Food Safety Management

Food Safety Management

Introduction
 Food and safety is an important concern for the individual because of
the increased awareness of health. Customers have increasing inclined
towards demanding hygiene and safe food products.
 Food safety is mainly concerned with preparation, handling and
storage of food products in a proper manner to prevent food borne
illness.

Controls Required For Prevention
 Food contamination- Food contamination is defined as condition in
which food is being spoiled by the presence of harmful micro
organisms which cause illness and food poisoning to an individual.
 This causes harm to individual health and reduces quality of products.

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Physical contamination
 It is related with the objects which contaminates the food such as hair,
plant stalks and pieces of plastics and metals that occur at the
production process of food and contaminates it.
 Their are some control measures required to prevent physical
contamination such as use of glass utensils, employees at restaurant
should wear proper gloves and cap in order to reduce physical
contamination of food.

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 Physical contamination is very dangerous to human health and
therefore affects food safety.