World Health Organization
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Food and Tropical Diseases: The Myth
Everybody loves food and it is an essential part of helping a person become healthy and strong. It is fuel for humans. Many ways have been formulated to make sure that it provides the energy required and for the most part, is lost or utilized. So what happens when this important source becomes the cause…
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Importance of Food Safety Training
Food safety is an important issue that has been given global attention, mainly due to several occurrences of food poisoning cases around the world that are a threat to the health of consumers. It is for this reason that food safety training is considered crucial to all the workers in the food industry to prevent…
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The Role of Food Safety in Preventing Food Borne Illnesses
Food borne illnesses are those illnesses that occur from the consumption of food that is contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, and natural toxins. Such contaminants present in food have been the cause of worldwide interest in the proper management of food. Food safety involves proper handling, preparation and storage of food. Cleanliness and hygiene are…
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Tests Reveal that Most Store Honey is Ultra-Filtered
More than seventy-five percent of the honey stocked in the grocery stores across the United States is not real. This is according to testing conducted for Food Safety News. The results indicated that the products with the label ‘honey’ have the pollen filtered out. Pollen are microscopic in nature, and their removal from flowers decrease…
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