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In recent years, the consumption of ready-to-eat food has increased especially in the busy work tempo. Both the sale of processed products in the markets has increased and the consumption of fast food style foods ...
Prepared foods; They are foods that can be consumed directly after unpacking or after applying the lowest level of processing (such as heating).
So are convenience foods healthy? Should it be consumed?
We can say that there are some conditions for ready-to-eat foods to be healthy. This is where the term "Safe Food" comes into play. Safe Food: It is physically, chemically and microbiologically clean food that has not lost its nutritional value. Within the scope of safe food;
- Physical hazards; Items such as glass pieces, wood, metal pieces, hair, nails, flies, insects that should not be present in food. - chemical hazards; are unwanted heavy metals, pesticides, chemicals that can be contaminated from the packaging from the environment where the food is produced, from the containers where it is stored or kept. - Biological hazards; Toxic chemicals that can be found directly in the food composition are microorganisms and GMO foods that can be contaminated by the environment, materials used or employees.
How do we know if prepared foods are safe foods?
First of all, we should prefer businesses and certain market products that we are sure of making absolutely clean production in ready-to-eat food consumption. If it is a packaged product, we should check the label.
Production stages of ready-to-eat foods:
- Raw Material Selection
- Production Phase
- Packaging and Presentation for Sale
The important points in the above-mentioned stages are primarily the production of food in a hygienically clean environment. Other important issues are the application of food-compatible production processes and their storage at the right temperatures and ambient conditions. Most of the food poisoning is caused by prepared foods.
Another important issue of ready-made food production is the additives used. Food additives are substances that cannot be used as food alone but can be used in the production, processing, storage and packaging of foods.
Main usage purposes of additives; to improve the appearance, taste and texture of food, to preserve its nutritional values, to extend its shelf life, to prevent microbial growth.
Additives that can be used in ready-made foods can be listed as follows; Color agents, Preservatives, Antioxidants, Flavor and Fragrance Agents, Chelates, Structure Regulators
The use of additives in foods is limited or prohibited within the scope of the "Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Additives". All food producers have to produce under these conditions.
As a result, ready-made foods produced in line with the above-mentioned conditions can be consumed as "Safe Food".
