and establishing each control point for food preparation. <\/li><li>Verification process to confirm corrective steps. <\/li><li>Providing extensive and vast training to employees because they are similarly liable and responsible for handling food products correctly.<\/li><li>Distributors or promoters must assure and check the quality of food products.<\/li><li>To allot a proper schedule for advertising and promotional activities for business marketing. This is the act or stage due to which customers attract towards any business brand.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The consumers should also follow\nbasic hygiene and keep themselves safe. It is necessary for the customers to\nfollow the food quality and safety steps before consuming such food. The\nconsumer&nbsp;should wash hands properly before food handling, keeping raw\nmaterials separately from the processed food items, to consume the processed\nfood items within the prescribed time sphere labelled on its packing and to\nanalyse the food ingredients accordingly their needs and many others. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The food control safety measures are required to bridge the gap between safe food and adulterated food. The standards that are more flexible and which is also efficient in producing and marketing food are required by the food industry in serving ultimately the consumers with a protective sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_Considerations\"><\/span>Global Considerations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/INFOGRAPHICS.png\" alt=\"Global Considerations\" class=\"wp-image-25288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/INFOGRAPHICS.png 985w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/INFOGRAPHICS-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/INFOGRAPHICS-768x235.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International\nTrade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The world economy is expanding day by day. With\nincreasing consumer demand, liberalization of food trade, development in food\nscience and technology, improved transportation and communication,\ninternational trade in fresh and processed food will also continue to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Countries&#8217; access to food export markets will continue\nto depend on their ability to meet the regulatory requirements of importing\ncountries. The creation and continuation of demand for their food products in\nworld markets depends on building the trust and confidence of importers and\nconsumers in the integrity of their food systems. With agricultural production\nthe focal point of most developing countries&#8217; economies, such food security\nmeasures are necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Codex Alimentarius Commission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The <strong><em>Codex Alimentarius Commission<\/em><\/strong><sup><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/fao-who-codexalimentarius\/committees\/cac\/about\/en\/\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup> (CAC), an intergovernmental body duly coordinates food standards at the international level. <\/li><li>It has the vision to protect the consumer&#8217;s health and secure fair practices in the food trade.<\/li><li>The CAC marked majorly successful achievements in international harmonization of food quality and Food safety requirements.<\/li><li>CAC formulated a wide range of international standards for food products and made necessary requirements likewise in pesticide residues, food additives, veterinary drug residues, hygiene, food contaminants, labeling, etc.<\/li><li>These recommendations are used by various governments in determining and refining the policies under their self food control system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPS and TBT\nAgreements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;The SPS Agreement secures\nthe rights of WTO member countries and applies measures to protect the health\nand life of humans, animals, and plants.<\/li><li>It covers all relevant laws,\ndecrees, regulations; testing, inspection, certification approval procedures;\nand packaging-labeling requirements related to food safety.<\/li><li>It encourages the use of\ninternational standards, guidelines, or recommendations and identifies those\nfrom Codex where they exist or not, with provisions of SPS.<\/li><li>The TBT Agreement secures and\nas it assured about the technical regulations on traditional quality factors,\nfraudulent practices, packaging, labeling, etc imposed by countries, shall not\nbe more restrictive on imported products than the products produced\ndomestically.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Food safety and quality are the two most important aspects in food-handling environment. It is important to know the difference and have a proper food safety and food quality management system. This will keep your customers healthy and happy and get you out of trouble. You may kindly associate with the <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/\"><strong>CorpBiz<\/strong><\/a> expert to know more about the impacting factor of food safety &amp; food quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/guidelines-for-food-safety-display-board-of-street-food-vendors\/\">Guidelines for Food Safety Display Board of Street Food Vendors <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in the worldwide think that food safety and food quality are the same things. Although similar in nature but in food subjects, a wide difference exists between food safety and food quality requirements. 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