Why should we label the storage of food?

What do you think about the news?  How could noodles contain pesticide? 

it is apparently the raw food and the food for cooking is not labelled.  Although it is a small matter that many food handlers might ignore, failing to do so could cause food handlers mis-taken the hazardous item / chemical to cook.    

Further more, if mis-put detergent powder, thinner or pesticide like carbamate in the food while cooking, it will be dentrimental to the consumers.  On 2016 at Batu Gajah, Perak, a person died after consuming food which is contaminated by carbamate (a kind of pesticide).  From this incident, we could imagine how sad of the victim's family and how guilty does the cook felt.  Thus, as Food handlers, we do not want this to happen on our customers or us. 

The above photo shows that the food is put into container but there is no label, and the food is wraped with newspaper.  If we are not putting label, we might forget to put in the correct ingredient into the food or for consumption.  Furthermore, the newspaper contain chemical and the ink of letter could contaminate the food that is wrapped.

Food labeling is important as an indicator of each food that we are storing.  It is good also to write storage date on the label so that food handlers know how long does the food is stored and used. Label should be out on the container body and not the cap.  it is Food handlers' responsibility to make sure the food are save, fresh and clean.   

Credit: Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Health department, Food Safety & Quality Division