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Consumer and food chain

  • We will deal with the part from the consumer to the table.

    We need to look at places where we can find food as consumers.

    Seller / Supermarket

    A retail or supermarket is a place where food is sold to consumers or retail food processing chains. The raw materials at this stage are ready-made food products and ingredients from food processors or farms ready for sale, which also makes their product available on the market. In essence, supermarkets are a store for both farms and food producers. Increasingly, retailers have begun to create their own brands, producing food in their own factories.

    The main challenges facing supermarkets include:

    • maintaining inventory levels

    • ensuring that food is suitable for consumers

    • sale of food before the expiration date

     

    Commercial Manufacturers - Restaurant / Catering

    Commercial food preparation products consist of farms, food processors or retailers. These are a special but important part of the food supply chain. At this stage are food ingredients and some finished products. The results are ready-to-eat and waste meals.

    The main challenges they face include:

    • have enough food on hand to meet consumer demand without generating too much waste

    • hygienic food preparation.

     

    Consumer

    This is where food ends its journey. Consumers can buy food on farms, supermarkets or from commercial food producers. The main input raw materials are either foods that the consumer will turn into ready-to-eat food, or purchased ready-made food products ready for consumption. The main outcome is food waste.

    The main challenges consumers face are:
    • Just buy as much food as you can eat
    • do not pay too much money for food
    • Try to eat foods rich in nutrients

     

    Questions:

    1. What does food safety mean?

    2. What is the key to choosing a particular food?

    3. What should be taken into account after the purchase?

     

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  • Please give your responses to the above questions

    Ayşegül Ö. Turkey

    1. Food Safety refers to handling, preparing and storing food in a way to best reduce the risk of individuals becoming sick from foodborne illnesses.
    2.The key to choosing a particular food is of course hunger but safety, access and cost are crucial.
    3. After purchase, how to store the foods as safely is very important.

    Fatmagül S. Turkey

    1.)Nutrition is one of the most basic needs of human beings and one of the most basic criteria of a healthy life process. For a healthy life process, healthy nutrition comes first and one of the most important principles of healthy nutrition is "food safety" with the ideology of farm-to-table.
    2.) The food should be cost-effective, low price, and taste good. Hunger plays a big role in this regard.
    3.) We should know how it should be stored after it is taken and how long it should be consumed.

    Maria k. Greece

    1) Food safety is the process that the food will go through before it comes to our plate to be clean.2) The taste, the texture, the aroma, the preferences of the consumers.3) The preservation and the label of the food and the instructions for use each product.

    Katerina N, Greece

    1.Food safety includes all the procedures applied during food production, processing, storage, distribution, cooking and preservation so as to food to remain healthy for consumption.
    2.The key factor influesing us to choose a particular food is its organoleptic characteristics
    3. Proper handling and storage, use of the proper cooking technique

    Savvoula K, Greece

    1) Food safety includes all measures that prevent risks from any physical, chemical or biological characteristic or property of the food, which can potentially adversely affect consumer's health.
    2) The key factors that we have to take in mind while choosing a particula food, besides its organoleptic characteristics, are its nutrional value, and its chemical properties.
    3) After purchasing, the ideal conditions for storage, the proper operations during cooking or/and food preservation must be taken into account.

    Jovana T., Serbia

    1. Food allergy is another problem. While many foodborne illnesses can only be limiting, some can be very serious and even lead to death.
    2. I always look at the declaration on the packaging of the food I buy. The key for me is to choose nutrient-dense foods.
    3. Store food at safe temperatures, Do not leave cooked food outside at room temperature for a long time, even in winter, Do not put hot food in the refrigerator, ....

    Achilleas F, Greece

    Sometimes the key driver for choosing a food could be hunger or mood but this should be determined by our nutritional needs and particular food nutritious value. Some other factors that influence my choices include taste or other organoleptic characteristics, cost, time of day or with who I am that time. i am trying to take into account all the knowledge about food I have gained so far but also take a look to food label information.
    As for food safety, this includes all the measures taken so as food to be safe for our health.

    Andreanna Ch, Greece

    1. Food safety is a must in food system as it's the most important for our safety. Includes all the measures taken into account from farm to table so as food not be harmful.
    2. Food choices depent on mood, hunger, taste, family or peers, time and place, cost but also the information on food label or health claims.
    3.Information on food label should be taken for sure into account but also the use of proper handling after buying so as to keep it healthy

    Siria I., Italy

    1.Food safety is about handling, storing and preparing food to prevent infection and help to make sure that our food keeps enough nutrients
    for us to have a healthy diet.
    2. The key factor could be represented by entincing packagings or a very low price.
    3. To know exactly how to store the food and eat it before the expiration date.