The quality of food is more of a concern today than ever before.
I just found a very good information regarding Safe Handling of foods and fresh produce from FDA website. Here is the extract
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. Your local markets carry an amazing variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are both nutritious and delicious. As you enjoy fresh produce and fresh-squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, it’s important to handle these products safely in order to reduce the risks of food borne illness.
Harmful bacteria that may be in the soil or water where produce grows may come in contact with the fruits and vegetables and contaminate them. Or, fresh produce may become contaminated after it is harvested, such as during preparation or storage.
Eating contaminated produce (or fruit and vegetable juices made from contaminated produce) can lead to foodborne illness, which can cause serious – and sometimes fatal – infections. However, it’s easy to help protect yourself and your family from illness by following some safe handling tips!
Most of the juices sold in the United States are processed (for example, “pasteurized”) to kill harmful bacteria. But when fruits and vegetables are fresh-squeezed and left untreated, harmful bacteria from the inside or the outside of the produce can become a part of the finished product.
More safety and Storage tips for fresh produce can be found here
Food travels long distances and in challenging conditions these days; it is important to know how well it made the trip.
EFresh® is device that measures the Freshness and palatibility of the Food Products and identifies the frozen food versus fresh.To learn more about EFresh(R) please click here.
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