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- Water quality is a vitally important pre-harvest factor for preventing foodborne contamination during food production. For example, irrigation water quality can affect food safety and health, and has been identified as a possible source of microbiological contaminants in produce linked to disease outbreaks.
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Water is indispensible in cleaning and sanitization in food production, which is an integral part in processing operations in food production. In food storage and preservation, water plays a key role. The water activity of food helps a great deal in deciding shelf-life and food safety.
Dec 15, 2023 · Even more critical than operational efficiency is the importance of water quality in upholding the strict standards of food safety. Because water serves as an essential component for cleaning and sanitizing, it’s critical to keep this water free from harmful microorganisms.
Sep 20, 2019 · Water is a major input in food, from primary production through all stages in the food value chain to consumption. Water can contact food directly or indirectly and is used in maintenance of hygiene and sanitation throughout the food chain.
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In Europe, the food industry is required to have an adequate supply of drinking water (i.e. potable water) available for use in food production to ensure foods are not contaminated.1 Drinking water is water fit for human consumption (e.g. drinking, cooking and food preparation) and in principle must be free from microorganisms and other contaminant...
Drinking water is supplied to the food industry either publicly by local government authorities or privately by the food business itself. Across Europe the majority of drinking water supplied to the food industry, comes from public supplies. However, the source of the water used to supply the drinking water can come from a variety of sources includ...
Water treatment processes remove pathogens and impurities that may otherwise be harmful to human health or aesthetically unpleasant. Treatment processes vary depending on the source water. But typically, an absorbent material is added to the water to bind dirt and form heavy particles that settle to the bottom of a water storage tank. The water is ...
There are four broad uses of water in food production: 1. Primary production (e.g. farming), 2. Cleaning and sanitation, 3. As an ingredient or component of an ingredient, 4. Processing operations (e.g. heating, refrigeration). The biggest use of water is in primary crop production (e.g. vegetables) where it is used for irrigation purposes.3Livesto...
The rules governing food safety include requirements for adequate supplies of safe drinking water for use in food production.1,2As such the safety of water supplies directly affects the safety of food. Therefore, food businesses should follow good-sense practices when considering the source, treatment and intended use of water in food production to...
Kirby RM, Bartram J & Carr R (2003). Water in food production and processing: quantity and quality concerns. Food Control 14(5):283-299.Mar 19, 2021 · Water plays a cardinal role in all aspects of food systems, from production, processing, preparation, consumption, and in part, distribution. Access to essential volumes of water of appropriate quality is fundamental to the existence of secure food systems and a stable society.
From production to consumption, water quality is one of the most important factors for ensuring safe and nutritious food across the food chain. Water plays a central and connecting role in food production, animal health, public health and the environment and the linkages between water quality and food safety must be recognized and managed to ...
Oct 16, 2023 · World food production will have to grow 50 percent by 2050 to meet rising demands, requiring 30 percent more water than today, fueling concerns that mounting agricultural needs risk colliding with increasingly strained resource supplies.
