World Food Safety Day Neha Sahaya nutrition wellness consultant guide packaged foods brands cooking tips myths facts awareness false marketing
Food is more than a basic necessity. It is the cornerstone of our well-being. While you eat to live, and foodies live to eat, it is essential that the food we consume is safe. Thus, the World Health Organization (WHO) observes World Food Safety Day on every June 7 to highlight the significance of safe food practices.
This year’s theme underlines the importance of being prepared for food safety incidents, no matter how mild or severe they can be. Food safety incidents are situations where there is a potential or confirmed health risk associated with food consumption. It can happen due to accidents, inadequate controls, food fraud or natural events.
While being ready to manage food safety incidents requires dedicated efforts from policymakers, food safety authorities, farmers and food business operators, consumers also can play an active role. Lucky for us, we have nutrition and wellness consultant Neha Sahaya to guide us. Whether it’s issues like fat loss, PCOS, thyroid, diabetes, or blood pressure, Neha is here to heal through food.
We chatted with Neha to debunk food safety tips and facts. From pre-preparation to cooking to storing food, the nutrition consultant taught us how to ensure that the food we consume is safe. Read on:
Myth: Organic food is always safe without washing.
Reality: All produce should be washed before consumption.
Myth: Leftovers are safe to eat indefinitely.
Reality: Leftovers should be consumed within 3-4 days. For example: leftover rice in the fridge can have moulding post 24 hrs.
Myth: Freezing food kills all bacteria.
Reality: Freezing slows bacterial growth but doesn’t kill all bacteria.
Myth: You can tell food is bad by smell alone.
Reality: Some harmful bacteria don’t produce odours.
Wow, how insightful was that?! This conversation makes us realise how essential it is to ensure the food we consume on a daily basis is safe to eat.
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