Food Store Concerns ...

Running food store business and no idea what to concern? To gain customer's trust and comply food hygiene regulations, food business owner should make sure to produce hygiene and safe food always.  Do avoid the followings - 

1. Reuse cooking oil many times until the oil darken.  Business owner should not, due to saving cost, to reuse the cooking oil until it is darken.  The low quality oil will affect the health of consumers. According to Nutritionist, reusing cooking oil increases the cholesterol, creates peroxides acid , causes cancer, attacks organ cells and can infect the white blood cells.   

2. To put the food onto newspaper. When food is kept onto newspaper, the ink on newspaper easily melt and contaminate the food.  The ink has is carcinogen which could caused cancer in consumers.  Besides, the material of newspaper also contain chemical.  

3. Food which is kept for marinating is not put into enclosed container.  Raw high risk food such as chicken meat should be frozen to reduce the bacteria growth.  The selection of raw food is essential.  When freezing, the raw food should be kept in n enclosed container.     

4. Eggs are not washed before using to fry burger.  Eggs might have chicken's feces, which contain bacteria Salmonella. If egg is not washed properly and proceed to cooking, the eggs contain might contaminated with Salmonella and it will cause Food poisoning. 

Thus, as a food store business owner, you ought to take care of these issues so that you can continue to produce delicious and safe meals for your customers. Food safety brings you food quality and you will "grab" your customers in a long run.  

Credit: Sir Sazly Tulih