Technology and Education Needed to Reduce Food Recalls in Canada: Iotron Industries Exposes the Risk and Provides the Solution
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/12 -- The recent in Canada by Alberta-based XL Foods has reignited consumer awareness and concern over health protection and . There have been 477 since January. Few of them make the news and many Canadians are unaware of the danger that lurks in the isles of the grocery store.
Amongst the hundreds of food recalls, a pattern can be noted of certain foods posing the highest risk. Identifying and understanding which foods pose the highest pathogen risks to Canadians will serve as part of the solution for .
While selecting and preparing food, Canadians should be aware of the following foods that carry significant risk:
The nature and extent of foodborne diseases is ever changing with newly emerging foodborne bacteria appearing constantly. This points to the need to protect Canadians not only through awareness, but also through the best technology possible. Irradiation of food, a widely accepted and adopted process in the USA and across Europe, is increasingly being discussed and considered by Canadians.
The process of Irradiation can significantly reduce pest and pathogen risk contamination when food is treated with electrical energy (electrons) through the use of an electron beam accelerator. Vancouver-based possesses the technology and capacity to offer a viable, safe and green solution to foodborne illness through food irradiation. Iotron's President and CEO, Tino Pereira comments;
"Food recalls in Canada over the past few years have intensified concerns over food safety, and since then we have seen increased support for irradiation technology from the academic world, private companies and the Canadian public. Iotron has welcomed the support and have offered our 20 years of knowledge and expertise to these groups and organizations. We understand the mitigation of risk offered through irradiation and believe in its application to counter food risks in Canada."
In a recent article in the Winnipeg Free Press, Dr. Rick Holley, Department of Food Science Professor at University Manitoba, argues .
Pairing an awareness of the risks carried by certain foods and the protection offered through food irradiation would provide Canadians with ample protection against another massive food recall. It would offer some solace to those who understandably cannot keep up with the 477 recalls every year.
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Datum: 28.11.2012 - 05:00 Uhr
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