TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges with food safety adoption
T2 - A review
AU - Madilo, Felix Kwashie
AU - Kunadu, Angela Parry Hanson
AU - Tano-Debrah, Kwaku
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - Globally, the risk of foodborne diseases is high among the young, old, pregnant and immunocompromised groups. Strategies to improve safe food supply are poorly understood among stakeholders. In this paper, we discuss the importance of the adoption of food safety standards, the effects of non-compliance of food safety protocols, consumer-producer awareness of food safety, and the challenges involved in the adoption of food safety protocols. The major challenges include gaps in dissemination of relevant information, the cost involved in adoption of many food safety programs; low educational levels of food handlers, insufficient food testing laboratories; inadequate funding, equipment, and skilled personnel; and cost of training and education; and lack of coordination among organizations handling food safety issues. Building competencies of food safety personnel, inspectorates, national or regional laboratories and adequate resource support to industry and supporting agencies will enhance safety of the global food supply.
AB - Globally, the risk of foodborne diseases is high among the young, old, pregnant and immunocompromised groups. Strategies to improve safe food supply are poorly understood among stakeholders. In this paper, we discuss the importance of the adoption of food safety standards, the effects of non-compliance of food safety protocols, consumer-producer awareness of food safety, and the challenges involved in the adoption of food safety protocols. The major challenges include gaps in dissemination of relevant information, the cost involved in adoption of many food safety programs; low educational levels of food handlers, insufficient food testing laboratories; inadequate funding, equipment, and skilled personnel; and cost of training and education; and lack of coordination among organizations handling food safety issues. Building competencies of food safety personnel, inspectorates, national or regional laboratories and adequate resource support to industry and supporting agencies will enhance safety of the global food supply.
KW - food handlers
KW - food poisoning
KW - food safety protocols
KW - food value chain
KW - government agencies
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U2 - 10.1111/jfs.13099
DO - 10.1111/jfs.13099
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85181888100
SN - 0149-6085
VL - 44
JO - Journal of Food Safety
JF - Journal of Food Safety
IS - 1
M1 - e13099
ER -