{"id":23757,"date":"2020-08-14T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.specpage.com\/?p=23757"},"modified":"2020-08-14T13:25:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T11:25:50","slug":"how-to-balance-food-quality-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.specpage.com\/how-to-balance-food-quality-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"How to balance food quality & safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
Establishing a balance between food safety and food quality<\/a> can be quite the feat in the Food & Beverage industry<\/a>. Food safety and quality are not just dependent on the food producers, because there are multiple players who contribute to these aspects – from consumers, to regulatory agencies, to grocery stores.<\/p>\n End-user preparation is a challenge where many consumers create a hazardous environment while thawing or cooking their food. But it\u2019s not always about end-use prep – food safety also includes contamination and cross-contamination issues, like accidental allergen spills that impact people who have severe or life-threatening allergies, and even the mislabeling of products as organic \u2013 all of these challenges fall into the food safety-food quality basket.<\/p>\n These days, as the consumer market continues to make conscious efforts to understand and be knowledgeable about the food they consume, transparency for food safety is important now more than ever. To keep up with these demands, food manufacturers and sellers must strive for comprehensive labeling and management processes that will produce the safety and quality that the industry needs.<\/p>\n In the more recent years, attraction towards organic growing and buying has increased. Consumers generally regard organic food positively, arguing that its lack of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, and GMOs, and its higher protection to animal welfare makes organic food the healthier and better choice. While this may be true in some cases \u2013 and only some, because scientists<\/a> are still unsure if it is better in nutritional cases \u2013 there is still greater demand for organic food in the consumer market.<\/p>\n More interestingly, this rise in sales and consumption of organic foods has created a gap in compliance. There is no specific global regulatory body that claims responsibility for import controls or specific organic designation for these products.<\/p>\nOrganics & Non-compliance<\/h2>\n