Safe Food Starts with Safe Workers.
Let’s celebrate everyone in the food industry who keeps us safe and fed. However, food safety is not solely about delivering the final product to consumers, it begins with the well-being of our workers. When food handlers are safe and healthy, they’re...
Why Do Food Get Spoilt In The Fridge Or Freezer? A Focus on Food Spoilage and Preservation: The Temperature Effect.
This week’s discussion on Food Matters focused on Factors responsible for food spoilage in a cold storage system (refrigerator or freezer) Focal Question: Are foods in the refrigerator or freezer susceptible to spoilage? In an example shared about spoiled yogurt...Brominated Vegetable Oil in Carbonated Beverage Drinks: A concern.
The discussion on food matters this week focused on brominated vegetable oil in carbonated beverages (BVO) and whether it should be banned in soft drinks. A question was asked, “What is Brominated Vegetable Oil?” It was a surprise to learn that it’s...Fight Against Food Fraud is a Corroborative Task – GM, LASCOPA
This month’s NIFST Lagos chapter meeting held on February 25th, 2024, at NAFDAC Zone, was quite informative. The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) is a government body in Lagos, Nigeria, tasked with safeguarding consumers’ rights, ensuring...
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