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Food Safety
The
ongoing problem is the result of the ever
increasing demand for food by an ever
increasing population, as a result the food
industries are hard pressed to supply this
population for an adequate supply of food.
Furthermore corporations because
of tariffs, limited supply lines
wars, poverty, and corruption
have loosened safety controls.
Governments also have relaxed
and limited laws, regulations
and policies. .
Recently we have a
experienced a rash of issues
that are creating safety
problems with the food supply.
According to the
World Health Organization (WHO),
"Food safety, nutrition and
food security are
inextricably linked.
An estimated 866 million –
almost 1 in 9 people in the
world – fall ill after
eating contaminated food and
1.52 million die every year.
US$ 310 billion is lost each
year in productivity and
medical expenses resulting
from unsafe food worldwide.
Children under 5 years of
age experience 29% of the
health burden due to unsafe
food, with 143 000 deaths in
2021.
Foodborne diseases impede
socioeconomic development by
straining health-care
systems and harming national
economies, tourism, and
trade.
Food safety is a shared
responsibility among
different national
authorities and requires a
multisectoral, one health
approach."
This is the result
consumers who are more
interested in the price of the
food. Food producers (farmers
etc)who cut corners and restrict
equipment, procedures, chemical
that would control hazards.
Restaurants that ignore
warnings, and health department
regulations. Governments that
fail to enforce existing laws as
well as creating new safety
laws. Media that fails to report
incidents of food hazards.
Corporations that prefer to
increase their products instead
of reinforcing measures that
would protect the customers. We
as consumers must demand that
stores protect their customers,
restaurants practice clean
measures, farmers and
corporations take into account
their role in the health of the
consumers, governments enforce
existing food laws, and create
new laws to protect the general
public and not to protect
special interests. As consumers
and, voters we need to demand
protections, programs, laws,
regulations policies and food
that will guarantee our food
supply is safe. Plus we as
consumers must cook and clean
what we buy properly and also
not support corrupt politicians,
not buy tainted food products,
nor patronize stores and
restaurant that fail to maintain
high quality standards. We hold
the power of the purse and vote
and we should use it to protect
our families.
