At the marketing level, retailers are responsible for the quality and safety of the food. Their premises must adhere to guidelines to ensure that the food sold is suitable. They are held liable if their activities have potential to impair…
The manufacturing sector obtains inputs from the producers and transforms them into finished products through a number of ways. The processing techniques used by various manufacturers are different and therefore yields different results regarding the quality and safety of the…
Quality and safety are a responsibility of everyone in the food chain and not just the manufacture. Beyond the marketing, there are consumers who buy and consume the products. They too are responsible for the quality and safety in many…
Quality is diverse and there are many aspects that relate to a product or service quality. Thus, quality is not defined by just one aspect but a combination of many aspects. The trade-offs between these aspects may be the difference…
According to the World Health Organization [1] there are five acts that have potential to ensure that the food we consume is safe. These include: Keeping clean Separating raw and cooked food Cooking thoroughly Keeping food at safe temperatures Using…
If a food product meets stated requirements, whether by the manufacture, the government, industry groups or the consumers, it is said to be of good quality. Some of those quality characteristics include that may be stated include: Colour attributes Flavour…
Safe food is food that does not have any substances that may be harmful to the consumers. Harmful substances are categorized into physical, chemical or biological hazards. Physical hazards are objects that may be present in food that can harm…
