FOODAPHILIA

T he following are the top 10 areas of concentration for a thriving career in the food industry. I think you will find this topic even more useful if you're thinking of switching careers from another industry to food or a recent Food Science and Technology graduate. 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆: If it's not safe, then it's not food. Food safety cannot be overemphasised because human lives depend on it. Food every operation or step about to be undertaken, ask yourself, "is this process or product going to give us finished product that is safe?" When in doubt, microbiological analysis is there to answer the question. 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Food safety is a quality attribute. However, there are other subjective quality indices such as colour, taste, mouth feel, appearance, shape, size, etc. Consumers have their quality requirements and it is your duty to meet them. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: It is your duty to study the process line and th...

Expiry Date  and  Best Before  are terms used to indicate the  Shelf Life  of prepackaged products such as food and beverages. They are often used interchangeably by consumers but they do not mean the same thing. Here is the difference: Expiry date indicates the last day a food product is safe to consume. Today is 17/02/2022, any product with EXP 16/02/2022 and backwards should not be eaten! On the other hand, Best Before indicates that the food is no longer in it's perfect state from that date. Best before does not necessarily mean that the product is no longer safe to eat from that day, rather it means that there could be some changes in nutrient content, taste, colour, flavour, consistency and other sensory attributes. It is left for the consumer to ascertain if it is still okay to consume by making use of the sense of sight, taste, smell, etc. Note: Always read the labelling on the packaging of prepackaged foods before purchase and use to ascertain shelf ...