Food Safety is a global concern. No country is safe, seafood from China, spinach from California, Mad Cow in Europe and now in the United States, we all suffer rich or poor we are all plagued with food safety issues. Over a hundred years ago we didn’t concern ourselves with pesticide, salmonella, or genetically modified foods. We didn’t have the capability to test and detect until more recently. At first we could detect parts per million and now we are talking about parts per billion. Science has helped us to get improved results which are clearly a win win situation.
As we become a global economy and food is sourced throughout the world it is important that countries have good manufacturing practices and food safety controls not only for the export markets but for their own local markets as well. The quality and food safety should be the same regardless of the final destination. In essence we need the same system and protocols to make it a win win. The export market wins because they get high quality food that is safe and the local market wins because their consumers get high quality food that is safe which means less food borne or water borne illnesses.
What we need to improve food safety on a world wide basis, is for the developed countries to pass on their knowledge to the lesser developed countries so they can avoid the same mistakes and make a big leap forward in food safety. As we enter the 21st century, with foodstuffs being shipped from country to country, it is imperative that we all strive to improve food safety at all levels, international, local, and even down to the street vendors.
Do we have any other choice?
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