Staff Writer4/27/2022The topic of food safety and hygiene is one that is often overlooked and underestimated. Food safety and hygiene are two very important factors that must be taken into consideration when preparing or handling food. In essence, food safety and hygiene can be defined as the practices, procedures and standards that are used to ensure that food is safe and ready for consumption. Food safety and hygiene are two separate but related aspects of food management. Both of these concepts are equally important (and sometimes hard to understand for) the general public, farmers, suppliers and food service operators. In its simplest terms, food safety is about ensuring that the food you serve to your customers is not harmful or unsafe. On the other hand, food hygiene is about ensuring that the food you prepare and serve to your customers is safe. Together, these two aspects of food safety and hygiene ensure that the food you handle is not contaminated, either through external factors such as bacteria or viruses, or through internal factors such as harmful bacteria or parasites.
