Category Archives: Food Safety

How to Prevent Salmonella Infection from Eggs

Sometimes,  when buying egg, salmonella comes free in package. Salmonella enteritidis.  A bacteria that can be found in eggs, meat and undercooked foods. It can cause salmonella  poisoning or salmonellosis to the people that have ingested it. The symptoms consist … READ →

How to Handle Foods Properly

Foods naturally high in protein and moisture are prone to microbial contamination which may lead to food poisoning . This includes eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish and custards. This kind of food need to be handled and stored properly and … READ →

Types of Food Poisoning

My teacher in college told me, the most dangerous poison is the “food we eat”. We know the fact that pesticides are poison and eating such product is stupidity, not unless we want to commit suicide. We eat our meals … READ →

Bad Effect of Wine ? The Sugar of Lead

Lead can make wine sweet. But beware, lead  is poisonous. It is a white crystalline compound with a sweet taste. Lead is also known as lead acetate, plumbous acetate, sugar of lead, salt of saturn and Goulard’s powder – named … READ →

Code of practice for fish and fishery products

According to : © FAO and WHO 2009 This Code of practice for fish and fishery products has been developed by the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products from the merging of the individual codes listed in Appendix 121 … READ →

Assessing the Freshness or Spoilage of Fish by Sensory Evaluation

The best method of assessing the freshness or spoilage of fish is by sensory evaluation techniques. It is recommended that appropriate sensory evaluation criteria be used to evaluate the acceptability of fish and to eliminate fish showing loss of essential … READ →

List of Philippine Permitted Food Preservatives

This regulations prescribes the guidelines on the use of food additives in all foodstuffs sold in the Philippines whether manufactured or imported. You can find here all the list of Philippine permitted food additives. Download the PDF file here in … READ →

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