Dear Friends,

This month our attention is drawn to the alarming growth of the global population.The world population is expected to exceed 8,000 million by the year 2030.

To cope with the obvious demand for food, there is considerable pressure being placed on farmers, processors, retailers and governments.

Food safety is a priority for consumers, farmers, processors, retailers and governments. Protecting the food chain from the multitude of hazards present from production to consumption is a serious painstaking enterprise. 

Adequately protecting the food chain from the potential dangers is an industry in its own right.

In heavily industrialised countries studies reflect that as much as 33% of the population suffer from food-borne disease.  The heavily publicised BSE (mad cow disease) is estimated to have cost the United Kingdom some $6,000 million.

Attached is a link to the article Food safety and population growth  included in our 21st monthly Progressive Newsletter, which provides interesting information about this hot topic.

The provision of safe food is the primary responsibility of all players in the food processing chain, and ultimately to us as individuals to ensure that we are aware of what is happening around us.

Responsibility also extends to the end consumer, who must be educated to ensure that food is properly stored, hygienically prepared and food shelf lives are respected.

Takis A. Haggiandreou
Director

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In industrialized countries as much as 33% of the population suffer from food-borne disease every year. In the US because of food-borne an estimated 200,000 people are sickened every year. Additionally 900 people are hospitalized and 14 die every day.

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