The danger of eating?
Some statistics may lead to you come to this conclusion.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 130 million food-borne illness WHO European region interested in each person.
In the UK, just over 10 million cases of food poisoning, causing about 200 deaths in 1998, report. It is estimated that the United States, about 76 million people in diseases caused by foodborne illness each year, in these cases, 325,000 hospitalizations and death.
Globally 5000, including the estimated order of difficulty increased caution. Nevertheless, a WHO report in 1998, some 2.2 million people have died because of diarrheal diseases, of which 1.8 million are children.
The report states: The majority of these cases can be attributed to contamination of food and drinking water water.
Those figures may seem puzzling. But statistics should make you feel panic, food security?
Maybe not. To consider another example. In Australia there are about 4.2 million in each of foodborne illness, or about 11,500 cases per day! Now it seems a lot.
However, looking at it from different angles. Australians eat 20 billion meals a year, less than one-fiftieth of one percent of these diets lead to disease. In other words, the risks inherent in every meal is very small.
Nonetheless, the risk is real exciting. What causes foodborne illness, and how you can do to reduce the risk?
Illness of foodborne diseases, a significant number of reasons to be through food, including more than 200, the magazine said that new infectious diseases. However, all diseases caused by these criminals are not many.
According to Dr Ian Swadling, food, information service international food, about 90 in all cases of foodborne diseases, the percentage of chief information officer, The main reason is that, probably less than 20 kinds of microorganisms. How to make a large variety of pathogens, viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, etc., to find ways in which food?
Dr. Swadling lists the most common food contamination: the use of contaminated food products as raw five infected / sick to cook, no food preparation store combine a couple of hours before eating, cross-contamination during preparation of food, lack of cooking cooking or heating food. While this list may seem sad, it’s good news to transmit a bit powerful.
Of foodborne illness in most cases, it is easily avoidable. To see what can be done to ensure the safety of your food intake, please note that on page 8 boxes and 9.Making ChoicesIn equilibrium given to various risks and concerns for food, some people today, decided to take time to buy, prepare, and eat fresh food.
If you choose to appeal, to find your local markets, shops or the sale of fresh produce, processed products. A consumer guide to describe: many consumers are trying to work with producers on a weekly market [in which fresh produce for sale] or in food production or contacts for purchasing items, particularly fresh and Access research in the field of food production and its origin. This approach can be useful when buying meat products.
In Similarly, it may be the best time to buy local food because they can be healthy. To achieve, but if you insist on this standard, will be considered a global selection of fruits and vegetables round.
Should moves to the organic food?
This is a personal decision. There are many lovers of organic food, there’s no doubt that some in the food industry motivated mistrust of new technologies. However, not everyone agrees that organic farming provides a safer food.
Whatever your favorite food, double-check what you buy. Where food is concerned, an expert said in a magazine Time magazine quoted the newspaper, just look at the price.
As the price consciousness is commendable, but also consult the list of ingredients.
It is estimated that nearly half the number of people in the western part of the country to buy food does not take the time to read the nutritional information printed on the label. Of course, in some of the labels of the land, is not complete. But if you want safe food, then you can control the ingredients.
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