The Safety of Food

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Despitethedeclineinthenumberofcasesrelatedtofakefoodsandfoodsofpoorquality,problemsremainseriousinthemarket.Food-borndiseasesremainresponsibleforhighlevelsofsicknessandmortalityinthegeneralpopulation,particularlyforat-riskgroups,suchasinfants,youngchildren,andtheelderly.Themostnotoriouscaseinvolvedlow-qualitymilkpowderinFuyang,ineastChina’sAnhuiProvince,whihcausedthedeathofadozenbabies.

Inmypersonalopinion,Ithinktheresponsibilitygoesforthemostparttothefoodproducesespeciallythosewhofailtomeetsafetystandards.Inordertosellmoreproducts,somefoodproducersmayevenintenionallyusevariouschemical,suchaspesticides,animaldrugsetc.,duringmanufacturingandprocessingjusttomakefoodlookortastegoodwithouttakingpeople’slifeintoconsideration.Asweallknow,foodadditivesandcontaminantscanadverselyaffectthehealth.

Inthisregard,inordertoreducetheincidenceandeconomionsequencesoffood-borndiseases,thesupervisionoffoodproductionshouldbesteppedup.What’smore,itisimportanttodrasticallyincreasepenaltiesonthosewhoneglectfoodsafetystatutes.

Afterall,theFoodSafetyDepartmentinourcountryshouldeducateconsumersabouttheriskspresentedinfoodandthesafefoodhandlingbehaviorsthatcanhelpminimizethoserisks.Nevertheless,itisourownawarenessofgoodlifestyleandhygienehabitthatahealthyliferelieson.