Food safety

Food safety is a scientific method describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in a way or ways that prevent foodborne illness. Food contamination consists of harmful substances in food that can make it unsafe to eat. There are types of contaminations that consist of biological, chemical, and physical contamination.

The occurrence of two or more cases of similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food is known as a food-borne disease outbreak.
Food safety includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potential health hazards.
In this way, food safety often overlaps with food defense to prevent harm to consumers.

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