Articles for Safe Food

Why food recalls happen and how to stay safe, according to an expert
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Why food recalls happen and how to stay safe, according to an expert

CNN  

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. “I think the short answer is no,” food safety expert Dr. Donald Schaffner recently told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his podcast Chasing Life. “It may have been in the past we had outbreaks like …

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With recalls on the rise, parents grapple with new anxieties around food safety
1 month, 3 weeks ago

With recalls on the rise, parents grapple with new anxieties around food safety

Salon  

In the recent months, food recall alerts have started to feel like an increasingly common occurrence. “However, while serious, it's important to remember that the recall system exists as a precaution for consumers.” For example, it made headlines when, in June, it was reported that the Food and Drug Administration had already “removed over 100 food and beverage products from …

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Hyderabad’s Lulu Mall Gets Five Star Rating From FSSAI
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad’s Lulu Mall Gets Five Star Rating From FSSAI

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Lulu Hypermarket, a shopping destination featuring a wide range of retail outlets, dining options and entertainment facilities, has received a five-star hygiene rating from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, highlighting the outlet’s best practices in food handling, preparation, and storage while ensuring a safe and healthy environment to the customers. The rigorous assessment process evaluated various …

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Six years of Rohingya exodus: Food crisis and fears of a ‘lost generation’
1 year, 3 months ago

Six years of Rohingya exodus: Food crisis and fears of a ‘lost generation’

Al Jazeera  

Refugees observe August 25 as ‘Genocide Day’ to demand justice and safe and voluntary repatriation to their homes in Myanmar. “They also believe they can’t live dignified lives in the refugee camps,” Ahmed told Al Jazeera. “These refugees are utterly stateless and marginalised wherever they are.” In December 2021, Bangladesh shut down all the refugee-run schools in which Rohingya children …

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World Food Safety Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration
1 year, 6 months ago

World Food Safety Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration

Hindustan Times  

World Food Safety Day is marked annually to raise awareness about the importance of safe food practices and to highlight the global need for safe food. World Food Safety Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration Food safety is a critical global issue, as contaminated food can lead to severe health consequences, including foodborne illnesses, outbreaks and even death. The …

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Food-borne Diseases Costing India Almost $15 Billion Annually: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 6 months ago

Food-borne Diseases Costing India Almost $15 Billion Annually: Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

As food chains become longer, complex and globalised, contamination of food leading to food-borne diseases is a growing concern, costing India almost $15 billion annually, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said this while virtually attending the World Food Safety Day celebrations organised by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a statement issued by the …

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World Food Safety Day 2021: Theme, quotes, images and all you need to know
3 years, 6 months ago

World Food Safety Day 2021: Theme, quotes, images and all you need to know

India Today  

Food safety is a shared responsibility between governments, producers, and consumers. More about the importance of safe food from @FAO: https://t.co/8FBgbTMJHP pic.twitter.com/M3V89Kuvpt — United Nations June 7, 2021 When was the first World Food Safety Day celebrated? Safe food is critical for better health food security livelihoods economic development trade#FoodSafety is everyone's business!#WorldFoodSafetyDay pic.twitter.com/sZK8clHVPc — FAO June 7, 2021 World …

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EU Agency Says Worms Are Safe for Consumption, Can be Eaten as Protein-rich Snacks
3 years, 11 months ago

EU Agency Says Worms Are Safe for Consumption, Can be Eaten as Protein-rich Snacks

News 18  

The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union’s food safety agency says worms are safe to eat. The non-venomous predator may soon make it to menus and dinner tables across Florida if the scientists confirm that the mercury levels in pythons can allow it to be consumed. Burmese pythons are found in Everglades’s ecosystem …

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Setting the table for a safe food boom
4 years, 4 months ago

Setting the table for a safe food boom

Live Mint  

Sunil Sasidharan, an interior decorator from Chennai; Mamta Sahu, a gynaecologist from Noida; and Aazan Khan, a Delhi-based musician, had their moment of epiphany a few months ago. Perishables like organic vegetables not only cost 20-30% more but Organic Farmers Market, a chain of 15 retail stores in Chennai which opened a decade ago aiming to popularise organic food among …

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