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Define Food Safety – What You Need to Know about Food Safety
Food Safety
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Before anything else, it is important to first define food safety. The term refers to the practices and conditions that preserve the quality of food in order to avoid food-borne illnesses and contamination. It also pertains to the sanitation and hygiene of food.A food safety policy contains the proper way to handle, store an...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Guide on Exportation: Health Certificate for Food Products
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EHC also is known as Export Health Certificate is a piece of document that certifies that the health regulation, standard, and information of the food products have been successfully met. This will allow food products to be exported. A health certificate for food products should be appointed by APHA and will be signed and completed by an official veterinarian in case it is an animal-based ...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Novel Foods
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Simply put novel foods refer to foods or ingredients, with no significant history of human consumption in the EU before 15 May 1997. Guidelines regarding novel food are under EU’s Novel Foods Regulation. Any novel food entering the EU market must undergo rigorous testing to determine its safety.
For instance, before selling a novel product in the UK, scientists appointed by the Foo...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Nuts: Types of Macadamia
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A healthy and nutritious snack that can be enjoyed at any time of day, nuts are the true definition of wonder foods. Amongst the delicious varieties of nuts are macadamias. These are nuts that grow on trees and are native to Australia and Indonesia. They also grow very well in Hawaii. The taste and nutritional benefits of macadamias make them popular all around the world.
Two ...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Types of Cashew Nuts
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Cashew nuts, commonly known as cashew kernels, are highly nutritious. Eating nuts provides dietary copper, vitamin E, iron, and other essential nutrients. The leading producers, of these kidney-shaped nuts, in order of exports include India, Côte d'Ivoire, Vietnam, and Brazil.
The cashew nut tree flowers from November to January. From planting, it takes three years before it produc...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Cocoa Ingredients: The 4 Types of Cocoa
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Cocoa beans refer to the dried and fermented Theobroma cacao. There are four different types of these beans, but most people who don’t have experience in cocoa products cannot differentiate the varieties. Experts who are used to eating cocoa products can tell which kind of cocoa they are using. Cocoa is used to make cocoa butter and other delicious foods. All these cocoa plants grow in dif...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Food Importation in China
Food Imports
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China has continued to experience an increase in population just like other Asian countries. This, therefore means that there is an increased strain on the resources and one of the adversely affected is Food. These people need to feed, and therefore the country can’t produce enough food to satisfy the demand. Over the last two decades, food consumption in China has increased drastically le...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Introduction to Herbs and Spices
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Since ancient times, spices and herbs have been used, and they play an important role in food preparation. The spices make food tastier and add unique flavors and colors to the food as it is being prepared. These spices and herbs can either be used alone, or they can be blend together to give food a mixed taste. In some places, spices and herbs are used to replace table salt. So what are h...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Fruits and Vegetables Market Analysis
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An analysis of the fruits and vegetable market shows that 65% of these products are categorized under the processed fruit segment. These processed foods include canned, frozen, dried fruits, and vegetables. Overall, the supply chain of these processed fruits and vegetables is driven by international trade. This accounts for an average of 35% which are exported to other nations bringi...Author Alex VisserPosted At
Importation of Fruits and Vegetables into the UK
Food Imports
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The UK imports fruits and vegetables from several countries around the EU community and other nations, but exports their fruits only to a few countries. The 2016 fruits and vegetable export statistics show that there was an increase in the percentage of fruits and vegetables that were imported. For the vegetables, the UK registered an 11 percent increase in the imports while for the fruits...Author Alex VisserPosted At