HAZARDS

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HAZARDS

There are various factor affecting Food Safety, the biggest one being Food Hazard. Food hazard can be defined as a biological, chemical or physical agent in a food, or condition of a food, with the potential to cause an adverse health effect.
Different type of hazards
PHYSICAL HAZARD – Any foreign materiel not normally found in food, wich may causes illness by using the products.
Example -   glass, hair, stones, plastic, bone, jute, matchstick, feathers etc
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS – Microorganism that causes diseases are termed asfood born pathogwns.There are three type of food born diseases- infection, intoxication, and toxcication.
Example – Microbiological pathogenic bacteria
                   Spore forming
                   Non spore forming – parasites, protozoa, virus.
CHEMICAL HAZARDS- Any chemical contaminants introduced in food system which may causes illness to the individual using the products.
Examples- colours, flavours, pesticides, adulterants, cleaning chemicals
                    Veterinary residues etc.

                                                         

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