The Importance Of Food Safety In The Food Industry

Food safety is significant issues in food service industry which it impact on the health and well-being of their customers (Abidin, W.Arendt, & Strohbeln, 2014). Food Safety can be defined as conditions and acts necessary to ensure the safety of food at all stages which are purchasing, receiving, storing, issuing, preparing and serving. In the early 21st century, foodborne diseases already been expected to increase especially in developing countries due to the environmental and demographic changes. The growing in the population, unplanned migration from rural to urban areas, and consequent slum formation are bound to increase pollution. As consequence, these development had indirectly polluted drinking water supplies and unsystematic waste

They run away from responsibility to save cost and time. However, due to the endless outbreak of food safety issues, food safety has become a public concern and attracts ever increasing attention. Thus, food service operators is in dire straits and it is very important for them in order to restore consumers’ confidence in the credibility of government and the food industry (Sun, 2012).

Customers expect and deserve food that are well-prepared and safe to eat. Any food poisoning, foodborne illness, and others impact causes may ruin the reputation and lead to financial loss. Thus, it is essential to identify the major cause in food poisoning and by practicing the food safety practice in food service industry is important to prevent contamination and food-borne illnesses. Therefore, in this report will highlight about the causes of food poisoning, awareness of food safety in food service industry and ways to implement food safety.

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However, these symptoms may range from mild to severe depends in the health of constitutional. Yet, once human been suffered with food poisoning, some of our human organ systems may be infected and affected. A study found out that majority of individual will infected at least once a time in their lives. The elderly, pregnant women, children, and individuals with weak immune systems are at greater risk of complications (Selner & Yu, 2012).

Here is statistic collected in England and Wales, in 1991, there are a nearly 23,000 cases of salmonellosis were estimated to have resulted in an overall cost of £40–£50 million (Center for International Trade Studies, 1997). Health Canada estimates 2.2 million cases of foodborne illness each year in Canada, resulting in a social cost of $1.3 billion annually (Harris, 1997). In United States, each year, foodborne diseases affect between 6.5 and 33 million people, with medical costs and productivity losses that have been estimated at 9.3 to US $12.9 billion (Busby, Roberts, Lin, &